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Latest article now out in the CHR! Liza and I have been working in this coal project for nearly a decade now - nice to finally see the follow up article to our original 2017 CHR Alberta Coal Resurgence piece. If you don't have journal access and would like to read, send me a note!
The recording of our Mountain Voices: Memory, Story, and Permanence roundtable, co-hosted with @ucalgarypress.bsky.social, is now available! Absolutely wonderful 1.5 hour reflection & discussion between the volume's editors and a few contributors. niche-canada.org/2026/04/02/r... #envhist
Recording - Mountain Voices: Memory, Story, and Permanence
In celebration of World Day for Glaciers, on March 20th, the editors of Mountain Voices: The Mountain Legacy Project and a Century of Change in Western Canada gathered for a roundtable reflection on t...
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Only two weeks away! Make sure to register to receive the lecture link so you don't miss what will be an important and insightful discussion from Crystal and Jess about their work on IRS in northern Canada and the How I Survived Podcast.
The 2026 Neufeld Memorial Lecture features Crystal Gail Fraser and Jess Dunkin talking about the How I Survived Podcast and IRS in the Canadian North. March 27th, register in the link below! Thanks to SMU History and UNBSJ History for financial support. niche-canada.org/2026/02/19/2...
2026 David Neufeld Memorial Lecture: Crystal Gail Fraser and Jess Dunkin
27 March 2026 - Virtual - The 2026 lecture will feature Drs. Crystal Gail Fraser and Jess Dunkin speaking about the How I Survived podcast in partnership with the NWT Recreation and Parks Association.
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Today we have "Finding Black Lung in the Archives" by @drheathergreen.bsky.social and Kaley MacMullin This post is part of the Mining Danger Project niche-canada.org/2026/01/02/f... #envhist #histmed #mininghistory #cdnhist
Finding Black Lung in the Archives
Coal mining’s overlooked slow disaster, black lung, devastated workers, remained dismissed, archivally absent, and resurfaces through community memory and activism.
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We had a lot of fun working on this last summer!
NiCHE Canada@nichecanada.bsky.social · 6mo agoThe latest from the Mining Danger Project: "Down Below Ground: Research, Memory, and Place at Springhill Mine" by Kaley MacMullin and @drheathergreen.bsky.social niche-canada.org/2026/02/03/d... #envhist #histmed #mininghistory #cdnhist #labourhistory
Still time to support @nichecanada.bsky.social in fundraising campaign to continue to do the excellent work they do for the EH community. Any amount helps! fnd.us/niche2025?re...
Help NiCHE Write the Next Chapter of Environmental History: 2025 Campaign
The Network in Canadian History and Environment is a not-for-profit public history organization dedicated to the dissemination of environmental history research in Canada and building a network of res...
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Loving NiCHE Month: 2025 November Fundraising Campaign!
NiCHE fosters a vibrant environmental history and humanities community, supporting scholars through publications, events, resources, and annual fundraising to sustain its work.
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This is going to be a phenomenal series and crucial resource for historical research and teaching edited by Crystal Fraser and @jdunkin.bsky.social on @nichecanada.bsky.social. The intro is now live - keep tuned in for the next several weeks to follow the series! niche-canada.org/2025/09/30/e...
Environmental History and the Work of Truth and Reconciliation
This series links residential and day school histories with environment, amplifying Survivors’ voices, countering denialism, and fostering reconciliation.
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If you are, or know someone, interested in mining history/geography and planning to pursue graduate studies next year, consider working with the Mining Danger Project! We offer competitive funding packages with the opportunity to study with a team. #EnvHist #Mining niche-canada.org/2024/12/16/g...
Graduate Student Opportunities: Mining Danger Project Call for Students
Students who are interested in studying any aspect of mine workers or mining communities, especially their historical interactions with mining environments, are encouraged to contact any of the co-inv...
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