Living off the land

Living off the land

For 18 students, the great outdoors was their classroom as part of a field study course.

By Phil Gaudreau

September 14, 2018

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Hunting, fishing, harvesting wild rice, and building your own shelter 카지노 게임 컬렉션 DEVS 480 is a course unlike any other. These activities aren카지노 게임 컬렉션t just worth marks, they are also what you need to do to keep your belly full and maintain a roof over your head.

The course, which has the full name 카지노 게임 컬렉션Re-Indigenizing People and Environments카지노 게임 컬렉션, is taught by professors Robert Lovelace and Richard Day from the Department of Global Development Studies, and is supported by many community volunteers.

This field study begins with seven weeks of online study, readings, and discussion before taking students out on the land. Participants then travel to Eel Lake north of Kingston for the field portion of the course.

For the following eight days, students live off of the land in an Indigenous lifestyle, they participate in Indigenous cultural practices like sweat lodges, and complete an in-depth study of Indigenous theory.

카지노 게임 컬렉션To secure good air, water, food, and relationships, human beings need a close relationship with the earth. Recognizing that we are dependent on the material earth but also upon the symbiotic processes 카지노 게임 컬렉션 the interrelated actions 카지노 게임 컬렉션 of earth is a beginning,카지노 게임 컬렉션 says Mr. Lovelace.

In addition to foraging for food and building a shelter, the students also hunted with a bow and arrow, learned about medicinal plants, and participated in workshops on tool making, managing soil, and growing food, harvesting, and preserving food.

Jessica Franko (Artsci카지노 게임 컬렉션19) enrolled in the course seeking something 카지노 게임 컬렉션tangible카지노 게임 컬렉션 and 카지노 게임 컬렉션unique카지노 게임 컬렉션 in her university experience. The course was full of those moments, but what stood out the most for her was harvesting wild rice.

카지노 게임 컬렉션It really changes how you think of the labour that goes into your food, and changes your connection to the food,카지노 게임 컬렉션 she says. 카지노 게임 컬렉션We all cooked for each other and quite literally fed each other 카지노 게임 컬렉션 we had a day we were not allowed to feed ourselves 카지노 게임 컬렉션 and this sparked discussions around food security and our relationship to food.카지노 게임 컬렉션

Ms. Franko is quick to point out, however, the challenges are not just physical 카지노 게임 컬렉션 they are also mental and emotional.

카지노 게임 컬렉션There was a lot of theorizing in this class and I sometimes found it difficult to engage in the heavy hitting phrases like decolonization or re-indigenization,카지노 게임 컬렉션 she explains. 카지노 게임 컬렉션These are not easy terms to work through without the proper context, readings, and guidance. We had a lot of difficult conversations trying to figure out where, as settlers, we fit into the discourse.카지노 게임 컬렉션

Max Lindley Peart (Sc카지노 게임 컬렉션19, Artsci카지노 게임 컬렉션19) similarly found the mix of theoretical and practical knowledge useful and challenging. After hearing about the course from upper year students, he had been hoping to enroll 카지노 게임 컬렉션 and it didn카지노 게임 컬렉션t disappoint.

카지노 게임 컬렉션This course didn카지노 게임 컬렉션t only privilege learning from a very intellectual perspective 카지노 게임 컬렉션 it also gave lessons which were very emotional,카지노 게임 컬렉션 he says. 카지노 게임 컬렉션This came to a point for me when, on our last night on the land, we held a campfire and brought out music, stories, and jokes as a community. It really reinforced for me how we became a community 카지노 게임 컬렉션 when we got back to Kingston, none of us wanted to say goodbye.카지노 게임 컬렉션

카지노 게임 컬렉션Throughout the whole field study, my heart felt full because I was doing this with a community of friends I could be open and honest with,카지노 게임 컬렉션 he adds. 카지노 게임 컬렉션There is no better learning environment, and it카지노 게임 컬렉션s the kind of environment I will strive to create wherever I go after this.카지노 게임 컬렉션

DEVS 480 is only offered every second year. The course is open to all students but mainly attracts students from the Faculty of Arts and Science, and a mix of Indigenous and non-Indigenous learners. To learn more about Global Development Studies course offerings, visit the Department카지노 게임 컬렉션s website.

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