Environmental History Lecture by Dr. George Colpitts
Dr. George Colpitts will be speaking in the Department of History and Classics at the University of Alberta on Friday, 13 November at 3:00 pm in the Tory building, room 2-58. The title of his talk will be, "Pemmican Empire: Environment, Food and Trade in the Northern Great Plains." If you have any questions feel free to contact Shannon Stunden Bower, stundenb@ualberta.ca
Environmental change on the Canadian Prairies: A discussion with the editors
On 12 November, 10:00 am, at the University of Alberta, Bill Waiser, George Colpitts and Shannon Bower will be hosting an informal discussion about their work to date on an undergraduate reader dealing with environmental change on the Canadian Prairies, with special attention to the issue of climate change. The editors hope to receive suggestions and advice from interested colleagues. NiCHE will be providing refreshments. Please feel free to share this invitation with other interested faculty, postdoctoral fellows and sessional lecturers, or senior graduate students. The location for this event at the UofA will be released in a few weeks. Feel free to contact Shannon Bower with any questions: stundenb@ualberta.ca