The Network in Canadian History & Environment.
NiCHE is a confederation of researchers & educators who work at the intersection of nature & history.
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you couldn’t write a scenario funnier than the reflecting pool algae
"While there is not similar legislation in Canada, over the past several decades archaeologists in this country have shifted from working on Indigenous histories to working 'by, with, & for' Indigenous peoples." - @archaeomapper.bsky.social - @uofa-ipia.bsky.social
niche-canada.org/2026/04/03/t...
"'The Nettle Meddles': Queer Joy and Settler Belonging on the Salish Sea" by Kaden Jelsing is the fourth post in the Succession IV: Queering the Environment – “Queer Joy” series, edited by @jessicamdewitt.bsky.social, @tinaadcock.bsky.social, & Sarah York-Bertram
niche-canada.org/2026/06/15/n...
"How can an uninhabited, or transiently inhabited, continent have any language at all?" - Bernadette Hince
niche-canada.org/2013/09/29/f...
#envhist #envhum #antarctic #books
"Regardless of the crops they grew, farmers used fossil fuels to lift ancient groundwater to the surface to irrigate crops that were then fed to cattle, resulting in a low energy return on investment." - Andrew Watson
niche-canada.org/2020/10/27/t...
#envhist #aghist #energyhistory #waterhistory
"What does it looks like when environmental disaster leads to societies that are, perhaps, more just and certainly more equal than what came before?" - @jamiemurton.bsky.social
niche-canada.org/2020/02/11/h...
#envhist #envhum #scifi #dystopia
"a University of Guelph study found [okra] tops the list of the 13 most sought-after vegetables for the three largest ethnic groups in the Toronto metropolitan area."
@nichecanada.bsky.social
“Most of us never think about what happens to old military equipment. This article really hits home…” - Teresa Hall commenting on “Underwater Munitions and the Pollution of Military Activities” by Alex Souchen
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niche-canada.org/2020/01/30/u...
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#envhist #militaryhistory #munitions #oceanshistory
Jim Clifford challenges ideas of periodization in global history and Great Acceleration frameworks.
This is the 8th post in a series on using the Great Acceleration as a framework and for reconnaissance in Canadian environmental history. This series is cross-posted with @nichecanada.bsky.social
The Great Land Grab
Nearly 2 million acres in exchange for a railway: youtu.be/xJ7P0rP95d8 #VILandGrav #bcHist #cdnHist #Nanaimo #yyj
