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Terra Informa - Season 9, Episode 21 - Wild Rice and Green Jobs

Replanting Ontario's Wild Rice & Connecting New Canadians with Green Jobs

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Length: 0:28:51
Uploaded: 22 Jan, 2012

Recording Date: 22 Jan, 2012
Recording Location: Edmonton, AB
Logsheet: none
Language: English
Topical for: 1 Week
Status: Complete, Ready to Air
Copyright: Creative Commons: Attribution-Noncommercial

Program Title: Terra Informa - Season 9, Episode 21 - Wild Rice and Green Jobs
Description: On today's show we visit the Curve Lake First Nation in Ontario to speak to a man who is working to replant the area's once abundant wild rice, and pass on traditional harvesting techniques to a new generation. We also talk to FutureWatch, a group that's attempting to address barriers faced by new Canadians looking for jobs in the environmental sector.

Host(s): Derek Horneland
Featured Speakers/Guests: James Whetung, wild rice harvester; Eduardo Garay, Program Director for FutureWatch

Credits: A production of CJSR Radio in Edmonton, Alberta.

Contributors: Chris Chang-Yen Phillips, Kathryn Lennon, and Marcus Peterson

Producer: Steve Andersen

Comments: Terra Informa can be reached by emailing terra@cjsr.com.

Topic:
News
Health > Food and Nutrition
Environment
Environment > Agriculture
Regional > Canada
Politics > First Nations
Regional > Canada > Ontario
Type: News Reports

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