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People around the world work, live, and play in mountain ecosystems and mountains play an important spiritual role in many cultures. Mountains support a rich diversity of life on our planet and provide the world with fresh glacial water. Starting in 2003, the United Nations intended International Mountain Day to be an opportunity for people worldwide to build alliances that celebrate the opportunities and tackle the constraints in mountain environments.
Each year the United Nations selects a different theme for International Mountain Day. 2016's International Mountain Day theme is "Mountain Cultures: Celebrating Diversity and Strengthening Identity".
Prior to 2016 International Mountain Day had not been publicly celebrated in Canada. Members of the mountain research community noticed Canada's missing participation and wanted to use International Mountain Day to bring awareness to Canada's current and future mountain research initiatives and to celebrate Canada's breath-taking mountain ranges and diverse mountain cultures.
The Mountain Festival Welcome will feature a short introductory presentation from the Canadian Mountain Network about the Mountain Festival and the Network's place in Canadian mountain research.
Plains bison are being reintroduced to Banff National Park in early 2017. The second part of the event will the history of bison conservation from the rescue of the species from extinction to its return as an ecological force, feature the Buffalo Treaty amongst over 20 First Nations and discuss potential impacts of this keystone species to the national park and the ecosystems.
Join Dr. Leroy Little Bear from the University of Lethbridge, Harvey Locke from Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative, Tanya Harnett from the University of Alberta, William Snow from the Stoney Nakoda Tribal Council and Parks Canada in conversation with Bison Belong coordinator’s Marie-Eve Marchand. Special footage by Dr. Tasha Hubbard from the University of Saskatoon on the spring 2016 bison transfer from Elk Island National Park to the Blackfeet nation will also be featured.
The event is free to attend, but you'll have to register in advance for a ticket. We will meet at 6:15 in front of the lecture theatre - please make sure that you arrive early to ensure that the group can be seated together because the lecture theatre will likely be rather packed!
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