International Summer School: Land, Food, Health and Well-being
August 12-20, 2024 – Uashat mak Mani-utenam (Côte-Nord)
and Mushuau-nipi (Nitassinan/Nunavik), Quebec, Canada
Health and well-being of Indigenous Nations and their communities are closely linked to health of the land. Traditional food is at the core of this relationship. It is part of cultural identity and contributes to the physical and mental health, spirituality, knowledge transmission and well-being of Indigenous Peoples.
This International Summer School aims to explore the links between environment, food, health, and well-being. This unique transdisciplinary and experiential training program will take place in two locations. It will begin in Uashat mak Mani-utenam, an urban Innu community near Sept-Îles. After a train journey to Schefferville-Matimekush, the School will continue at Mushuau-nipi, an ideal place for reflection, where participants will enjoy the unique experience of an Innu camp on the land along the George River.
During the School, participants will develop and share their knowledge and systemic vision of socio-environmental change (including climate change), biodiversity preservation and conservation, food systems and their links to community and human health and well-being. Activities, workshops and discussions will explore these issues in greater depth, drawing on Indigenous, scientific and professional knowledge.
This School is a joint initiative of the Sentinel North program at Université Laval, the Littoral Chair and the Corporation du Mushuau-nipi, with the collaboration of APECS Canada.
This School will be offered in English.
Applications for this School are now closed. Thank you!
Who is it for?
About 15 students will be selected to take part in the school. Target audiences:
- Graduate students and post-doctoral fellows from all disciplines with a keen interest in health and well-being in an Indigenous context, food environments, natural resource management, and impact of climate change on northern environment.
- Indigenous students with a keen interest in these subjects and with post-secondary education are strongly encouraged to apply to attend this school.