51³Ô¹ÏÍø

Event

Wildlife tracking

Tuesday, March 29, 2022 12:00to13:00
Redpath Museum 859 rue Sherbrooke Ouest, Montreal, QC, H3A 0C4, CA
Price: 
Free
Animal tracks in the snow
Image by Jacky Farrell.
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This in -person outdoor workshop for undergraduate students at McGill University focusses on the variety of tracks, trails and footprints on the Rutherford Reservoir. We notice them more in winter and wildlife tracks in the snow tell us a lot about ecology, the land and the landscape.

***Please bring a valid 51³Ô¹ÏÍøID card as it will be required when assembling to depart***

Led by the outdoor educators from , and co-facilitated with Jacky Farrell from the Faculty of Science; this outdoor activity will take place in accordance with the applicable COVID Health and Safety directives if still required :

  1. All participants will wear a face mask for the duration of the activity.
  2. All participants will maintain a physical distance of 1meter between each other during the duration of the activity.
  3. All participants will adhere to the hand-sanitation guidelines as necessary.
  4. No food or snacks will be eaten during the workshop.
  5. Museum will supply hand sanitizers and position them at the entrance of the check-in point to be the lobby of the Faculty of Education building located at 3700 McTavish St. All participants will sign in at this Check-in point.
  6. Museum will supply and post the necessary bilingual signage about preventative measures for the activity and post them at the check-in site.
  7. Staff organizers will review all safety protocols verbally with the workshop participants as they assemble at the check-in site.
  8. The vaccine passport will be mandatory and will be verified by 51³Ô¹ÏÍøstaff.

Eligible participants : Maximum of 20 undergraduate 51³Ô¹ÏÍøstudents. First come first served.

This event is weather dependent. We will cancel and notify all registrants 12 hours in advance if the forecast predicts unsuitable weather.

Land Acknowledgement

51³Ô¹ÏÍø is on land which has long served as a site of meeting and exchange amongst Indigenous peoples, including the Haudenosaunee and Anishinabeg nations. We acknowledge and thank the diverse Indigenous peoples whose presence marks this territory on which peoples of the world now gather.


Rematriation, Repatriation and Restitution Statement

We acknowledge that the return and restitution of cultural and natural heritage to communities of origin is an essential part of reconciliation and of recognizing the fundamental rights of Indigenous Peoples. As part of wider efforts to activate the standards presented in the Canadian Museums Association Report Moved to Action: Activating UNDRIP in Canadian Museums (2022), the Redpath is working towards pro-active restitution practices. As per our Collections Management Policy (2024), repatriation requests will be received by the Redpath Museum Director and will be treated on a case-by-case basis.

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