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The Cost of Forgetting: Traditional Ojibwe Teachings for Today's World
The Cost of Forgetting: Traditional Ojibwe Teachings For Today's World Written by Finn Rachul Sourced from conversation with David Scott October 18, 2025 There are few people left who understand the ins and outs of what life was once like for the traditional Ojibwe tribes. Dave and I frequently talk about these oral histories as they really paint a picture of the value system of the traditional people alive today. These stories continue to be very relevant today, even in a ti
Finn Rachul
Oct 21, 202511 min read


The Loss of Wetlands You Haven't Heard Of - The Ojibwe Perspective
This article touches on similar subjects to Water For Generations - Ojibwe Traditions and Resisting Drought . For an expanded discussion...
Finn Rachul
Oct 11, 202511 min read


An Ojibwe Story and Our Lives Today - Coming Together As Peoples
This article references several others. It is difficult to describe these stories in one go as the subjects are very complex. For a...
Finn Rachul
Jun 14, 202512 min read


Water For Generations - Ojibwe Traditions and Resisting Drought
Dave Scott's managed beaver colony wetland at Indian Springs Valley - home to a diverse range of plants and animals. Traditional Ojibwe...
Finn Rachul
May 27, 202511 min read


Indigenous Knowledge and Being a Steward of the Environment - Using Ojibwe Knowledge to Understand Our Ecosystems.
Image source: David Scott and Finn Rachul: Presentation - Indigenous Knowledge and Being a Steward of the Environment Ojibwe Knowledge...
Finn Rachul
Mar 7, 202511 min read


Olivia Goderis - Ants In Our Environment
Olivia Goderis' end-of-season presentation as part of the 2025 Youth Environmental Stewardship Program. (0:00:00) Okay, you're good to...
Finn Rachul
Aug 24, 20254 min read


Caleb Hofer - Wetlands and Their Impact on the Environment
Caleb Hofer's end-of-season presentation as part of the 2025 Youth Environmental Stewardship Program. (0:00:00) Okay so my name is Caleb...
Finn Rachul
Aug 24, 20256 min read


Ben Goderis - Growing Together: How Local Agriculture Shapes Our Environment
Ben Goderis' end-of-season presentation as part of the 2025 Youth Environmental Stewardship Program. (0:00:00) Hello everyone, my name...
Finn Rachul
Aug 24, 20255 min read


Terrell Scott-Catcheway - Navigating the Environment
Terrell Scott-Catcheway's end-of-season presentation as part of the 2025 Youth Environmental Stewardship Program. (0:00:00) I'm just...
Finn Rachul
Aug 24, 20257 min read


Tatiana Catcheway - Beavers
Tatiana Catcheway's end-of-season presentation as part of the 2025 Youth Environmental Stewardship Program. (0:00:00) Hello, my name is...
Finn Rachul
Aug 24, 20254 min read


Zavi Braun - Regenerative Gardening and Food Self-Sufficiency
Zavi Braun's end-of-season presentation as part of the 2025 Youth Environmental Stewardship Program. (0:00:00) My name is Xavi Braun....
Finn Rachul
Aug 24, 20256 min read


Food Security In Action: Our Permaculture Project and How to Do It Yourself
An example of a mature permaculture garden. Every plant has a purpose, from pollination, to pest control, to food production. Image...
Finn Rachul
Jun 11, 20256 min read


Traveling the North - Our Experience With the Cree People at Split Lake
Josy Flett showing off his catch while the land-based school group lays nets under the ice. Traveling the North - Our Experiences With...
Finn Rachul
May 19, 20256 min read


On Squirrels and Oak Trees - Maintaining Water Cycles
Image Source: American Red Squirrel (Écureuil roux) - Travels With Birds On Squirrels and Oak Trees - Maintaining Water Cycles Finn...
Finn Rachul
Mar 24, 20256 min read


DIY Water Insect Testing- Field Test for Reading the Environment From A Traditional Perspective
Source: https://www.bwdh2o.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Bioindicators-of-Water-Quality.pdf This blog post is sourced from our...
Finn Rachul
Mar 10, 20253 min read


DIY Plant Profiles - Field Test for Reading the Environment From A Traditional Perspective
Source: Finn Rachul This blog post is sourced from our Land-Based Mind Map - "DIY for Teachers" section. It is formatted as a lesson plan...
Finn Rachul
Mar 10, 20254 min read


Beavers as Bioengineers: A Guidebook on Stream Restoration in Manitoba - Download Link and Preview
Image source: Adams, C. (2019). Beaver [photograph]. Flickr Excerpt From "Beavers as Bio-Engineers: A Guidebook to Creek Restoration in...
Finn Rachul
Mar 7, 20254 min read


Book launch - The Secret Treaty by Dave Scott and Jonathan Dyck
Link to the book launch video: Book launch - The Secret Link to the book: The Secret Treaty: A Lost Story of Ojibwe and Mennonite...
Finn Rachul
Mar 7, 20251 min read


Elder Dave Scott (Swan Lake First Nation) – Oral Histories of Indigenous-Mennonite Encounters - David Scott and Finn Rachul discuss Ojibwe history and culture.
Little is widely known about the history of the Ojibwe and their relationships with the peoples that eventually would come to settle the...
Finn Rachul
Mar 7, 20251 min read
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