Growing with Research: A Reflection on Chance Encounters in Northern Alberta’s Muskeg and Oil Sands

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Growing with Research: A Reflection on Chance Encounters in Northern Alberta’s Muskeg and Oil Sands

Oct 22, 2021

Image: Sunset at Cree Creek in the Athabasca Delta, August 2014. Photo by Tara Joly.

Dr. Tara Joly from the Department of Anthropology published a blog post with , titled “Growing with Research: A Reflection on Chance Encounters in Northern Alberta’s Muskeg and Oil Sands”.

This post introduces Tara Joly’s recently published Anthropologica article: “Growing (with) Muskeg: Oil Sands Reclamation and Healing in Northern Alberta.”

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