Lesson 5.1

Explore 2

What is stewardship?

People also hold diverse understandings of stewardship. Most of the thinking about stewardship is usually centred on the responsible use of the environment. Responsible stewardship of the environment may also include maintaining the traditional knowledge of the land and considering alternative uses of the environment. In your Notebook, record key ideas from the Explore 2 activities to support your assignment. Read Read about sustainability on pages 290 to 299 in Perspectives on Globalization. What understandings of stewardship are reflected in the strategies or actions for sustainability and prosperity? Record key ideas in your Notebook. Internet Go to the Alberta Stewardship Network website and explore “About Us.” What is stewardship to members of this coalition? Record key ideas in your Notebook.

Multimedia

Go to the Alberta Stewardship Network website. Watch the video about the work of the stewardship coalition. What understandings of stewardship and relationship to the land does this organization promote? What message do the images convey about what this organization seeks to sustain? Record key ideas in your Notebook.

The Wal-Mart website features videos related to sustainability. Click on the “Video Center” link under “Media Resources.” Use the Video Search tool to find Sustainability: Global Overview. Watch the video to gather understandings Wal-Mart has of the relationship between people and the environment. Record key ideas in your Notebook.

The Vancouver 2010 website features a web page about sustainability. What are the perspectives on environmental stewardship of the land and resources used in the 2010 Olympics? Record key ideas in your Notebook.

The Land Stewardship Resource Centre has a website. What is land stewardship? You can find a basic working definition on the website under “Learning about Land Stewardship” listed in the left-hand menu. Record key ideas in your Notebook.

Go to the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers website. Click on “Environmental Stewardship” and read the information. What does stewardship mean for companies associated with the oil industry? Record key ideas in your Notebook.

Skownan – Our Land, Our Future is a video about the Skownan First Nation in Manitoba and their relationship to the land. It is available for viewing on the International Institute for Sustainable Development website. This 2000 project is available on the Appreciative Inquiry and Community Development web page under “Projects” and then “Northern Canada.”

What is stewardship to the people of the Skownan First Nation? Record key ideas in your Notebook.

(Caution: This video contains hunting scenes that may be disturbing.)

Assignment

Please complete the Stewardship Discussion Forum Assignment at this point.