The Nature's Laws Project was developed in a
partnership involving the Heritage Community Foundation and
representatives of First Nations from Treaty 6, 7 and 8.
The Foundation acknowledges the financial support of the
Alberta Law Foundation for the Nature's Laws Project.
This support was instrumental in making the project
possible. Owen Snider, Executive Director, and his successor
David Aucoin, assisted project staff through excellent
advisory on project development and implementation.
The Community Mobilization Program, Canadian Justice,
provided funding support for the Nature's Laws:
Aboriginal Youth Identity Project, which developed five
Edukits (multimedia learning resources for teachers and
students), which can be found at
www.edukits.ca. Engaging
the next generation in the history, traditions and culture
of First Nations is essential in building individual and
community identity and pride as well as promoting
cross-cultural learning and understanding.
The Nature's Laws Project Team contributed
extensive volunteer time to the Project, which could not
have been otherwise accomplished. The Senior Aboriginal
Research Consultant is Chief Wayne Roan, Elder and
Ceremonialist. The Senior Academic Consultant is Earle
Waugh, Ph.D., Director, Dimic Research
Institute and Professor Emeritus, Religious Studies,
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada. The Legal
Consultant was Catherine Twinn, B.A., LL.B., LL.M., First
Nations legal practitioner and historian. The project was
managed by Adriana A. Davies, Ph.D., Executive Director,
Heritage Community Foundation.
Thanks also are owed to the Trustees and staff of the
Heritage Community Foundation, which made the project
possible.
The Heritage Community is an educational trust with the
mission to link people with heritage through discovery and
learning. The Foundation collectively does what few can do
individually — we tell the story of Alberta. As a central
resource, we bring the evolution of Alberta as a unique and
dynamic province to life We are an abundant source for
historic facts, stories and images with a focus on youth
programs, public education, and research Our challenge is to
make the study, preservation and understanding of Alberta's
heritage easily accessible, viable and ongoing
We are pioneers in making heritage accessible via the
World Wide Web. Through partnerships, we draw on the
intellectual property of heritage institutions and
organizations as well as individuals. We are dynamic
partners, always aware of our responsibility to show the
many perspectives of Alberta's rich and vigorous past and
making it relevant to the present.
We are AlbertaSource.ca—The Alberta Online
Encyclopedia ™ — an intellectual legacy project for
Alberta’s centenary in 2005. Building knowledge for the next
century!
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For further information, please contact:
Adriana A. Davies, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Heritage Community Foundation
Suite 54, 9912 - 106 Street
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada
Tel. (780) 424-6512, ext. 222
Fax. (780) 424-6579
Email:
info@heritagecommunityfdn.org
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