Tag: North America
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A Brief History of Two-Spirit & Trans Identities in Indigenous Culture
As Pride Month and National Indigenous History Month near their end, our team will continue to publish original content to educate and celebrate both pride and Indigenous history/culture. This article takes a look at two-spiritedness in Indigenous culture. The term two-spirit has been utilized both pre- and post-colonialism, with a variety of meanings depending on…
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The Impacts & Benefits of Tourism: Greening an Industry (Part 1)
In November 2020 when we first officially launched The Sustainable Switch, our owner, Saige Friedman wrote a series on the impacts and benefits of tourism for Canadian adventure company Peak Adventure. These articles will now be available via our website and Peak Adventure’s Journal. Part 1 provides some background on the tourism industry and explores…
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Celebrating Black History: Fashion Designers Through the Ages
This article is just one in a series celebrating Black individuals & groups throughout the month of February in honour of Black History Month. While there are numerous men & women throughout history in North America that have made fashion history, this article includes a showcase of 5 of these trailblazers. Ann Lowe “I love…
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Celebrating Black History: Women in Politics
This article is just one in a series celebrating Black individuals & groups throughout the month of February in honour of Black History Month. While there are numerous women throughout history in North America that have made political change, this article includes a showcase of 5 of these trailblazers. Kamala Harris Figure 1 – Kamala…
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Celebrating Black History Month: A Month of Remembrance
The Sustainable Switch is a fierce champion for equal rights, diversity, inclusion, and lifelong learning. As such, we will be posting a series of articles showcasing Black individuals and groups throughout North American history in honour of Black History Month. Black History Month (BHM) is a time to reflect on North American history and to…
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The Environmental Impacts of Donald J. Trump’s Reign: Impacts on Wildlife
This article will be focusing on the changes and decisions made by the Trump administration throughout his 4-year reign, focusing on the subject of wildlife. This includes partnerships, plans, rules, standards and targets relating to wildlife in the United States. The Trump Administration & Wildlife When the Trump administration first took office in 2017, the…
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The Environmental Impacts of the Trump Administration (Part 3)
This article will be focusing on the changes and decisions made by the Trump administration throughout his 4-year reign, focusing on the subject of wildlife. This includes partnerships, plans, rules, standards and targets relating to wildlife in the United States. The Trump Administration & Wildlife When the Trump administration first took office in 2017, the…
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