Rick beaver biography
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Speaking for the Earth
Rick Beaver (Photo by Nadya Kwandibens)
As a biologist, Indigenous person and artist, Rick Beaver weaves together Traditional Ecological Knowledge and science for the benefit of the planet.
As much as Rick Beaver is a biologist, he’s also a detective. His intense curiosity and inherent connection to the natural world have led him to some of Canada’s most interesting and unique landscapes. From the rocky Pacific shores along the coast of Vancouver Island, to the Prairies, he has worked and lived in the wild places that define this country — and has the T-shirt to prove it.
“I spent one of the coldest winters ever recorded in Saskatoon. They gave everyone in the town who survived through the season a ceremonial shirt,” he recalls, laughing.
Ultimately, his journey led him full-circle back to the place where he was born: Alderville First Nation, north of Cobourg, Ontario. As a member of Michi Saagiig, Beaver’s Indigenous culture is tied into his work as a biologist and conservationist. This double-knot joins together his education and childhood with a nomadic father, whose work as an electrical engineer brought Beaver and his family all over Canada.
“It was wonderful to experience as many expressions of the
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" ARCTIC TRAVERSE - ORCAS "
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Rick Beaver
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