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The Ărramăt Project is based out of the University of Alberta in Edmonton.

While Indigenous peoples make up less than five per cent of the world's population, approximately 80 per cent of biodiversity on Earth is on traditional Indigenous territories, according to an University of Alberta news release.We talk to researchers from the University of Alberta about a project to better support Indigenous researchers around the globe.

Polar bears in the Eeyou Marine Region of James Bay. Researchers use hair snares and camera traps to collect hair samples and photographs to study polar bear genetics, diet, body condition and habitat use. The project was developed with help from the local Cree people.Other research on the global project involves work by Peru's Potato Park, which looks at ancestral knowledge of farmers to identify genetic strains that could help the crop survive intense droughts, floods and frosts.

 

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