We’re excited to announce that applications for this year’s scholarships are now being accepted. All the information can be found at the links below. Applications can be emailed to the Scholarship Committee at scholarship@uinr.ca. Deadline to apply is July 15th. Five $1000 scholarships for students in Sciences and Technology, offered in partnership with Georgia Pacific: … Read More
UINR is currently hiring two Earth keepers to support the ongoing work and research being carried out by our various projects and initiatives. Both are full-time one year term positions with the possibility of renewal. To learn more about being an Earth Keeper with UINR, click on the link below. Deadline to apply is June … Read More
UINR is hiring a Marine Liaison Coordinator. This is an exciting full time, term position ending in March 2025. If you are interested and want to see the full posting click on the link below. Marine-Liaison-Coordinator-2024 Final
UINR is inviting applications for the position of Unama’ki Climate Change Manager. This is a fantastic full time, term position ending March 2026, with possibility of renewal. Deadline to apply is May 17, 2024. Click the link to see the full job posting. Climate Change Manager
UPDATE: All of these postings have closed as of January 12, 2024 New postings will be up in the coming weeks: Stay tuned! UINR is hiring! We are so excited about 2024! Our programs have all been growing, and we are hiring for a handful of positions. Some are brand new positions, and some are … Read More
We are hiring Earth Keepers! Extended deadline: October 28th, 2022 Click Earth Keeper positions 2022 for the full posting.
Click for the full news release: IPCA Media Release
As a Mi’kmaw organization, we value insights from Western science and we also value our own ways of knowing and being. Given the interest in Two-Eyed Seeing, reconciliation and the need for many projects to collaborate and partner with Indigenous peoples, we would like to provide guidance on how this can be achieved with UINR. … Read More
This report was commissioned to describe the initiation of an exploratory study gathering Mi’kmaw views from all five communities in Unama’ki – Eskasoni, Membertou, Potlotek, Wagmatcook and We’koqma’q – regarding what they think is important to include in a management plan for Mi’kmaq-led Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas (IPCAs). The study used the Kluskap Wilderness … Read More
We are! We are finding sick and dying eagles in the Highlands and elsewhere and there is no secret to the cause. Eagles are being exposed to highly toxic lead by eating shotgun pellets, bullet fragments or lead fishing tackle. Eagles ingest lead when fishing or scavenging dead animals. Dangers of lead are well-known and … Read More