When Global Changes Hit Home: Museums as Catalysts for Local Development

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1 See the Wikipedia entry for Saskatchewan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saskatchewan [Accessed 27 November 2019].

2 On April 6, 2018, a semi-trailer truck collided with the bus carrying Humboldt’s junior level (under 21 years of age) hockey team, leaving sixteen people dead and thirteen injured. The incident shocked the province, the country, and much of the world. The driver of the semi-trailer had failed to stop at a well-marked rural intersection and was not injured.

3 In the late 1800s and early 1900s, supported by the construction of a national railway, favorable land policies, and aggressive advertising, the Canadian prairies attracted millions of immigrant settlers from many parts of Europe and Asia. Waves of immigrants from different countries often settled close together, creating communities with distinct ethnocultural identities.

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Glenn C. Sutter

Glenn Sutter (PhD) is Curator of Human Ecology at the Royal Saskatchewan Museum and an adjunct professor of Geography and Environmental Studies at the University of Regina. As a researcher and teacher, he tries to help people and communities foster a ‘culture of sustainability’, so we can all live well on a limited planet. His current projects examine how heritage can provide a basis of sustainable development, using the ecomuseum model, and how personal creativity can affect our sense of connection to nature. He also explores sustainability issues as a performing songwriter.