Saskatchewan student explores industry and Indigenous land restoration concepts – Canada’s National Observer

March 16, 2026

These in-their-own-words pieces are told to Patricia Lane and co-edited with input from the interviewee for the purpose of brevity.

Mackenzie Burnett explores the overlap between extractive industry and Indigenous concepts of land restoration. She also draws people into conversations about climate solutions in her work with Climate Justice Saskatoon and the Saskatoon Climate Hub.

My University of Saskatchewan master’s thesis discusses the results of interviews with 17 Indigenous and industry restoration practitioners in Northern British Columbia and the Yukon. I’m exploring how they view restoration and how future Indigenous and industry partners can better collaborate to restore industrial sites.

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