
About
I am an environmental historian interested in resource development and industrialization, mining, public history and heritage landscapes, tourism, and Indigenous-Settler relations.
I am an associate professor in the Department of History at Saint Mary's University in Halifax, Nova Scotia (Kjipuktuk, Mi'kma'ki) and serve as an editor for the Network in Canadian History and Environment.
I previously held a post-doctoral fellowship with the Wilson Institute for Canadian History at McMaster University as well as a Visiting Research Chair with Fulbright Canada at the University of Arizona examining coal mining and energy transitions on the Navajo Nation in northern Arizona from 1950 to 2000.
Please contact me if you are interested in pursuing graduate studies in history at Saint Mary's University. I'm willing to supervise students at the MA level interested in studying topics related to northern Canadian history, environmental history, or histories of Indigenous-Settler relations. You can connect via email at heather.green@smu.ca.
Projects
The Great Upheaval: Gold Mining and Environmental Change in the Klondike, 1890-1940
This is my first book, based on my doctoral research, forthcoming with UBC Press's Nature, History, Society series.
Coal Mining and Energy in Northeastern Arizona
My Fulbright research project at the University of Arizona examines the history of coal mining and power generation in Northeastern Arizona and the tenuous relationships formed between Indigenous locals, environmental groups, coal companies, and state government.
Sport Hunting and Conservation in the Yukon
Photo: Man with Moose Head, c1901, DCMA 2006.33.1.120.
My Wilson Institute postdoctoral fellowship project investigated the rise of international sport hunting tourism in the Yukon and the varied ways in which the sport influenced Yukon conservation policies and game regulations. This research has been published in the Journal of Tourism History.
The Northern Borders Project
This collaborative project with Dr. Jonathan Luedee and Dr. Glenn Iceton resulted in a 2021 workshop focused on rethinking current scholarly understandings of borders and boundaries in Northern North America with an emphasis on inter-species interactions. You can watch a recording of the keynote and roundtable discussion here. It has also resulted in a curated series with NiCHE Canada.
Coal Mining and Reclamation in Alberta
This collaborative project with Dr. Liza Piper examines the shift from underground coal mining to strip/surface mining in Alberta in the mid-20th century and the subsequent resurgence in coal production in the province, quickly leading to the need for mine reclamation legislation to address the environmental concerns and consequences of increased extraction.
We published one article in the Canadian Historical Review from this project with a second forthcoming.
Mining Danger: Industrial Disease, Accidents, and Pollution in Canada’s Mines and Mining Communities, 1870-1990
Photo: 'Rescuing Party in the Mine," C.H. Flewwelling, 1891. Nova Scotia Archives Library: Micro: M883 S769.
This SSHRC IDG project collaborates with scholars at Memorial University of Newfoundland and McMaster University to explore the dengerous and harmful effects of mining across Canada. We address several themes of danger including black lung, silicosis, pollution, accidents, injuries, and disasters. You can find the project website here.
Publications
Green, H. “‘Game which the pampered pleasure seekers seek’: hunting tourism, conservation, and colonialism in the Yukon Territory, Canada, 1910 to 1940.” Journal of Tourism History 13,2 (2021): 138-164.Green, H and M. Papai. “Advertising for Beer: Local Identity and the Klondike Brewery, 1900–1920.” The Northern Review 49 (2020): 133–165.Piper, L. and H. Green. “A Province Powered by Coal: The Renaissance of Coal Mining in Late-Twentieth Century Alberta.” Canadian Historical Review 98, 3 (Sept 2017): 532-567.Green, H. “The Rise of Motherhood: Maternal Feminism and Health in the Rural Prairie Provinces, 1900-1930.” Past Imperfect 20 (2017).Green, H. “There is no memory of it here”: Closure and Memory of the Polaris Mine in Resolute Bay, 1973-2012.” Mining and Communities in Northern Canada: History, Politics and Memory. Eds. J. Sandlos and A. Keeling Calgary: University of Calgary Press, 2015. 294-314.◦Green, H. “State, Company and Community Relations at the Polaris Mine (Nunavut) /L'État, l’enterprise, et la communauté relations à la mine Polaris (Nunavut).” Études/Inuit/Studies 37,2 (Dec. 2013): Industrial development and mining impacts. 37-57.Digital Publications and Media Engagement
Digital Publications:
"Sport Hunting Tourism and Indigenous-Settler Histories in the Yukon Territory." niche-canada.org. First published July 20, 2021.
"An Introduction to the Borders and Boundaries of the Canadian North" with Jon Luedee. niche-canada.org. First published March 25, 2021.
"Emergency Remote Teaching and Environmental History." https://cha-shc.ca/teaching/teachers-blog. First Published February 9, 2021.
"Place-Based Learning from the Arctic to the Maritimes" with Tina Adcook. niche-canada.org. First Published April 21, 2020.
"Review of "There's Something in the Water."' niche-canada.org. First Published March 11, 2020.
"Perennial Problems: Histories of Environment and Health." niche-canada.org. First Posted January 23, 2020.
"Girl Guides Outside." niche-canada.org. First Posted November 26, 2019.
"Teaching Through Learning: The Importance of Passionate Educators." cha-shc.ca/teaching/teachers-blog. First Published August 5, 2019.
"Luck in the Archives: How One File Shaped My Dissertation." niche-canada.org. First Posted July 16, 2019.
"Environmental Humanities, Public Engagement, and Community-Based Research." niche-canada.org. First posted April 8, 2019.
"Problems of Place: The Importance of Place in Research." envhistnow.com. First published March 7, 2019.
"Teaching in the Rockies and Foothills." niche-canada.org. First Published March 5, 2019.
"What is our role? Environmental History and Activism." niche-canada.org. First posted February 28, 2019.
"Problems of Place: Place and Placelessness in Academia." envhistnow.com. First posted February 7, 2019.
"History and the Anthropocene Project." niche-canada.org. First posted December 4, 2018 (collaborative post with Sean Kheraj, Jennifer Bonnell, and Andrew Watson).
"Teaching Environmental History through Field Trips." activehistory.ca. First posted October 18, 2018. Included in Andrea Eidinger and Krista McCraken, Beyond the Lecture: Innovations in Teaching Canadian History (April 2019). Open Access E-book.
“‘The Sourdough’s Favorite Beverage”: Place, Identity, and the Klondike Brewery, 1904-1919.” unwrittenhistories.com. First posted June 26, 2018.
"Historical Mining and Contemporary Conflict: Lessons from the Klondike." niche-canada.org. First posted May 2, 2018.
Podcasts:“Episode 62: Carbon Democracy and Canadian History” Nature’s Past: Canadian Environmental History Podcast, with Sean Kheraj, Hereward Longley, Andrew Watson, Daniel MacFarlane, and Josh MacFadyen. 27 September 2018.Media Engagement:Interview with Leonard Linklater on CBC Yukon Midday Cafe. "Neufeld Memorial Lecture." January 18, 2021."Historians' Histories: Heather Green." Unwritten Histories. December 11, 2018 (written by Stephanie Pettigrew).“Gold Rush’s effects on Indigenous peoples studied”. Whitehorse Star. November 10, 2017.Interview with Dan Jones. “Gold Rush Effects on Hän People Being Studied.” CHOM-FM News. August 30, 2017.Live interview with Leonard Linklater on CBC Radio One: Whitehorse, Midday Café. August 28, 2017.Live interview with on CBC Information Morning Cape Breton. July 25, 2011.“Studying Place in Mi’kmaq Legends” in Research Matters (2011): 11.“Kluskap’s Cave – Inside and Out” in UINR Marten 7, 1 (Siwkw/Spring 2011).“Mi’kmaq Cultural Hero focus of Student Research” in Cape Breton University Research Blog.“Tradition Passed On” in Cape Breton Post. February 19, 2010.Sights from the Field
HIST2202 Major Research Projects
The following are selected final research projects from my Environmental History of North America class over the past few years.
Douglas Mutch, Environmental Racism and Underdevelopment in Preston, Nova Scotia, 2024
Ben Sheffar, The Story of a Forgotten Halifax Community shared by Bill Mont, 2024
Gabe Isenor, The Alaska Highway, 2021
Julien Elliott-Bouchard, Kahwennodí:io (Belle Park): Hunting Ground to Dumping Ground, 2021
Shanley Weston, Clear Cuts and Colonialism, 2021
Ben Brekker, Sydney Tar Ponds: A Canadian Toxic Waste Site, 2021
- HIST/ACST 4831November 30, 2022HIST 4831/6671 Field Trip to Point Pleasant Park in October 2022. Image shared with consent. ...
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