Tina Adcock
@tinaadcock.bsky.social
Cultural and environmental historian of Canada and the Arctic. Author of *A Cold Colonialism: Modern Exploration and the Canadian North* (2025). Co-editor of *Made Modern: Science and Technology in Canadian History* (2018). She/her.
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Tina Adcock
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A Cold Colonialism
A Cold Colonialism - Modern Exploration and the Canadian North; A Cold Colonialism reframes exploration as a modern enterprise – one through which southern Canadians and Americans sought to exert cont...
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Delighted to announce that yesterday was publication day for *A Cold Colonialism: Modern Exploration and the Canadian North* 🥳
It feels great to have it out there. I look forward to hearing from readers 😃
Available from @ubcpress.bsky.social: www.ubcpress.ca/a-cold-colon...
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It feels great to have it out there. I look forward to hearing from readers 😃
Available from @ubcpress.bsky.social: www.ubcpress.ca/a-cold-colon...
#cdnhist #envhist
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Read it to the end.
My latest Left Coast Dispatch reflects on one of my most memorable public history efforts. The “Top 10” list of inspiring Canadians contained no women - so I suggested Dr. Frances Kelsey. What happened next? Read on! buttondown.com/leftcoastdis...
Inspiring Public History
The Top 10 list of Inspiring Canadians contained no women, so I set out to correct that.
buttondown.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Read it to the end.
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My latest Left Coast Dispatch reflects on one of my most memorable public history efforts. The “Top 10” list of inspiring Canadians contained no women - so I suggested Dr. Frances Kelsey. What happened next? Read on! buttondown.com/leftcoastdis...
Inspiring Public History
The Top 10 list of Inspiring Canadians contained no women, so I set out to correct that.
buttondown.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:09 PM
My latest Left Coast Dispatch reflects on one of my most memorable public history efforts. The “Top 10” list of inspiring Canadians contained no women - so I suggested Dr. Frances Kelsey. What happened next? Read on! buttondown.com/leftcoastdis...
Just in: you can potentially pick up a hardcover copy of my book, *A Cold Colonialism*, for as little as $13+shipping at the BC Studies Auction, now live here! Many other great items to bid on, too! #cdnhist
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A Cold Colonialism by Tina Addock
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November 19, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Just in: you can potentially pick up a hardcover copy of my book, *A Cold Colonialism*, for as little as $13+shipping at the BC Studies Auction, now live here! Many other great items to bid on, too! #cdnhist
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It's not even a morality issue---it's an equity issue.
In essence, about half the student body has to manage the prospect that approaching the professor for help, professional advice, guidance, or feedback is going to go sideways.
Women in his classes are not getting the same class.
In essence, about half the student body has to manage the prospect that approaching the professor for help, professional advice, guidance, or feedback is going to go sideways.
Women in his classes are not getting the same class.
I know that at this point it's a subplot in the Epstein files drama, but I feel compelled to point out, once again, that Larry Summers HAS NO BUSINESS teaching students at ANY university ever again!
My latest cries into the abyss, in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
My latest cries into the abyss, in @thenation.com
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Why Is Larry Summers Still Employed?
The revelations about the economist’s attempts to pressure a women into a “relationship”—with guidance from Jeffrey Epstein—should finally disqualify him from teaching students.
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November 19, 2025 at 5:12 PM
It's not even a morality issue---it's an equity issue.
In essence, about half the student body has to manage the prospect that approaching the professor for help, professional advice, guidance, or feedback is going to go sideways.
Women in his classes are not getting the same class.
In essence, about half the student body has to manage the prospect that approaching the professor for help, professional advice, guidance, or feedback is going to go sideways.
Women in his classes are not getting the same class.
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We strive to be a place where YOU can explore and publish on topics that matter. We LOVE our guest editors, like Crystal and Jess, who take the lead on important topics like this.
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Help NiCHE Write the Next Chapter of Environmental History: 2025 Campaign
The Network in Canadian History and Environment is a not-for-profit public history organization dedicated to the dissemination of environmental history research in Canada and building a network of res...
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November 19, 2025 at 4:30 PM
We strive to be a place where YOU can explore and publish on topics that matter. We LOVE our guest editors, like Crystal and Jess, who take the lead on important topics like this.
Help us keep offering this space, donate to our annual fundraising campaign today
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Help us keep offering this space, donate to our annual fundraising campaign today
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"Seasonality at the Bear Island Indian Day School" by @tweedwoodcabin.bsky.social is the latest article in our Land, Memory, and Schooling: Environmental Histories of Colonial Education series edited by Crystal Gail Fraser & @jdunkin.bsky.social
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Seasonality at the Bear Island Indian Day School
The Bear Island Indian Day School balanced Anishnabeg seasonality and colonial schooling until Ontario’s environmental policies dismantled land-based life and autonomy.
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November 19, 2025 at 4:27 PM
"Seasonality at the Bear Island Indian Day School" by @tweedwoodcabin.bsky.social is the latest article in our Land, Memory, and Schooling: Environmental Histories of Colonial Education series edited by Crystal Gail Fraser & @jdunkin.bsky.social
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Our next NICHE Converation will be TOMORROW at 10:30am EDT on Instagram Live.
@issygapp.bsky.social & @sarahmpicks.bsky.social will join @jessicamdewitt.bsky.social to discuss new research in arctic pasts and visual culture.
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#envhist
@issygapp.bsky.social & @sarahmpicks.bsky.social will join @jessicamdewitt.bsky.social to discuss new research in arctic pasts and visual culture.
Follow NiCHE on Instagram here: www.instagram.com/niche.canada
#envhist
November 19, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Our next NICHE Converation will be TOMORROW at 10:30am EDT on Instagram Live.
@issygapp.bsky.social & @sarahmpicks.bsky.social will join @jessicamdewitt.bsky.social to discuss new research in arctic pasts and visual culture.
Follow NiCHE on Instagram here: www.instagram.com/niche.canada
#envhist
@issygapp.bsky.social & @sarahmpicks.bsky.social will join @jessicamdewitt.bsky.social to discuss new research in arctic pasts and visual culture.
Follow NiCHE on Instagram here: www.instagram.com/niche.canada
#envhist
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ICYMI: Me on Alberta's Bill 9, which invokes the notwithstanding clause to force through three pieces of anti-trans legislation.
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The lies Danielle Smith is telling to overturn trans kids’ rights | Xtra Magazine
The Alberta government is invoking the Notwithstanding Clause to protect its three anti-trans laws from being challenged in the courts
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November 19, 2025 at 4:46 PM
ICYMI: Me on Alberta's Bill 9, which invokes the notwithstanding clause to force through three pieces of anti-trans legislation.
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In #AHAPerspectives today, @rhigarthjones.bsky.social and @profgabriele.com write about creative ways to approach citations and bibliography in trade books. 🗃️
Bibliographies for the People – AHA
Embracing alternative citation help the public better engage with trade history books.
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November 19, 2025 at 6:07 PM
In #AHAPerspectives today, @rhigarthjones.bsky.social and @profgabriele.com write about creative ways to approach citations and bibliography in trade books. 🗃️
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Still time to support @nichecanada.bsky.social in fundraising campaign to continue to do the excellent work they do for the EH community. Any amount helps!
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Help NiCHE Write the Next Chapter of Environmental History: 2025 Campaign
The Network in Canadian History and Environment is a not-for-profit public history organization dedicated to the dissemination of environmental history research in Canada and building a network of res...
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November 19, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Still time to support @nichecanada.bsky.social in fundraising campaign to continue to do the excellent work they do for the EH community. Any amount helps!
fnd.us/niche2025?re...
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Just want to acknowledge the Alberta government for its the impeccable timing of its bigoted, retrogressive debasement of the Canadian constitution this week
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This Transgender Awareness Week, we come together to celebrate the resilience and bravery of the transgender community in the face of relentless attacks.
My message to you is simple:
I am with you. I love you. I will never stop fighting for you.
My message to you is simple:
I am with you. I love you. I will never stop fighting for you.
November 18, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Just want to acknowledge the Alberta government for its the impeccable timing of its bigoted, retrogressive debasement of the Canadian constitution this week
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Let’s be clear on this: Danielle Smith is ripping up the Charter of Rights & Freedoms to take away rights from the most vulnerable people in Alberta. And she’s doing it to protect herself from the militant wing of her own party, nothing more. Hope it’s all she’s ever remembered for in the long run
November 18, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Let’s be clear on this: Danielle Smith is ripping up the Charter of Rights & Freedoms to take away rights from the most vulnerable people in Alberta. And she’s doing it to protect herself from the militant wing of her own party, nothing more. Hope it’s all she’s ever remembered for in the long run
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So, we have no parties in Nunavut under consensus government and we are all excited to find out who our new premier is today!
November 18, 2025 at 6:35 PM
So, we have no parties in Nunavut under consensus government and we are all excited to find out who our new premier is today!
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The regular members sit as "opposition" to the cabinet but it is not so much opposition as asking questions and working to reach consensus. The spirit of the Nunavut government is based on the values of Inuit Quajimajatugangit (traditional values and way of life).
November 18, 2025 at 6:35 PM
The regular members sit as "opposition" to the cabinet but it is not so much opposition as asking questions and working to reach consensus. The spirit of the Nunavut government is based on the values of Inuit Quajimajatugangit (traditional values and way of life).
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Why don't we, the voters elect our premier? Because Nunavut (like the Northwest Territories) is a consensus government, a non-partisan westminister style of governance. The newly minted MLAs nominate and elect the premier and then the cabinet.
November 18, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Why don't we, the voters elect our premier? Because Nunavut (like the Northwest Territories) is a consensus government, a non-partisan westminister style of governance. The newly minted MLAs nominate and elect the premier and then the cabinet.
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The territorial leadership sitting is underway in Nunavut. Unlike the provinces in Canada, the voters do not elect their premier. We have a leadership meeting of the members of the new sitting or the legislative assembly after the territorial election.
November 18, 2025 at 6:25 PM
The territorial leadership sitting is underway in Nunavut. Unlike the provinces in Canada, the voters do not elect their premier. We have a leadership meeting of the members of the new sitting or the legislative assembly after the territorial election.
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Excited to share our new dataset, "Historical Canadian Persons"! We augmented Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries with Wikidata, scholarly sources, & Library and Archives Canada to create linkable data on individuals & families. #DigitalHistory #CdnHist borealisdata.ca/dataset.xhtm...
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November 17, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Excited to share our new dataset, "Historical Canadian Persons"! We augmented Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries with Wikidata, scholarly sources, & Library and Archives Canada to create linkable data on individuals & families. #DigitalHistory #CdnHist borealisdata.ca/dataset.xhtm...
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A couple people asked about this Vancouver Sun article whingeing about the word ‘settler’. I wrote a reply on my Substack here: substack.com/@rjjago/note...
Robert Jago (@rjjago)
There was a Vancouver Sun article at the weekend, by Peter McMartin - where he asked how long it will be before he can call himself a ‘Native’ of Canada? He’s upset that terms like ‘Settler’ are used ...
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November 18, 2025 at 7:59 PM
A couple people asked about this Vancouver Sun article whingeing about the word ‘settler’. I wrote a reply on my Substack here: substack.com/@rjjago/note...
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Well, you'd have to wait a while for delivery, but you can preorder my book at 40% off with free domestic shipping with promo code WINTER25! #TransformingNight 🌃🌌💡
#LightPollution #ArtificialLight #ALAN #Night #Darkness #LightJustice
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#LightPollution #ArtificialLight #ALAN #Night #Darkness #LightJustice
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November 18, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Well, you'd have to wait a while for delivery, but you can preorder my book at 40% off with free domestic shipping with promo code WINTER25! #TransformingNight 🌃🌌💡
#LightPollution #ArtificialLight #ALAN #Night #Darkness #LightJustice
uwapress.uw.edu/book/9780295...
#LightPollution #ArtificialLight #ALAN #Night #Darkness #LightJustice
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This seems like a big deal?
Also: reMatriation
Also: reMatriation
'“This is the first land rematriation by Catholic sisters in the history of the country,” Koteles said. “They're setting a precedent for the largest private landowner in the world—the Catholic Church—and that's a huge invitation to healing...”'
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Historic land return: Catholic sisters transfer Marywood property to Lac du Flambeau Tribe
The Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration (FSPA), based in La Crosse, have transferred their Marywood Franciscan Spirituality Center property on Trout Lake back to the Lac du Flambeau Band of
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November 18, 2025 at 2:59 PM
This seems like a big deal?
Also: reMatriation
Also: reMatriation
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Periodic reposting of the secret seal of the American Historical Association.
Its image: a wet blanket.
One motto: "Historians - we are here to bum you out."
(Grainy because I risked my life to smuggle this out of a secret history ritual.)
Its image: a wet blanket.
One motto: "Historians - we are here to bum you out."
(Grainy because I risked my life to smuggle this out of a secret history ritual.)
November 10, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Periodic reposting of the secret seal of the American Historical Association.
Its image: a wet blanket.
One motto: "Historians - we are here to bum you out."
(Grainy because I risked my life to smuggle this out of a secret history ritual.)
Its image: a wet blanket.
One motto: "Historians - we are here to bum you out."
(Grainy because I risked my life to smuggle this out of a secret history ritual.)
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Under the category life never fails to delight.
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B.C. wolves use line to pull up crab traps in first possible tool use by species | CBC News
Within a day of the cameras being set up in the Heiltsuk First Nation last year, researchers captured footage of a sea wolf emerging from the water with a buoy hanging from its mouth. The footage the...
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November 18, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Under the category life never fails to delight.
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If you're looking for illustrations for "AI", don't use robots, glowing disembodied brains, or computer code in empty space. Here are a some alternative suggestions:
November 17, 2025 at 10:45 AM
If you're looking for illustrations for "AI", don't use robots, glowing disembodied brains, or computer code in empty space. Here are a some alternative suggestions:
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Hey! Northern hemisphere folks:
this is my annual reminder to myself and perhaps also to you that if you have the schedule autonomy to permit it, get out for a walk or whatever during daylight hours! It's important!
You can work more when it's dark but you need whatever sunlight is available!
this is my annual reminder to myself and perhaps also to you that if you have the schedule autonomy to permit it, get out for a walk or whatever during daylight hours! It's important!
You can work more when it's dark but you need whatever sunlight is available!
November 18, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Hey! Northern hemisphere folks:
this is my annual reminder to myself and perhaps also to you that if you have the schedule autonomy to permit it, get out for a walk or whatever during daylight hours! It's important!
You can work more when it's dark but you need whatever sunlight is available!
this is my annual reminder to myself and perhaps also to you that if you have the schedule autonomy to permit it, get out for a walk or whatever during daylight hours! It's important!
You can work more when it's dark but you need whatever sunlight is available!
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POV: you are a young woman celebrating a recent academic success
November 17, 2025 at 7:20 PM
POV: you are a young woman celebrating a recent academic success