2021 Annual Report Built to help Albertans— then, now, and always There has never been a more powerful demonstration of the strength and resiliency of Albertans than what we witnessed over the past year. In the face of an ongoing global health crisis and the resulting economic impacts, the ...
Before developing agriculture, herding or metallurgy, humans occupied most of the world. Multiple socioculturally-based responses supported their migration, including building shelters and constructing niches to limit environmental stressors. Sheltered settings provided social support and security during stress...
Native people first built shelters to protect themselves from the macro-climate threats of rain, wind, and sunlight, which they could not control; They then adapt to the meso-environment by selecting a location according to geographic conditions and natural resources; Finally, they started to buil...