CULTURE
Powwow trail
Under the spell of the drum and dance
Photography by Nance Ackerman with story by Drew Hayden Taylor
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In Depth: Rhythm of nations

GEOLOGY
Good gem hunting
What draws rockhounds from across North America to Bancroft, Ont., every summer?
Story by Gare Joyce with photography by Lana Slezic
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THROUGH THE LENS
Boomtown echo
In Fort McMurray, Alta., there's more to life than oil
Photography and story by John Cullen
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ENVIRONMENT
Our lady of the bog
Meet Canada's great peat crusader
By Krista Foss
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WILDLIFE
Fear no leeches
Bloodsuckers in the pond? Here's what you need to know if one locks onto your leg
By Dane Lanken
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The inside story
News from The Royal Canadian Geographical Society

Editor's notebook
On the powwow trail

Contributors
Meet our writers and photographers

Reverberations
Children before cougars, Man-made causes, Vicious circle, No freeway

Discovery
Mad for morels, Gaspé seduction, Glass evidence, Final resting place, Paving paradise, Whale Preservation 101, Green giant, Bitter winds, Clam clues, On the supernova watch, Ruh revival

Explorer
Stanley Park's monuments and memories

À la carte
Mixing British Columbia's water with oil

Reviews
The world after dark, Digging up roots of native unrest, The true face of Newfoundland, Quest for prehistoric nomads

Re:sources
An information guide to stories in this issue

On the horizon
Return of the rattlers

Mosaic
Flights of kites
By Todd Korol

In Habitat
Witness to a wolf attack
By Hamish Redpath