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RECONCILIATION THROUGH SCIENCE: THE NANWAKOLAS 50 WATERSHEDS PROJECT

A ground-breaking science partnership is under way that will develop tools to address the threats posed by climate change and forest management on salmon habitat in the territories of Mamalilikulla, Tlowitsis, Wei Wai Kum, We…

Na̱max̱sa̱la – Making New History

The creation of a xwax’wana, a traditional canoe, using traditional methods, from a windfall cedar tree high in H’kusam Forest for the first time in more than one hundred years by carvers from We Wai…

HAPPY AS A CLAM AT…. WELL, ANY TIDE

First Nations-led, Nanwakolas Council-supported revitalization of ancient loxiwe (clam gardens) is leading to cultural connection and establishment of sustainable and predictable food sources. “I’m very traditional with my clams. I like them boiled with…

Celebrating the 2023/2024 fourth cohort of the Stewardship Technician Training Program

In May we celebrated the completion of the STTP program by sixteen students. You can watch them talk about why this program is so important, and successful, here:

Prosperous Communities and Stewardship

On June 25, we celebrated with Coastal First Nations, Canada, and British Columbia the historic announcement of $335 million of funding for Indigenous-led collaborative conservation in the Great Bear Sea. Covering two-thirds of the coast…

HOW TO CLEAN A POLAR BEAR, AND OTHER OIL SPILL RESPONSE TECHNIQUES:

Shoreline Cleaning Assessment Technique (SCAT) training for Guardians It sounds like the start of a joke: “How do you clean oil off a polar bear?” Answer: “Very, very carefully.” It’s no joking matter, however. That’s…

Reconciliation Through Science

An innovative Indigenous-led science partnership led by Nanwakolas will look for ways to combat threats to wild salmon posed by climate change and forest management The Nanwakolas Council and the Tlowitsis, We Wai Kai, Wei…

INDIGENOUS GUARDIANS PROTECTING COASTAL LANDS AND WATERS

indigenous Guardians protecting coastal lands and waters The partnership between Nanwakolas Council and Vancouver Island University has resulted in 16 more Indigenous Guardians graduating with formal stewardship technician qualifications. April 15, 2024 On April…

Na̲nwak̲olas Council, Western Forest Products sign historic agreement

April 5, 2024 Na̲nwak̲olas Council, Western Forest Products sign historic agreement A community celebration was held in Campbell River on April 5 to mark the beginning of a newly formed forestry partnership between the Tlowitsis,…

Maya’xala – Respect for the Territories

Every square inch of the Nanwakolas member First Nations’ territories is culturally significant, both in terms of their contemporary connections to their lands and waters, and the deep, ancient history embedded within them. Learn more…