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GOING DEEP

Some of the Ha-ma-yas Guardians take their research skills to the next level: underwater. “I’m really happy I did the dive course. It’s not easy, and you have to dedicate the time and work into…

The Ha-ma-yas Guardians have added drums and songs to their stewardship toolkit. “We talk a lot about the connections between everything, and that’s a big part of being a Guardian, knowing that connection, knowing that…

Building Marine Response Muscle

The Ha-ma-yas Guardians of the Nanwakolas member First Nations are on the frontline of emergency response in the event of a marine disaster in the territories, whether it is a small recreational vessel catching fire…

First Nations are vital to BC’s Forestry Economy

“Bringing our stewardship values and responsibilities to the land for resource management into forest operations is vital to providing the stability that everyone wants, and confidence that we all can enjoy balanced and responsible long-term…

Honouring First Nations’ participation in the forestry economy

On August 27 the First Nations, honoured guests, and community members celebrated their culture and history, First Nations’ investment in the forestry economy, and a vision for the future of forestry in the territories. …

WHAT THE ELK IS GOING ON OUT THERE?

Ha-ma-yas Stewardship Network Guardians, ecosystem biologists from the B.C. Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship (WLRS), and Nanwakolas Council staff are working together to study the habitat and behaviour of Roosevelt elk in the…

Loxiwe – Clam Gardens

The Indigenous-led work of loxiwe restoration and reintegration of Indigenous-led science and maricultural practices into coastal management policy and practice is a growing movement on the west coast, from Alaska to Vancouver Island and the…

RECONCILIATION THROUGH SCIENCE: THE 50 WATERSHEDS PROJECT

On January 27 this year, Guardians, First Nations leaders, Nanwakolas Council and Hakai Institute scientists and other staff as well as other individual contributors to the Nanwakolas-led 50 Watersheds Project gathered at Q̓ə pix ʔidaʔas,…

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…