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Federal government commits to developing conservation finance model for Great Bear Sea

UN Biodiversity Conference – COP 15 – Montreal, QC – The federal government announced its plan to invest $800 million in four Indigenous-led conservation initiatives across Canada, including a commitment to join our Nations to…

We want to be everywhere

“Ten years from now,” says We Wai Kai Chief Ronnie Chickite thoughtfully, “I envision we’ll have at least eight, maybe even ten Guardians working full time for the Nation. They will be monitoring what is…

All Hands On Deck

Partnering on Emergency Environmental Response with the Canadian Coast Guard September 27, 2022, started out foggy and cool in Mamalilikulla First Nation territory. As the morning progressed, however, the fog gave way to glorious warm…

Needed Urgently: More Trained First Nations Guardians

The need for more energetic, eager, and dedicated First Nations’ youth to become land and water Guardians has never been more pressing. Right now, the work of monitoring resource use and activity in the Nanwakolas…

Reconnecting With The Homelands

On May 5, 2022-after more than 100 years of forced separation from their territory- the Mamalilikulla First Nation gathered to observe the dedication of the the Gwaxdlala / Nalaxdlala Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area (IPCA)…

Growing A Powerful Group Of Guardians

Their numbers may be small, but the twenty land and water Guardians of the six Nanwakolas Nations are achieving outstanding things together in the vast expanse of their territories. Imagine what they could do if…

Running out of time to keep doing things the same old way

“As Indigenous peoples, we look to the natural world for guidance on what we should be doing to protect it and manage its resources well, so that they remain healthy and abundant. The problem is…

Guardian Gathering

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Mamalilikulla First Nation Holds Community Dedication Ceremony for Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area (IPCA)

News Release May 5, 2022 – Port McNeill, British Columbia The Mamalilikulla First Nation today held a community dedication ceremony at the site of its recently-declared Gwaxdlala/Nalaxdlala 1 (Lull Bay/Hoeya Sound) Indigenous Protected and Conserved…

Partnership and Protection

Nanwakolas member First Nations have been developing Geographic Response Strategies to protect areas with cultural, food gathering, conservation and economic significance within their territories from the impacts of marine spills and pollution, especially incidents involving…