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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 Nanwakolas member First Nations’ territories, in an effort to improve forestry and resource management that affects this important Vancouver Island...

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…

Na̲nwak̲olas Council, Coastal First Nations, and Coast Funds welcome B.C. investment in Great Bear Sea

Na̲nwak̲olas Council; Coastal First Nations, and Coast Funds are welcoming the provincial government’s announcement of a $60 million investment in support of Indigenous-led marine conservation, stewardship, and sustainable economic development in the Northern Shelf Bioregion,…

Landmark Forestry Agreement will Support Increased First Nations Participation in a Stronger Vancouver Island Economy and Vision For the Future

The Tlowitsis, We Wai Kai, Wei Wai Kum and K’ómoks First Nations and Western Forest Products Inc. have reached an agreement for the four Nations to acquire a 34% interest from Western in a newly…

Nanwakolas Council and Vancouver Island University partnership for Guardian training celebrated at the BC Legislature

The fourth cohort of the VIU-Stewardship Technician Training Program, delivered in community, begins this month. The partnership between VIU and Nanwakolas to deliver the program, and the provincial government’s financial contribution that supports the program,…

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Vital steps forward on the pathway to sustainability in the Great Bear Rainforest

Nanwakolas Council, Coastal First Nations, and the Ministry of Forests have today announced new measures to sustain the Great Bear Rainforest as one of the world’s most treasured and diverse coastal temperate forest ecosystems. The…

‘It’s not even close to equitable’: B.C. First Nations push to reshape forestry”

The future of environmental stewardship is Indigenous

Ancient clam gardens nourish the Mamalilikulla’s past and future

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‘It’s not even close to equitable’: B.C. First Nations push to reshape forestry”

The future of environmental stewardship is Indigenous

Ancient clam gardens nourish the Mamalilikulla’s past and future

See All Media Coverage