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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 lots of garlic butter,” jokes Wei Wai Kum archaeologist Christine Roberts. “Yes, garlic butter for sure,” agrees We Wai Kai...

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,…

Nanwakolas: Imagining the Future. Meet some of our team, hear about what we do, and imagine the future with us.

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…

THIS PLACE IS WHO WE ARE-Stories of Indigenous Leadership, Resilience and Connection to Homelands

It was a beautiful evening and a beautiful place to celebrate the launch of this new book by author Katherine Palmer Gordon (who happens to be the communications and media lead for Nanwakolas). Nanwakolas President…

GUARDIAN GRADUATE SUCCESS

2021 graduates of the Na̲nwak̲olas and Vancouver Island University (VIU) Stewardship Technician Training Program (STTP), who completed the program in the middle of Covid restrictions, were finally celebrated in person on June 12 at the…

WHEN THE GOING GETS REAL, THE GUARDIANS GET GOING

The Ha-ma-yas Guardians have been practising responses to marine disaster scenarios for three years now in partnership with the Canadian Coast Guard and Western Canada Marine Response Corporation (WCMRC). When a fuel tanker carrying 17,000…

Cultural Awareness and Learning: the Two-Eyed Seeing Workshop

This workshop, led by Alexandra Thomas (Tlowitsis) offers participants the opportunity to learn about Indigenous ways of knowing, and will help participants understand First Nations’ connection to their territories and the significance of this land’s…

Traditional Feast Marks Beginning of Co-Governance Agreement for Great Bear Sea

Photo credit: Emilee Gilpin Representative from three governments gathered at the Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art on February 9, 2023, to celebrate the Marine Protected Area (MPA) Network Action Plan, which marks the…

Guardian Gatherings: Cultural Connection, Learning, Sharing, Professionalism- And Togetherness

In the Kwak̓wala language, “ǥa̱lǥa̱poła” means “standing together,” or “lifting each other up.” Twice each year, that’s exactly what the Guardians of the six Nanwakolas Council member First Nations of the Ha-ma-yas Stewardship Network do…

Watch a Lenfest webinar on loxiwe restoration featuring Christine Roberts, Shane Pollard, and Charlene Everson.

Sometimes rain is a GOOD thing!

Boating With Respect: How to Visit Aweenak’ola, the lands we are on

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Watch a Lenfest webinar on loxiwe restoration featuring Christine Roberts, Shane Pollard, and Charlene Everson.

Sometimes rain is a GOOD thing!

Boating With Respect: How to Visit Aweenak’ola, the lands we are on

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