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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...

Ǥa̱lǥa̱poła: Standing Together

In formally declaring the Gwaxdlala/Nalaxdlala area of their traditional territory to be an Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area (IPCA), the Mamalilikulla First Nation has taken a significant step towards realizing its vision of reclaiming and…

“Kelping up” With The Times

The Nanwakolas member Nations’ Guardians have been working together since 2018 on the first comprehensive, multi-year, scientific study of kelp in their territories that has been undertaken in decades. Wei Wai Kum Guardians Manager Karl…

Mamalilikulla First Nation Declares Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area (IPCA)

The Mamalilikulla First Nation today declared the Gwaxdlala/Nalaxdlala (Lull Bay/Hoeya Sound) in Knight Inlet, on the British Columbia Central Coast, an Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area (IPCA). “This IPCA Declaration reflects our intent to take…

MIRED IN A SEA OF BUREAUCRACY

Dealing with derelict boats in Nanwakolas member Nations’ territories is a high priority for them. It is a goal that is immensely challenged by bureaucracy, but the Nations are working hard to partner on solutions.…

The Ripple Effect

The Nanwakolas Council Marine Team works with the member First Nations to achieve their goals and priorities in marine stewardship. Behind the scenes in the Nanwakolas office are a small, hardworking crew, supporting member First…

WISE PRINCIPLES FOR GUARDIAN TEAMS

WISE PRINCIPLES FOR GUARDIAN TEAMS On April 9, 2021, all sixteen students in the third cohort of Vancouver Island University’s Stewardship Technician Training Program graduated, with flying colours. The program had been immensely successful. The…

A Family Of Graduates

A Family Of Graduates “Sixteen strangers who didn’t know each other’s names walked into that classroom last October. By April, we had grown into a family. We may have graduated as individuals, but we did…

Guardians In Training: Connected, Cultural, Caring and Commited

The Vancouver Island University Stewardship Technician Training Program (the STTP) offers First Nations students the skills and qualifications necessary to be land and water Guardians. The 2020-2021 program is being delivered within an expanded cultural…

NANWAKOLAS OPERATIONAL PROTOCOL FOR LARGE CULTURAL CEDAR

The lands and resources of our territories have sustained our culture, way of life, spirituality, economy and society for countless generations. From child to Elder, a vital part of who we are as peoples is…

Wilkw / k ̓ wa’x̱ tłu: Nanwakolas Council First Nations have successfully secured forestry industry cooperation in the sustainable stewardship of large, ancient and culturally significant cedar trees in their territories.

Wilkw / k ̓ wa’x̱ tłu: In a trailblazing move towards improved relationships between Indigenous peoples in British Columbia and the forestry industry, several large forestry companies have agreed for the first time to abide…

‘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

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