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Reconnecting With The Homelands
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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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A TESTING PARTNERSHIP
Some of the Nanwakolas member First Nations have been partnering with Nature Trust British Columbia since 2020 to test and analyse water quality in the Salmon River Watershed, as part of a five-year project to…
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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…
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“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…
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