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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...
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BEARLY RECOGNIZABLE
January 11, 2021 Last year on this page, we featured the early results of collaborative work between bear researcher Dr. Melanie Clapham and the Nanwakolas First Nations Guardians, using facial recognition technology and new data…
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Black Bear Dens
Taking Care Of Black Bear Dens Guardians of the Nanwakolas First Nations are learning how to locate black bear dens on Vancouver Island, to help protect them from the impacts of logging. Black bear dens…
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Doing The Groundwork
The Nanwakolas Referrals Office On any given day in the Referrals Office at Nanwakolas Council, the team will be reviewing the hundred or so referrals that come across their desks every month. The first job…
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Climate Change Research
The Nanwakolas Council member First Nations are concerned about the impacts of climate change on habitats and species that they rely on. The Tlowitsis, Da’naxda’xw Awaetlala and K’omoks First Nations are partnering with other Coastal…
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Reconnecting To The Homelands
The work of the Wei Wai Kum Guardians Wei Wai Kum Chief Chris Roberts has no doubts about the importance of his First Nation’s Guardian program: ” The Guardians are the eyes and ears of…
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Staying Safe, Getting Things Done
How Nanwakolas Council is working during COVID-19   Earlier this year—like every other organization in British Columbia—Nanwakolas Council was faced with the challenge of how to keep working while ensuring we are doing our best…
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Cedar Tree Climate Story Published by CBC
We are happy to report that the Ha-Ma-Yas Guardian cedar tree climate change story has been published on CBC’s Unreserved! “Vancouver Island First Nations aim to tighten protections on cultural red cedar” Read the full…
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COVID-19 Update
Please note that only essential visitors are permitted in our offices at present: we recommend you call in advance to check if you are uncertain.
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