CFN and Na̲nwak̲olas Council Op-Ed: Canada Needs to Step Up to Deliver
Christine Smith-Martin and Dallas Smith describe what’s needed to ensure sustainable resource management, healthy ecosystems and vibrant local economies into the future.
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Christine Smith-Martin and Dallas Smith describe what’s needed to ensure sustainable resource management, healthy ecosystems and vibrant local economies into the future.
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Wuikinuxv Chief Councillor Abúk Danielle Shaw speaks about the work to secure sustainable financing for marine protection and management.
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Coastal First Nations, Nanwakolas Council and Coast Funds welcome BC government’s $60-million investment in the Great Bear Sea.
Bruce Innes, the elected Deputy Chief Councillor for the Gitxaała Nation, remembers being about 13 years old, playing hockey in the basement of his school with other kids in his…
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Feature photo: Brenna Innes: Gitxaała Elected Councillor, Christine Smith-Martin: CFN CEO, Marilyn Slett: CFN President & Elected Chief Councillor of Heiltsuk Tribal Council, Dani Shaw: Elected Chief Councillor of Wuikinuxv…
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Bursaries are available for coastal community members interested in a flexible UBC online Forest Carbon Management program.
A summer youth program, run out of Kitasoo Xai’Xais First Nation territory, incorporates land-based education, cultural knowledge and professional skill development. The SEAS summer program (Supporting Emerging Aboriginal Stewards) is…
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The West Coast Building Standard incorporates recent building science technology and practices that complement the cultural lifestyles of coastal communities.
Guardians from two Coastal First Nations, the Kitasoo Xai’Xais Nation and the Nuxalk Nation, received park ranger badges and associated legal powers from BC Parks last week. The achievement —…
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At the 2023 CSN Annual Gathering, Guardians spent a full day with archaeologist Q̓íx̌itasu Elroy White, who operates Central Coast Archaeology in Haíłzaqv Territory.
While a group of people settle in on a quiet evening to share food and story, a violent and insufferable war wages back in the homelands of members of the…
Snxakila Clyde Michael Tallio, a member of the Nuxalk First Nation, received an honorary Doctor of Letters, honoris causa, degree from the University of British Columbia on May 24, 2023….