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CFN and Na̲nwak̲olas Council Op-Ed: Canada Needs to Step Up to Deliver
Read StoryChristine 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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Sustainable Financing for Coastal Marine Management
Read StoryWuikinuxv Chief Councillor Abúk Danielle Shaw speaks about the work to secure sustainable financing for marine protection and management.
ArticleNewsStoryCFN, Nanwakolas Council and Coast Funds welcome BC investment in the Great Bear Sea
Read StoryCoastal First Nations, Nanwakolas Council and Coast Funds welcome BC government’s $60-million investment in the Great Bear Sea.
ArticleNewsStoryGenerations of Gitxaała Basketball
Read StoryBruce Innes, the elected Deputy Chief Councillor for the Gitxaała Nation, remembers…
ArticleNewsStoryFunding is available in coastal communities for carbon management
Read StoryBursaries are available for coastal community members interested in a flexible UBC online Forest Carbon Management program.
ArticleNewsStoryLand-Based Youth Program Shaping Lives
Read StoryA summer youth program, run out of Kitasoo Xai’Xais First Nation territory,…
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Nuxalk Building Expert Shares West Coast Building Standard
Read StoryThe West Coast Building Standard incorporates recent building science technology and practices that complement the cultural lifestyles of coastal communities.
EventsNewsStoryGuardians Receive Park Ranger Badges — ‘A Modern Link to Ancestral Responsibilities’
Read StoryGuardians from two Coastal First Nations, the Kitasoo Xai’Xais Nation and the…
EventsNewsStoryGuardians Learn About Archaeology at First In-Person Gathering Since 2019
Read StoryAt the 2023 CSN Annual Gathering, Guardians spent a full day with archaeologist Q̓íx̌itasu Elroy White, who operates Central Coast Archaeology in Haíłzaqv Territory.
NewsUnlimited technological potential for Coastal First Nations
Read StoryOne year ago, CFN joined technology partners and allies to form the…
EventsNewsHaida Energy Team wins ‘Community of the Year’ Award for Clean Energy Collaboration
Read StoryTll Yahda Energy (TYE) — composed of the Old Massett Village Council,…
News‘We’re going to continue housing our people’
Read StoryFrom Longhouse-style Elders’ buildings to new additions and energy efficient upgrades —…
ArticleNewsStoryMarine Protected Areas Represent the Future of a Sustainable Coast
Read StoryIn this article published in The Globe and Mail, CFN CEO Christine Smith-Martin describes how the Indigenous-led effort to create the Great Bear Sea MPA Network will ensure effective marine stewardship into the future.
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Coastal First Nations ‘Setting the Table’ for Marine Conservation
Read StoryCoastal First Nations (CFN) hosted an important feast to ‘set the table’…
