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‘We’re Water Beings’ Heiltsuk Youth Clean Their Shores
Read StoryHeiltsuk Hereditary Chief λáλíyasila Frank Brown, a mariner all his life, says…
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Funding a Sustainable Future in the Great Bear Sea
Read StoryFirst Nations, provincial and federal governments, and philanthropists are working together to…
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Watch: New Video Showcases Ocean Stewardship of Coastal First Nations
Read StoryCoastal First Nations and SeaLegacy team up to highlight the efforts of coastal First Nations to protect and preserve ocean ecosystems.
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Spill Notification System Alerts Coastal First Nations to Marine Emergencies
Read StoryNew system alerts coastal First Nations when oil and other hazardous chemicals are spilled within their lands and waters.
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Heiltsuk Leaders Aim to Reshape Maritime Law to Prevent Oil Spills
Read StoryRepresentatives from the Heiltsuk Nation travel to London in a global effort to prevent another catastrophic oil spill like the Nathan E. Stewart.
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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.
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A Night to Remember — the Inaugural Great Bear Gala
Read StoryThe first ever Great Bear Gala was a chance to celebrate decades…
ArticleNewsStoryLand-Based Youth Program Shaping Lives
Read StoryA summer youth program, run out of Kitasoo Xai’Xais First Nation territory,…
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’…
‘Our food is medicine, our spirits are hungry’
Read StoryFrom the river to the smokehouse to catering important meals in big…
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Great Bear Sea MPA Network Announced at IMPAC5
Read StoryCoastal First Nations, along with federal and provincial governments, jointly endorse the Great Bear Sea MPA Network Action Plan.
