Exploring Theme: "Indigenous Leadership Initiative: Guardians"

By Zahra Khozema  Haida harvester and youth program co-ordinator Aadiitsii Jaad (Marni York) surrounded by trees. Photo by John Woodside/Canada’s National Observer  NationTalk: Canada’s National Observer: Over the last few weeks, Canada’s National Observer published reporting from a remote archipelago just off the coast of British Columbia called Haida Gwaii. These islands are home to dramatic landscapes, abundant...

Government of BC: VANCOUVER – New provincial funding is helping First Nations clean up marine debris along the coast of the Great Bear Rainforest and create opportunities for lasting change through community awareness and education. The Coastal First Nations-Great Bear Initiative received an additional $1 million from the Province’s Clean Coast, Clean Waters (CCCW) initiative, bringing...