Edéhzhíe spans over 14,000 square kilometers in the southwestern part of the Northwest Territories. These lands were designated an Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area by the Dehcho First Nations in 2018.
First Nations along the North and Central Coast and Haida Gwaii have been stewarding their territories for thousands of years. Today, they're working collaboratively with other First Nations and federal and provincial governments to create a network of Marine Protected Areas to preserve and sustainably manage their natural and cultural resources.
This ~10 minute video discusses the opportunity and vision for an IPCA at Bistcho Lake, also known to Dene Tha' as Mbecho.
This video features Kitigan Zibi’s Nagadjitòdjig Akì Guardians who have developed a pilot seedling program to educate the community & encourage recovery of butternut trees.
Land Needs Guardians Storytellers and Wahkohtowin Guardians Amberly Quakegesic & Isabelle Allen share how the experience brought them closer to their culture and reconnected them to the land, Elders, and their community.
Land Needs Guardians Storyteller, Wahkohtowin Guardian Amberly Quakegesic breaks down how to make birch syrup—a process the Wahkohtowin Guardians do every spring.
The second video of a two part series about the efforts to create Dasiqox Tribal Park. The video documents the spectacular wildlife and environmental values that are found in the tribal park.
This webinar describes the legal, governance, and financial innovations that make Thaidene Nëné an outstanding example of Indigenous-led conservation in partnership with Crown governments.
Video describing the Seal River Watershed IPA Initiative
Video describing Ya’nienhonhndeh IPCA project