This video showcases three transformative initiatives of Indigenous Peoples leading successful initiatives creating a new model of conservation. These stories show how Indigenous-led conservation benefits not only local communities, but all of us.
This article in the Narwhal shares the story the Nisga'a Nation's traditional practice of oolichan fishing and the significance it holds for their culture and ecosystem.
This short video from WWF-Canada illustrates the work being done to restore vital habitat for pacific salmon in the Upper Pitt watershed, on the unceded territory of Katzie First Nation (British Columbia).
This links to the Salmon Parks initiative website. This Indigenous-led movement aims to recover key watersheds and restore wild salmon in the Ḥaḥahuułi (chiefly territories) of the Mowachaht/Muchalaht and Nuchatlaht Ḥaw̓iiḥ (hereditary leaders).
This links to the official website of Tracking Change - a project that funds research in the Mackenzie River basin, Lower Amazon, and Lower Mekong River Basins to empower subsistence fishers and Indigenous communities in managing freshwater ecosystems.
Tracking Change is a research initiative funded by the Social Sciences Humanities Research Council of Canada and led by the University of Alberta, the Traditional Knowledge Steering Committee of the Mackenzie River Basin Board, the Government of the Northwest Territories, and many other valued partner organizations.
This links to the AAROM (Aboriginal Aquatic Resource and Oceans Management) Hub website. It include case studies of Indigenous-led marine conservation.
This video speaks about Two-Eyed Seeing as an Indigenous framework to transform fisheries research and [...]
This report was prepared to assist the First Nation Marine Society to plan how it might get involved in collaborative fisheries and ocean management. This report researches and describes a variety of organizations involved in collaborative fisheries or ocean management.
This is the Tarium Niryutait Marine Protected Areas management plan.