This report highlights lessons learned from the three IPCAs in BC (K’ih tsaa?dze Tribal Park, Dasiqox Tribal Park and the Tla-o-qui-aht Tribal Parks). Through conversations with community members, leaders and experts, six key themes emerged related to the experience of establishing IPCAs.
1. Community involvement and engagement,
2. Indigenous governance,
3. Land-use and management planning,
4. Management of industrial disturbance,
5. Establishing a healthy economy for sustainable livelihoods, and
6. Operational challenges (including funding, staffing and communications).
Key sections include an overview of the three IPCAs (pg. 10), reasons for establishing IPCAs including 1. Indigenous title, rights, stewardship and spiritual places in IPCAs, 2. Protecting lands, waters, wildlife, 3. Sharing language, knowledge and culture, and 4. Healing people and the land together (pg. 19-25), a discussion of restoration areas (pg. 45-48), summary of lessons learned through interviews (pg. 48-49), checklist of practical steps/tools needed to support the establishment of an IPCA (pg. 50).