Caring for the Land:
Indigenous-led Initiatives
These resources show how Indigenous communities are caring for their lands and Peoples, leading the way for healthy, vibrant futures
T’Sou-ke Housing Solutions Lab Overview
This video provides a summary of the T'Sou-ke Housing Solutions Lab, an initiative that focused on developing innovative housing strategies rooted in Indigenous worldviews of 'home'.
Cultural Keystone Species and Places: Bringing Indigenous worldviews and value systems into species at risk conservation management
This blog series intends to share some reflections and learnings about Indigenous perspectives on species conservation, present frameworks that embody these perspectives, and discuss why Indigenous worldviews and approaches to “conservation” (a word that does not often translate directly to Indigenous languages) should be given equal space in Canadian policy.
Salmon Parks: An Indigenous-led movement to restore British Columbia’s wild salmon
This film reveals an inseparable interconnectedness between wild salmon and ancient forests while aiming to help secure the establishment of Salmon Parks in Mowachaht, Muchalaht, and Nuchatlaht First Nations' traditional territory, respecting Nuu-chah-nulth law while securing recognition from federal and provincial governments.
Nanuk Knowledge and Dialogue Project
This project brings together Inuit leaders and knowledge holders, co-management representatives and interdisciplinary researchers to advance polar bear conservation and Inuit cultural continuity. This work is focused on the Eastern Arctic region of Canada
Inuit Co-management Led Research
This story highlights how Inuit communities are connected to caribou in a diversity of ways, including as a source of food, culture, identity, spirituality, clothing, physical health, mental and emotional well-being, and livelihoods. Written by Torngat Secretariat, the story highlights the importance of Inuit-led research for caribou conservation. (Wwritten with support from IISAAK OLAM Foundation.)
Indigenous Guardians Toolkit
The Indigenous Guardians Toolkit is an interactive, accessible toolkit for individuals or organizations who would like to learn more about Indigenous Guardians programs.
Red River Métis IPCAs
Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas (IPCAs) are one of many initiatives the Manitoba Métis Federation is undertaking to protect species and places that are important to the Red River Métis. These are the stories of two IPCAs in the Métis homeland: Kettle Hills Blueberry Patch IPCA and Thompson Region IPCA.
FIRE – How Fire Can Restore The Land
Members of the Lower Similkameen Indian Band explain the impacts of a 2018 fire and the importance of cultural burning practices.
Iinnii Initiative: The Return of the Buffalo
This video features various speakers who discuss the significance of the buffalo to members of the Blackfoot Confederacy. While preserving the habitats for wildlife, Blackfoot Confederacy members believe that bringing back the buffalo will bring back significant cultural and language practices.
Case Study: Thaidene Nëné
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.
Related Posts
Reintroducing bison results in long-running and resilient increases in grassland diversity
This study looked at what happens when bison are brought back to the tallgrass prairie. Researchers found that areas with bison had twice as many plant species compared to areas with cattle.
Cultural keystone species as a tool for biocultural stewardship. A global review
This article reviews the concept of cultural keystone species, or species that are central to the cultural identity and practices of a people.
Indigenous Guardian Capacity Building – Guardian Training Research Draft Report
This summary report builds the case for investing in structured, long-term training systems for Indigenous Guardians.
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