British Columbia

SFU student defends thesis in home territory, brings research on Haíłzaqv language and clam gardens to her community

2025-06-20T16:52:28-04:00Categories: Biocultural Monitoring and Community-based Stewardship, Resource|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This story highlights how Simon Fraser University Masters' Candidate, Desiree Lawson, combined academic research with Haíɫzaqv laws, language, and community knowledge to revitalize and future-proof clam gardens.

Kaska Dena Conservation Analysis for an Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area in British Columbia

2025-02-21T11:42:31-05:00Categories: IPCA Planning and Establishment, Resource|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This report outlines the Kaska Dena Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area (KIPCA) in British Columbia, a 40,000 km² region central to Kaska cultural and ecological well-being.

Indigenous-led conservation: Pathways to recovery for the nearly extirpated Klinse-Za mountain caribou

2025-01-14T10:49:24-05:00Categories: Biocultural Monitoring and Community-based Stewardship, Resource|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

This article highlights how West Moberly and Saulteau First Nations successfully led the recovery of the Klinse-Za caribou after the population declined from 250 in the 1990s to 38 in 2013, impacting their treaty rights.

Back from the brink: New research shows Indigenous-led conservation forging a new recovery model for caribou in British Columbia

2025-01-14T10:44:59-05:00Categories: Biocultural Monitoring and Community-based Stewardship, Resource|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

This media release highlights the success of Indigenous-led conservation by West Moberly and Saulteau First Nations, nearly tripling the Klinse-Za caribou population from 38 in 2013 to 114 in 2022.

Bear hair and fish weirs: Meet the Indigenous people combining modern science with ancestral principles to protect the land

2025-01-14T10:24:56-05:00Categories: Biocultural Monitoring and Community-based Stewardship, Resource|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

This article highlights how the Heiltsuk Nation of British Columbia combines ancestral principles and modern science to protect salmon, bears, and ecosystems in their territory.

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