Heiltsuk Nation

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.

Dáduqvḷá1 qṇtxv Ǧviḷ̓ásax̌: To look at our traditional laws. (Decision of the Heiltsuk (Haíɫzaqv) Dáduqvḷá Committee Regarding the October 13, 2016 Nathan E. Stewart Spill)

2025-06-23T12:50:09-04:00Categories: Governance and decision-making, Resource|Tags: , , , , , , , |

This report documents the Heiltsuk Nation's response to the 2016 Nathan E. Stewart oil spill in their territorial waters.

Taking Care of What We Know: An evaluation of the SEAS community initiative

2025-06-23T11:03:35-04:00Categories: Language and cultural revitalization, Resource|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

Produced by TNC Canada and the Heiltsuk, Nuxalk and Kitasoo/Xai'xais Nations, this report is a program evaluation of the SEAS community initiative. The initiative is a land-based learning program for Indigenous youth interested in land stewardship. The program braids Indigenous and non-Indigenous knowledge systems.

The SEAS Toolkit: A resource for planning your on-the-land Indigenous youth program

2023-08-03T15:05:05-04:00Categories: Indigenous-led conservation and IPCAs, Resource|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This Toolkit was developed by Nature United and their community partners to help support and strengthen land-based education programs for Indigenous youth.

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