Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation

Qwii-qwiq-sap: ‘Standing Tree to Standing Home’

2023-08-03T15:12:08-04:00Categories: Financing and Indigenous- led Conservation Economies, Resource|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

This links to a webpage from EcoTrust Canada on the Qwii-qwiq-sap Initiative - a project focused on building the conservation economy by empowering communities to define and create their own circles of wealth.

Governance of Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas

2025-05-27T11:31:42-04:00Categories: Governance and decision-making, Resource|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This webinar introduces foundational concepts about Indigenous approaches to governance, highlighting different examples from Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation (BC), Miꞌkma'ki (NS), Łutsël K'é Dene First Nation (NWT), and the Xeni Gwet’in First Nation (BC).

How the Tla-o-qui-aht are protecting 100% of their territory

2025-06-25T11:07:29-04:00Categories: IPCA Planning and Establishment, Resource|Tags: , , , , , , , |

This story from The Narwhal highlights how the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation transformed their territory into Tribal Parks following decades of resistance to industrial logging, including the landmark Meares Island blockade.

Pacific IPCA Innovation Centre: Anchoring a New Movement of Indigenous-led Conservation

2025-06-20T16:39:06-04:00Categories: IPCA Planning and Establishment, Longform Resource|Tags: , , , , |

This blog post introduces IPCA Innovation Centres—regional, Indigenous-led learning hubs that support the growth of Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas (IPCAs) by weaving together cultural revitalization, land-based education, and diverse knowledge systems.

Case Study: Tla-o-qui-aht Tribal Parks

2025-06-25T11:20:52-04:00Categories: First Nation, Story|Tags: , , , , |

On November 4th, 2020, the Conservation through Reconciliation Partnership and the IISAAK OLAM Foundation (IOF) co-hosted a webinar exploring IPCA governance in the Tla-o-qui-aht Tribal Parks. The webinar explored they explored Tla-o-qui-aht Tribal Parks from its origins in 1984 to present-day governance, key partnerships, and a unique financial model for supporting Tribal Parks and other IPCAs.

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