Congrats to the Nuxalk Guardians for receiving their Parks Ranger badges and legal authorities through an unprecedented pilot project with BC Parks — the result of many years of relationship building. More on the story to come. #Reconciliation BC Parks Foundation #GuardianWatchmen
We have lots to celebrate along our 20-year journey, but we're especially grateful for our Coastal #GuardianWatchmen — the women and men who protect our land and sea.
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The Graduation class of 2017 Stewardship Technician Training Program 🎉Way to go 🎉 #GuardianWatchmen @coastalGW #CoastalFirstNations #VIU
Learn about role of #GuardianWatchmen in monitoring and enforcement of laws in their territories, in fulfilling responsibilities to land + water. Check out our latest brief: wcel.org/publication/gu… #IndigenousLaw #stewardship #oceans
Guardian Watchmen gearing up for a new season. Check out last summer's article from newsletter: ccira.ca/2016/07/guardi… #GuardianWatchmen
Since 2008, First Nations have met the demands for stewardship by establishing:
✅ 18 #GuardianWatchmen programs, which operate across more than…
✅ 7 million hectares of land and water — that’s about double the size of #VancouverIsland .
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Traditional knowledge fills data gaps ow.ly/4ZI930hekfy #uvic @uvicsocialsci #guardianwatchmen Dr. Natalie Ban MEOPAR🌊 SSHRC Nat Geo PR @TidesCanada BC Marine Planning Fund National Geographic Society and Central Coast #Indigenous Fund #uvic #cdnpse #univresearch
Keeping eyes on our precious coast - another reason to support #IndigenousGuardians #GuardianWatchmen - thx #Heiltsuk boats x.com/heiltsukvoice/…
Last week we were at the Coastal #GuardianWatchmen gathering to learn + provide legal training re: enforcing #Indigenouslaw on the land and water. Thx to CoastalFirstNations for the opportunity! See our brief for more on the role of Guardians in upholding Indig laws: wcel.org/publication/gu…
#ICYMI : From coming together as a coastal alliance in 2000 to launching a network of #GuardianWatchmen , to banning oil tankers and pipelines, here are the milestones we're celebrating over the past 20 years: ow.ly/HXHu50CsTqt
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Stewards from northern Vancouver Island and beyond had a week of knowledge sharing and capacity building at Hakai’s ecological observatory on Quadra Island
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:) MT @coastalGW: Cohort 3 students in Stewardship Technicians training completed their first course with respected Heiltsuk Elder and educator Pauline Hilistis Waterfall #guardianwatchmen #indigenousguardians #stewardship pic.x.com/mbumsb2zsa
“We’re gathering with a common goal.” environmentalhealthnews.org/t/-67669236272… Shanna Baker Hakai Magazine #FirstNations #guardianwatchmen
Always stoked to spend some time working with the #GuardianWatchmen Northern Residents munching on salmon and celebrating the feast #dronestagram instagram.com/p/Bo2Kt80FiIU/…
'It’s now more important than ever to ensure that the traditional use knowledge we possess is passed on so that future generations can continue to protect our natural resources.”
Learn more about the impact of #GuardianWatchmen programs. ⤵️
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'It’s important that the traditional knowledge we possess, as Gitga’at people & as Tsimshian people, is passed on so that future generations can continue to protect our natural resources.”
Learn more about the impact of #GuardianWatchmen programs. ow.ly/ZtoN50Flal1
First Nations play a vital role as proactive stewards of their territories through regional #GuardianWatchmen programs.
Learn how they're making an impact: ow.ly/uXZL50FFC97
From environmental monitoring to professional development and funding, and more, learn how Coastal #GuardianWatchmen are charting a way forward. 🌊
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From this year's Guardians Gathering, held in Heiltsuk territory.
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“you guys signed peace treaties, so no one’s going to kill each other …”
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