Learn their Stories, Songs, Legends & First Nation Names
IN OUR SKIESBirds, bees, bats and insects soar, buzz & flutter on our coastal winds. Take a bird's eye view of the Pacific Northwest |
IN OUR OCEANS Our oceans are nutrient rich. Learn about life beneath the waves from jellyfish to our coastal whales |
ON THE LANDFrom great bears to wee mice, the Pacific Northwest is a paradise with abundant food resources |
Eagles, cougars, bears, salmon and whales, share our oceans, land and skies. Learn about how they live, where to view them, their place in the fossil record & mythology & what they are called in Kwak'wala, the language of the Kwakwaka'wakw, those who speak Kwak'wala, who have lived On Vancouver Island and Turtle Island's west coast since time immemorial.
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SPECIES OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWESTWe share this region with some of the most exceptional wildlife on the planet. Learn their stories & their names in Kwak'wala, spoken by Kwakwaka'wakw First Nations on Canada's western shores
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conservation along the pacific northwest
Learn about initiatives that are working to protect our culture and ecosystems
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A tremendous initiative is underway to help protect and restore health to our oceans. Canada has moved to protect a huge swathe of B.C.’s west coast from ecosystem destroying threats. The plan addresses industrial extraction, bottom dragging, and poaching with the guidance of First Nations and coastal communities.
The network will extend “from the top of Vancouver Island all the way to the Canadian and American border near Alaska,” she explained. It will cover nearly 30,500 square kilometres and will help reverse the “worrying deterioration and declines” of fish-producing habitats up and down the coast, according to a summary of the plan. “The area we’re talking about here today is I think unique and precious to the world,” said BC Minister of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship Nathan Cullen. He called today’s announcement “truly a landmark achievement.” That enthusiasm was echoed by Danielle Shaw, Chief Councillor of the Wuikinuxv Nation, who described the federal government’s endorsement of the plan as a “monumental moment in history” that will “support the revitalization of fish stocks, wildlife populations, and the habitats they rely on.” “We all have a lot of work to do,” said Coastal First Nations-Great Bear Initiative (CFN) CEO Christine Smith-Martin, a member of the Haida Nation and Lax Kw’alaams community. “This is just the beginning.” The Coastal First Nations promotes community self-sufficiency and sustainable economic development on BC’s North and Central Coast and Haida Gwaii. These communities work together to build a strong, conservation-based economy that recognizes our Title and Rights, and protects our culture and ecosystems. |