First Nations
Clayoquot Climate Change Adapationproject name:Clayoquot Climate Change Adapationvideo:The climate of the Clayoquot Sound is shaped by its proximity to the Pacific Ocean and by its steep topography: generally wet and mild it is, in fact, one of the wettest places in Canada. Climate change is expected to accentuate these characteristics over the next century.
Icon collection for Use and Occupancy Maps
Ecotrust Canada cartographer and GIS trainer Eliana Macdonald, collaborating with a number of sources and First Nations practitioners, has been working to put together a collection of use and occ
Open House invitationThe team behind our Qwii-qwiq-sap: 'Standing Tree to Standing Home' initiative is hosting two public information sessions next week.
Clayoquot SoundA message from Brenda Kuecks, President, Ecotrust Canada
With this week’s scheduled meetings between Canada’s native and non-native leaders, it seems plausible to hope for some positive change.
terratruthproject_name:terratruthThe Supreme Court of Canada has affirmed that the Title and Rights of Aboriginal people must be accommodated in development on the land. A system of referrals has been established to facilitate this.
standing tree to standing homeproject_name:standing tree to standing homeAs a result of a visioning exercise in 2008 organized by Ecotrust Canada (download a copy of the 'Forestry Retreat Report' below), five Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations have agreed on one common need across Clayoquot Sou
green cultural building designproject_name:green cultural building designWe are working with Nuu-chah-nulth communities on the west coast of Vancouver Island, BC, Canada, to help them design green and culturally appropriate homes that recognize present circumstances, using today’s skills, based on yesterday’s knowledge, for future generations.
Today (Wednesday October 26, 2011), a joint statement was released regarding the first ever hearings into the violation of Indigenous land rights in Canada. Ecotrust Canada is part of the group endorsing that statement.
Neil Hughes receiving donation from RBC reps, l-r: Sylvia Kerfoot, Community Marketing Advisor and Olympian, RBC; Heather Beresford, Manager, Environmental Stewardship, Resort Municipality of Whistler; Neil; Scott Riley, Branch Manager, RBC WhistlerRoommates Jenny Lehmann and Zach Garland, first place finishers in the women’s and men’s categories of the 2011 RBC GranFondo Whistler cycle race respectively, weren’t the only winners on Saturday September 10.
On Wednesday August 24, the Lake Babine First Nation celebrated the opening of a smokehouse in the community of Tachet.
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