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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.
living atlasproject_name:living atlasOver the years, communities have collected reams and reams of data related to changes on the landbase over time. This data, however, has never been compiled in a format that allows those commu-nities to share and use it in any meaningful way.
standing tree to standing homeproject_name:standing tree to standing homeAs a result of a visioning exercise in 2008 organized by Ecotrust Canada, five Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations have agreed on one common need across Clayoquot Sound: improved housing.
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.
On September 8–10, 2011, over 50 leaders of innovative regional initiatives from around the world gathered in Portland to “share experiences and build new frameworks to support the well being of people and place.” Discover new ways of thinking which, in time, we hope will help b
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.
Ecotrust Canada recognizes that information democracy, the sharing of knowledge, is key to transformation and resilience. Knowledge Systems therefore play a major role in our work.
On behalf of RBC GranFondo Whistler, the RBC Blue Water Project is donating $25 000 to Ecotrust Canada as part of their commitment to preserving and restoring our water resources for current and future generations.
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