Salmon Parks Relaw Project

Round 2West CoastNorth Vancouver IslandIndigenous Knowledges and Land-based Learning
Written By Julia Bendtsen

Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nations

Photo: Nature Based Solutions Foundation

The purpose of this project is to document Nuu-chah-nulth laws and governance within the Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nation, particularly focusing on the responsibility of the ha’wiih (hereditary leaders) to oversee the ha-houlthee (chiefly territories comprising lands, waters, air, and people). The documentation and codification of these laws, with community support, will empower MMFN to safeguard the Nation’s watersheds from threats such as industrial logging. This includes the establishment of salmon parks and assisting the MMFN Council of Chiefs in reclaiming governance over these vital territories.

CATEGORY
Indigenous Knowledges
and Land-based Learning

WATERSHED(S)
North Vancouver Island

GRANT AMOUNT
$ 150,000

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