Let Us Teach You: Exploring Empowerment for Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas in B.C.

Published by: David Suzuki Foundation and partners
Authored by: Julie Gardner
Partners: University of Guelph, Real Estate Foundation of BC

Environmental rights British Columbia, Indigenous protected and conserved areas, Indigenous Peoples, conservation, policy and regulation, community and culture

As a part of its efforts to support Indigenous-led conservation, the David Suzuki Foundation coordinated a conversation between the Province of British Columbia, the federal government and several First Nations about how to create a supportive regulatory landscape so that Indigenous communities are empowered to successfully establish and govern Indigenous protected and conserved areas. This report provides a summary of that workshop.