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With major project development underway across Canada — and regulatory processes being shortened — now is the time to make sure that, if you are working with consultants, you know they have your Nation's best interests at heart. There is no...

The Magnetawan River surging with spring meltwater near Magnetawan First Nation, Spring 2019

Indigenous Nations Prepare for High Waters

Every spring, a growing number of Indigenous Nations face the threat of surging meltwaters. In our recent...

Imagine what it would be like for your community to have a plan that manages its resources, tailored to your distinct values and needs.  A Land Use Plan gives your Nation the power to do just that.

The National Aboriginal Lands Managers...

“Mi’gmaq are people of communal identity. To do work that does not benefit or impact our Nation is foreign to me. That’s self-determination in practice as a Mi’gmag professional.”

Community Meeting with Aroland First Nation, 2019

“Our 3-D map was put together, painted and decorated by our community members. It is a teaching tool for our members, from community history to future planning.” – Samantha Noganosh, Head Councilor and Lands Clerk, Magnetawan First Nation

Occupation of Douglas Creek Estates. GSMacLean, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

Zeegwun and Ogichida McQuabbie helping their dad, Lands Manager Tobias McQuabbie, with field assessments at Shawanaga First Nation. 

The Magnetawan River surging with spring meltwater near Magnetawan First Nation, Spring 2019

UPDATE APRIL 2020:

Just because we're in the middle of this COVID-19 crisis doesn't mean rivers have stopped rising this spring. Whether by flood or by...

A huge shout-out to the lovely people of Wasauksing First Nation and the work they have been doing on their land use and environmental management plans! It has been a lot of fun helping create these plans and this video that explains the "why"...