Marine Stewardship, Place, and Responsibility
For Nuu-chah-nulth Nations, caring for the ocean is not new work. It is a responsibility carried through our laws, teachings, and relationships with place since time immemorial.
Through Uu-a-thluk and individually Nuu-chah-nulth Nations have and are currently advancing the development of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas (IPCAs). This work brings together Indigenous knowledge, community priorities, and western science to protect culturally and ecologically significant ocean places while upholding Indigenous governance and authority.
What This Work Is About
- How Nuu-chah-nulth Nations are advancing marine stewardship and protection
- Our journey in MPA planning and governance
- Knowledge-gathering expeditions and seamount naming work
Judith Sayers official signing of the Tang.ɢ̱wan–ḥačxwiqak–Tsig̱is Marine Protected Area (THT) MPA) Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Canada, Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council, Council of the Haida Nation, Quatsino and Pacheedaht.
