From Clayoquot to the Chilcotin and Beyond

This exciting event will build awareness and understanding about tribal parks – an innovative and exciting model of First Nations-led land and resource management. In BC, tribal parks have been declared in regions like Clayoquot Sound and the Chilcotin Plateau, and aim to protect both ecological integrity and human well-being within a certain area.

Hosted by Wilderness Committee, Tla-o-qui-aht Tribal Parks, ICCA Consortium and the Yunesit'in First Nation.

WHEN:

Monday, April 27, 2015
7:00 to 9:00 p.m. (Doors open at 6:30 p.m.)

WHERE:

Atomique Productions HQ
1501 Douglas Street, Victoria

Panelists include…

• Eli Enns, North American Director, ICCA Consortium
• Chief Russell Myers-Ross, Yunesit’in First Nation (one of two Tsilhqot’in Nations behind Dasiqox Tribal Park)
• Saya Masso, Natural Resource Manager and Tribal Parks Director, Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation

This is a free event. Everyone is welcome.