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Canada Case Study

In British Columbia, Canada, the Partnership will explore pathways coastal First Nations can take to adapt seafood systems for nutritional security and environmental stewardship in the face of climate change.

Project Updates

Q4 2024

  • Nicole welcomed a new master’s student to her team who will assist with data collection.

Q3 2024

  • no major updates.

Q2 2024

  • Andrea is developing a draft workshop plan for the Canadian case study.
  • She aims to integrate ecological principles into the existing NFF tools, and is compiling a database of emerging tools, including “stone stories”, to share with interested parties in other case studies.

Q1 2024

  • The Canada Case Study continues to progress initial work, and it is currently recruiting students.
  • There are potential plans to extend the research findings to other Indigenous groups in British Columbia and globally.

Q4 2023

  • There’s been a series of meetings at Climate Action
  • UVic – attempting to involve students from Tla’amin
  • Brian Thom – mentions they have visited Tla’amin fisheries and can see first hand how climate change is impacting supply
  • Nicole Meier
    • talks about 25 Goals – Goal 19 = Food security
    • Food security goals for Nation include:
      • training
      • better access to traditional foods
  • William – he likes to see this collaboration with the Tla’amin Nation

Team

William Cheung

University of British Columbia

Terre Satterfield

University of British Columbia

Laurie Chan

University of Ottawa

Denise Smith

ɬaʔamɩn (Tla’amin) Nation

Sachiko Ouchi

ɬaʔamɩn (Tla’amin) Nation

Karen Fediuk

Independent (Website)

April Linton

ɬaʔamɩn (Tla’amin) Nation