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