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"The Creator has given us the responsibility to protect the lands on which we were placed. We are to take care of and nurture everything that the Creator has given as a trust and duty to future generations of Pikangikum people.” - From Pikangikum People Sustaining Our Livelihood on the Land


A Land-Based Community Economic Renewal Initiative of Pikangikum First Nation

Today's Date: May 11, 2008

NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Posted: February 8th 2007
Pikangikum First Nation and the Ministry of Natural Resources are preparing a submission to the Ministry of the Environment seeking Environmental Assessment Act coverage for forest management on the Whitefeather Forest.

forestry crew photoThe goal of the initiative is to secure commercial forest management tenure, and forestry and protected areas opportunities within the traditional territories of our First Nation.

We have now passed a critical milestone in achieving our goal – the completion and approval of a Land Use Strategy for “Keeping the Land.”

The Initiative brings together:

  • Community-led economic renewal for Pikangikum First Nation, providing urgently needed employment for Pikangikum people through tribal enterprise
  • Conservation of the biodiversity and resource abundance of the boreal forest, protected and enhanced by the people of Pikangikum First Nation since time immemorial
  • Win-win partnerships led by Pikangikum First Nation, building consensus and harmonizing interests around key resource development issues
  • The best of local Indigenous Knowledge and western science to develop innovative, “state of the art” planning and management tools

Under the leadership of our First Nation and its partners, the Whitefeather Forest Initiative is blazing a new trail towards economic self-determination for First Nations people while protecting the abundance and diversity of the great northern forest, using planning and management tools that combine timeless wisdom with cutting edge modern technology.



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.Keeping the Land: Seeking Environmental Assessment Act Coverage for Forest Management on the Whitefeather Forest
(PDF) 213kb


.Approved Land Use Strategy – English
(PDF) 23.62MB


.Area Dedications Map (PDF) 552KB


.Background Document - Caribou Conservation (PDF) 168KB

.Background Document - Indigenous Knowledge and Research - Woodland Caribou (PDF) 12.8MB

.Background Maps

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.Where Are We?
See where the Whitefeather Forest is located.

.Photo Gallery
Photos of the Forest, the People and more...

.The Protected Areas Accord
(PDF)

.Agreement with Partnership for Public Lands
(PDF)

.The World Heritage Site Initiative

.Dialogue Schedule
Respectful dialogue to achieve understanding & consensus

.Whitefeather Forest Research Cooperative Agreement (PDF)
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.Video Gallery
Interviews and commentaries. Watch them all here...

.Slide Shows
See the new slide shows...

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