#British Columbia

[tepkunset]

Rainbow Eyes, a Da'naxda'xw Awaetlala land defender, was just sentenced to 60 days in prison.

Don't forget about Ada'itsx / Fairy Creek!

#fairy creek #british columbia #canada

[fiapple]

(taken from @/sarahofmagdalene on instagram.)

A NOTE TO THOSE WHO MAY BE PARTICIPATING IN PRO PALESTINE ACTIONS IN VANCOUVER.

Please, even if you don’t live in Vancouver, reblog to spread awareness. The canadian media isn’t covering the protests, let alone the hostility protesters face, so we can only rely on each other to get news like this around!

EDIT: if you have either made this post about whether the punisher would disagree with the above, or you intend to do that, you are now being heavily advised to donate to either unrwa or the pcrf. i don’t care if you can’t spare more than a fucking nickel, donate the nickel. you saw a post about trying to keep anti-genocide protesters safe & reacted like this was fandom discourse, pay up & learn how to fuckin behave.

reblog this version going forward please.

#holy shit this is terrifying #free palestine #free gaza #gaza strip #gaza genocide #british columbia #protest safety #canada #vancouver #bc #gaza #palestine

[reasonsforhope]

"In a historic “first-of-its-kind” agreement the government of British Colombia has acknowledged the aboriginal ownership of 200 islands off the west coast of Canada.

The owners are the Haida nation, and rather than the Canadian government giving something to a First Nation, the agreement admits that the “Xhaaidlagha Gwaayaai” or the “islands at the end of world,” always belonged to them, a subtle yet powerful difference in the wording of First Nations negotiating.

BC Premier David Eby called the treaty “long overdue” and once signed, will clear the way for half a million hectares (1.3 million acres) of land to be managed by the Haida.

Postal service, shipping lanes, school and community services, private property rights, and local government jurisdiction, will all be unaffected by the agreement, which will essentially outline that the Haida decide what to do with the 200 or so islands and islets.

“We could be facing each other in a courtroom, we could have been fighting each other for years and years, but we chose a different path,” said Minister of Indigenous Relations of BC, Murray Rankin at the signing ceremony, who added that it took creativity and courage to “create a better world for our children.”

Indeed, making the agreement outside the courts of the formal treaty process reflects a vastly different way of negotiating than has been the norm for Canada.

“This agreement won’t only raise all boats here on Haida Gwaii – increase opportunity and prosperity for the Haida people and for the whole community and for the whole province – but it will also be an example and another way for nations – not just in British Columbia, but right across Canada – to have their title recognized,” said Eby.

In other words, by deciding this outside court, Eby and the province of BC hope to set a new standard for how such land title agreements are struck."

-via Good News Network, April 18, 2024

#canada #indigenous #first nations #haida #british columbia #canadian politics #land back #indigenous peoples #indigenous rights #indigenous land

[allthecanadianpolitics]

Long considered extinct, pentl'ach has now been declared a living language and added to British Columbia's official list of First Nations languages.  The reclassification of pentl'ach (pronounced "PUNT-lutch") was the result of both linguistic and administrative work by the Qualicum First Nation on Vancouver Island's east coast, with support from the First Peoples' Cultural Council.  The Coast Salish language had been considered extinct because the last well known fluent speaker died in the 1940s.  But Mathew Andreatta, a Qualicum member and researcher with the pentl'ach revitalization project, said the language was never truly gone.  Andreatta called the reclassification "an affirmation of something that we've always known and that we've always felt." He said the move is important because it is healing for his people, but also because it opens more doors to continue revitalizing the language. 

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Tagging: @politicsofcanada

#Indigenous #First Nations #pentl'ach #indigenous languages #cdnpoli #canada #canadian politics #Qualicum First Nation #Vancouver Island #british columbia

[colorsoutofearth]

Male sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) in Adams River, British Columbia

Photos by Alex Mustard

#Oncorhynchus nerka #Oncorhynchus #salmon #sockeye salmon #red #fish #red fish #male salmon #salmon river #adams river #river #river fish #british columbia #animals #wildlife #nature #breeding season

[aestum]

(by Lianhao Qu)

#vertical #landscape #x #a #watsf #curators on tumblr #water #trees #mountain #Lianhao Qu #waterfall #cliff #Windermere #British Columbia #canada

[mx-xcitement]

i was inspired by my last rb.

#i’m sorry the rest of the world #canada #geography #poll #polls #north america #yukon #northwest territories #nunavut #british columbia #alberta #saskatchewan #manitoba #ontario #québec #newfoundland #newfoundland and labrador #prince edward island #new brunswick #nova scotia #simon says

[petitworld]

Mountain meadow near North Bend, British Columbia, Canada by Justin Brown

#canada #north bend #british columbia #mountain #mountains #meadow #meadows #landscape #nature #flowers #wild flowers #nature aesthetic #petitworld favs #petitworld

[maureen2musings]

juusohd

#West Vancouver #British Columbia #storm clouds #stormy mountains #curators on tumblr

[lionfloss]

Selkirk mountains, Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada

#Revelstoke #british columbia #canada #mountains #river #wildflowers #photography #curators on tumblr #nature #Aesthetic #nature photography #trees #forest #woods #landscapes #1k

[vintagecamping]

A lonesome cowboy cools his horse down in the glacial waters of Kinney Lake

British Columbia, Canada

1966

#vintage camping #campfire light #mt robson #british columbia #canada #cowboy #kinney lake #history #travel #1960s

[j-k-i-ng]

“The Autumn Express” by | Zach Doehler

Vancouver Island, British Columbia

#vancouver island #landscape #nature #autumn #fall #architecture #travel #british columbia #canada #curators on tumblr #uploads

[expressions-of-nature]

Floe Lake, Kootenay National Park by Darren Umbsaar

#british columbia #nature #lake #fall #mountains #hiking #reflection #landscape #curators on tumblr #uploads

[reasonsforhope]

For years, the people of the Kitasoo/Xai’xais First Nation watched over their waters and waited. They had spent nearly two decades working with Canada’s federal government to negotiate protections for Kitasu Bay, an area off the coast of British Columbia that was vulnerable to overfishing.

But the discussions never seemed to go anywhere. First, they broke down over pushback from the fishing industry, then over a planned oil tanker route directly through Kitasoo/Xai’xais waters.

“We were getting really frustrated with the federal government. They kept jumping onboard and then pulling out,” says Douglas Neasloss, the chief councillor and resource stewardship director of the Kitasoo/Xai’xais First Nation. “Meanwhile, we’d been involved in marine planning for 20 years – and we still had no protected areas.”

Instead, the nation watched as commercial overfishing decimated the fish populations its people had relied on for thousands of years.

Nestled on the west coast of Swindle Island, approximately 500km north of Vancouver, Kitasu Bay is home to a rich array of marine life: urchins and abalone populate the intertidal pools, salmon swim in the streams and halibut take shelter in the deep waters. In March, herring return to spawn in the eelgrass meadows and kelp forests, nourishing humpback whales, eagles, wolves and bears.

“Kitasu Bay is the most important area for the community – that’s where we get all of our food,” Neasloss says. “It’s one of the last areas where you still get a decent spawn of herring.”

So in December 2021, when the Department of Fisheries and Oceans withdrew from discussions once again, the nation decided to act. “My community basically said, ‘We’re tired of waiting. Let’s take it upon ourselves to do something about it,’” Neasloss says.

What they did was unilaterally declare the creation of a new marine protected area (MPA). In June 2022, the nation set aside 33.5 sq km near Laredo Sound as the new Gitdisdzu Lugyeks (Kitasu Bay) MPA – closing the waters of the bay to commercial and sport fishing.

It is a largely unprecedented move. While other marine protected areas in Canada fall under the protection of the federal government through the Oceans Act, Kitasu Bay is the first to be declared under Indigenous law, under the jurisdiction and authority of the Kitasoo/Xai’xais First Nation.

Pictured: "In some ways, I hope someone challenges us" … the Kitasoo/Xai’xais stewardship authority.

Although they did not wait for government approval, the Kitasoo did consult extensively: the declaration was accompanied by a draft management plan, finalised in October after three months of consultation with industry and community stakeholders. But the government did not provide feedback during that period, according to Neasloss, beyond an acknowledgment that it had received the plan...

Approximately 95% of British Columbia is unceded: most First Nations in the province of British Columbia never signed treaties giving up ownership of their lands and waters to the crown. This puts them in a unique position to assert their rights and title, according to Neasloss, who hopes other First Nations will be inspired to take a similarly proactive approach to conservation...

Collaboration remains the goal, and Neasloss points to a landmark agreement between the Haida nation and the government in 1988 to partner in conserving the Gwaii Haanas archipelago, despite both parties asserting their sovereignty over it. A similar deal was made in 2010 for the region’s 3,400 sq km Gwaii Haanas national marine conservation area.

“They found a way to work together, which is pretty exciting,” says Neasloss. “And I think there may be more Indigenous protected areas that are overlaid with something else.”

-via The Guardian, 5/3/23

#indigenous #indigenous issues #indigenous sovereignty #canada #british columbia #land back #first nations #tribal sovereignty #pacific northwest #marine protected area #conservation #sustainability #overfishing #marine science #canadian government #kitasoo-xai'xais #direct action #good news #hope

[allthecanadianpolitics]

Tomorrow, the Palestinian Youth Movement issued a call to action to all supporters of Palestine in Canada to support the protestors who are going to be protesting in D.C. at the White House tomorrow. Here is the list of all the protests that have been confirmed for tomorrow. Remember to wear a mask or cover the lower half of your face with a kuffiyeh, to avoid detection by harassment and doxxing campaign orgs. Stay safe and spread the message.

#cdnpoli #Free Palestine #Ontario #Québec #Nova Scotia #British Columbia #Manitoba #Saskatchewan #Newfoundland & Labrador #Yukon #New Brunswick #Alberta

[sammfisherphoto]

sammfisherphoto

#photographer #vancouver #photography #nature #travel #flowers #naturecore #aesthetic #british columbia #landscape #forestcore #photooftheday #photographers on tumblr #wonderland #cottagecore #urban forest #sunset #pastel aesthetic #bokeh #summer #beach #kitsilano beach #kits beach #tumblrphotos #instatumblr