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    • 1. Get to know the Toolkit
    • 2. Learn About Indigenous Guardian Programs
    • 3. Start an Indigenous Guardian Program
    • 4. Create a Vision, Plan and Prioritize
    • 5. Set up a Governance Structure
    • 6. Fund an Indigenous Guardian program
    • 7. Hire and Manage Staff
    • 8. Run a Safe Operation
    • 9. Develop Training and Build Capacity
    • 10. Monitor and Collect Data
    • 11. Conduct Research
    • 12. Establish Presence and Authority
    • 13. Engage the Community
    • 14. Involve Youth
    • 15. Establish Relationships with Resource Agencies
    • 16. Create a Network or Alliance
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Indigenous Guardians Map

Communities who have added themselves to this map are conducting guardian activities on their lands and waters.
  • Ahousaht Nation

    Ahousaht Nation

  • Arctic Borderlands Ecological Knowledge Society

    Arctic Borderlands Ecological Knowledge Society

  • Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation

    Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation

  • Carcross Tagish First Nation

    Carcross Tagish First Nation

  • Central Coast Indigenous Resource Alliance (CCIRA)

    Central Coast Indigenous Resource Alliance (CCIRA)

  • Citxw Nlakapamux Assembly - Nlaka'pamux Guardians

    Citxw Nlakapamux Assembly - Nlaka'pamux Guardians

  • Coastal Stewardship Network

    Coastal Stewardship Network

  • Council of Haida Nation

    Council of Haida Nation

  • Da'naxda'xw/Awaetlala First Nation Guardian Program

    Da'naxda'xw/Awaetlala First Nation Guardian Program

  • Dane Nan Yḗ Dāh Kaska Land Guardian Program

    Dane Nan Yḗ Dāh Kaska Land Guardian Program

  • Dehcho First Nations

    Dehcho First Nations

  • Fort Folly First Nation

    Fort Folly First Nation

  • Fort Nelson First Nation

    Fort Nelson First Nation

  • Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs

    Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs

  • Glooscap First Nation

    Glooscap First Nation

  • Gwa'sala-'Nakwaxda'xw Nations

    Gwa'sala-'Nakwaxda'xw Nations

  • Ha-ma-yas Stewardship Network

    Ha-ma-yas Stewardship Network

  • Indigenous Leadership Initiative

    Indigenous Leadership Initiative

  • Innu Nation

    Innu Nation

  • Inuvik/Tuktoyaktuk Community Fishery Plan

    Inuvik/Tuktoyaktuk Community Fishery Plan

  • Kaska Dena Council

    Kaska Dena Council

  • Kelly Lake Metis Community

    Kelly Lake Metis Community

  • Kitasoo Xai'xais First Nation - Kitasoo Xai'Xais Watchman Program

    Kitasoo Xai'xais First Nation - Kitasoo Xai'Xais Watchman Program

  • Kitsumkalum

    Kitsumkalum

  • Kw​adacha Nation

    Kw​adacha Nation

  • Lutsel K’e Dene First Nation

    Lutsel K’e Dene First Nation

  • Marian Watershed Stewardship Program | Tłı̨chǫ Aquatic Ecosystem Monitoring Program | Boots-on-the-Ground Program

    Behchokǫ̀, Northwest Territories

    Marian Watershed Stewardship Program | Tłı̨chǫ Aquatic Ecosystem Monitoring Program | Boots-on-the-Ground Program

  • Metlakatla First Nation

    Metlakatla First Nation

  • Miawpukek First Nation

    Miawpukek First Nation

  • Miawpukek First Nation

    Miawpukek First Nation

  • Mikisew Cree First Nation

    Mikisew Cree First Nation

  • Misipawistik Cree Nation

    Misipawistik Cree Nation

  • Nak’azdli Whut’en

    Nak’azdli Whut’en

  • Nisga'a Nation

    Nisga'a Nation

  • Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation

    Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation

  • North East Superior Regional Chiefs Forum

    North East Superior Regional Chiefs Forum

  • Norway House Cree Nation

    Norway House Cree Nation

  • NunatuKavut Community Council

    NunatuKavut Community Council

  • Nunavut Wildlife Management Board

    Nunavut Wildlife Management Board

  • Nuxalk Nation

    Nuxalk Nation

  • Poplar River First Nation

    Poplar River First Nation

  • Tahltan Central Government

    Tahltan Central Government

  • Taku River Tlingit First Nation

    Taku River Tlingit First Nation

  • Tla'amin Nation

    Tla'amin Nation

  • Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation

    Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation

  • Tobique First Nation

    Tobique First Nation

  • Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in

    Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in

  • Unama'ki Institute of Natural Resources

    Unama'ki Institute of Natural Resources

  • Wuikinuxv Nation

    Wuikinuxv Nation

  • Xaxli'p First Nation

    Xaxli'p First Nation

  • Xeni Gwet'in First Nations

    Xeni Gwet'in First Nations

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  • Chapters
    • 1. Get to know the Toolkit
    • 2. Learn About Indigenous Guardian Programs
    • 3. Start an Indigenous Guardian Program
    • 4. Create a Vision, Plan and Prioritize
    • 5. Set up a Governance Structure
    • 6. Fund an Indigenous Guardian program
    • 7. Hire and Manage Staff
    • 8. Run a Safe Operation
    • 9. Develop Training and Build Capacity
    • 10. Monitor and Collect Data
    • 11. Conduct Research
    • 12. Establish Presence and Authority
    • 13. Engage the Community
    • 14. Involve Youth
    • 15. Establish Relationships with Resource Agencies
    • 16. Create a Network or Alliance
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