Salish fire keepers gather in Interior B.C. | The Narwhal Over 100 attendees gathered for a meeting of the Salish Fire Keeper Society to discuss cultural burns, decolonizing wildfire prevention and more

Last month, the Salish Fire Keepers Society met in Kamloops to discuss the role of fire on Indigenous lands in BC. Advocates for cultural and prescribed burns, the gathering also highlighted the role of Indigenous youth in future fire stewardship. #indigenousstewardship

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Funding for Tribal sawmills!🪵The Wood Products Infrastructure Assistance program funds facilities such as sawmills and wood-processing facilities near federal or Tribal lands in need of restoration. ⏰ Deadline: April 22, 2026 👉 Apply through Grants.gov #TribalForestry #IndigenousStewardship

Testimony urges federal support for marine debris cleanup in Alaska Witnesses and nonprofits told the Senate Resources Committee that remote Alaskan shores are heavily affected by foreign‑sourced marine debris and urged the Legislature to back federal funding and logistics for backhaul and community‑led cleanups.

Alaska's coastlines are drowning in foreign debris, and local leaders are calling for urgent federal support to tackle this environmental crisis!

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#AK #AlaskaMarineDebris #IndigenousStewardship #EnvironmentalCleanup #CitizenPortal #CommunityResilience

Leaders from the Intertribal Timber Council have traveled to Brussels to advocate for policies that protect forests without compromising US Tribal rights, governance, and knowledge systems. #TribalForestry #DataSovereignty #IndigenousStewardship #IndigenousSovereignty #EUDR #GlobalTrade

Board Member Spotlight: Jason Robison — Operations Committee Chair at ITC “Management is not passive — it’s a responsibility rooted in relationships and long-term care.” Jason works to strengthen Tribal forestry by supporting all 58 member Tribes.
#TribalForestry #IndigenousStewardship

The first Intertribal Timber Council symposium in Seattle showed Tribes needed a space to learn from each other and move forestry forward together — and they built it themselves. #TribalForestry #IndigenousStewardship #ITC #ForestryLeadership #KnowledgeSharing #LandStewardship #ForestManagement

The Snoqualmie Tribe is looking for a Senior Forester! 🌲💰 Salary range begins at $88,726 👉Apply by visiting:bit.ly/3NDB1nU 🗓Applications open now!
#TribalForestry #IndigenousStewardship #ForestManagement #SustainableForests #NativeLeadership #JobOpportuntity #ConservationJobs

🚨Funding opportunity! The Community Wood Grant Program supports sawmill retooling, thermally led community wood energy systems, and innovative wood product manufacturing
⏰ Deadline: April 22, 2026
👉 Apply through Grants.gov
#TribalForestry #IndigenousStewardship #ForestHealth #WildfireResilience

🌲 ITC President Cody Desautel testifies before Congress on March 18 (livestream). Tribes do far more with far less, facing persistent funding inequities. ITC urges Congress to invest in Tribal forest management. Tune in at 3:20 pm ET 🔗 bit.ly/4uq6LgV
#TribalForestry #IndigenousStewardship

🚨 Funding Alert
Tribal Forestry programs – this funding could support your next project!
🗓 Deadline: April 22, 2026 (11:59 PM EST)
📌 Apply through Grants.gov (SAM registration required)
#TribalForestry #IndigenousStewardship #ForestHealth #WildfireResilience #HealthyForests #ForestRestoration

Texas is again where the buffalo roam Public News Service (PNS) is a member-supported news service that advocates journalism in the public interest. PNS's network of state-based news services distribute high quality public interest news…

In the 1700s, 80M bison roamed North America; then they were pushed to the brink. Now, the Texas Tribal Buffalo Project has grown a herd from 8 bison (2021) to 34, on land returning to Indigenous care for the first time in over a century.
Collab w/@dailyyonder.bsky.social
#IndigenousStewardship

The Northern Cheyenne Tribe Reclaims Sovereignty Through Solar Energy and Buffalo Restoration | The Daily Yonder Brandon Small’s pickup squeezes down a narrow dirt road lined with trees and bushes as we drive down the hillside towards the buffalo. We’re on the

The Northern Cheyenne have installed a 36kW solar array to help them restore herds of buffalo on reservation lands in southeastern Montana. The array helps the Tribe become self-sufficient, allowing them to provide both food and income for the Tribe. #indigenousstewardship

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$5.5m grant from Wildlife Conservation Board supports historic return of 10,000+ acres in the Sierra Nevada to the Washoe People LOYALTON, Calif. – On Thursday, the California Wildlife Conservation Board awarded $5.5 million to the Wášiw-šiw Land Trust to support the purchase of 10,274 acres in the Washoe tribal homelands. The property, which is located northeast...

Last November, the Wášiw-šiw Land Trust was awarded $5.5M by California’s Wildlife Conservation Board to purchase over 10K acres of Tribal homelands near Lake Tahoe. The property includes sagebrush scrub, pinyon pine, juniper, and aspen groves. #indigenousstewardship

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Colorado River Indian Tribes designate their namesake waterway a ‘living being’ with legal rights The personhood designation for the river is part of a broader "rights of nature" movement that aims to bestow new legal protections on threatened natural resources around the globe.

The Colorado River Indian Tribes have granted the Colorado River legal “personhood”, a first-of-its-kind move meant to protect the waterway as a living entity. #IndigenousStewardship #IndigenousLand

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How a Video of a Wolf Became a Global Story — and What It Reveals About Preparation, Purpose, and Partnerships | COMPASS When Dr. Kyle Artelle and his team reviewed footage from a field camera and saw a wolf pulling crab traps out of the water with remarkable purpose and efficiency, they […]

Last year, a wolf video captured global attention. 🐺

But it didn’t travel on its own.

#SciComm skills and preparation helped the research team reach a wide audience & use the moment to invite deeper conversations around #conservation & #IndigenousStewardship.

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In Aug 2025, Pauquachin First Nation hosted a 3-day international gathering on the west coast of the Saanich Peninsula in BC: Pauquachin S’uylu Skweyul (Pauquachin Spirit Days).
To learn more, check out their website here: www.pauquachinmarine.com/2025-gathering

#IndigenousStewardship #restore

Land back = habitat back.

This week: ~10,000 acres along the Klamath River purchased by the Klamath Indigenous Land Trust.

Name one place near you that deserves restoration.

#IndigenousStewardship #Conservation

The "1st time in more than a hundred years, the Klamath River is alive with the flash of returning salmon.After generations of being blocked- A river restored. A people vindicated. A future renewed. ✨
#NativeAmericanHistory #IndigenousStewardship #KlamathRiver #CulturalRevival #EnvironmentalJustice

Beavers restored to tribal lands in California benefit ecosystems This is the first installment of Mongabay’s coverage of beaver restoration in California. Read the second story. CHESTER, Calif. — The pictograph, an ochre-red outline with four paws and an…

🦫 Nature comeback story: In California, a restoration project is relocating beavers back onto tribal lands with help from the state wildlife agency and local Indigenous communities.

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#Restoration #IndigenousStewardship #WildlifeComeback #Sustainability #Animals

Tribal leaders and town partners ask legislature to waive conservation restriction on Fenn Farm purchase Representative Davis, the Stockbridge Land Trust and the Stockbridge Munsee tribal president asked the committee to support H.4648 to remove a required conservation restriction tied to an MVP grant so the Stockbridge Munsee can steward the 372‑acre Fenn Farm near Monument Mountain under indigenous land management practices.

Tribal leaders are pushing for legislation to lift a conservation restriction on a vital 372-acre land purchase, arguing it hinders their sovereignty and traditional stewardship practices.

Learn more here!

#MA #IndigenousStewardship #CitizenPortal #CulturalEcology #LandConservation

Thank you to everyone who showed up with heart & hard work. It was a powerful reminder that when community shows up, healing becomes possible.🩵 

#LandBack #IndigenousStewardship #CommunityInAction

Los Angeles council chambers read adopted land acknowledgement, honors tribal firefighters and calls to restore Indigenous stewardship At a Native American Heritage Month program Nov. 7, Los Angeles City Council read a formal land acknowledgement and the city’s Native American Indian Commission urged integrating Indigenous land stewardship, including cultural burns, into regional fire and land management. The Council and commission recognized tribal firefighting mutual aid sent to

Los Angeles City Council honors Indigenous tribes and advocates for traditional ecological practices to reshape wildfire management and restore ecological balance.

Learn more here

#LosAngelesCityLosAngelesCounty #CA #IndigenousStewardship #CitizenPortal #WildfireResilience #CulturalBurning

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#WindcallFellows #IndigenousStewardship

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Saltwater People from Torres Staits to the Salish Sea #CoastSalish #SalishSea #IndigenousStewardship #ThunderbirdCollective

So blessed for these Indigenous Pacific Ocean connections. From Gumbaynggirr to W̱SÁNEĆ to Snpink’tn #IndigenousStewardship #CulturalFire #gratitude

Follow WCS Canada for more snippets from their epic journey, and their reunion one year on #IndigenousStewardship

From sanctuary to shipping lane: LNG Canada tankers threaten BC’s whale haven | The-14 LNG Canada tankers bring deadly risks to humpback and fin whales in BC’s Douglas Channel, threatening a fragile recovery with strikes and noise pollution.

From sanctuary to shipping lane: LNG Canada tankers threaten BC’s whale haven
#IndigenousPeoples #BC #Canada #GitgaatNation #IndigenousStewardship #IndigenousRights #LNGCanada #BCWhales #DouglasChannel #HumpbackWhales #FinWhales #MarineLife #Oil #Gas
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🌲 Centuries of ancestral knowledge guide sustainable practices. Indigenous-led conservation blends tradition with resilience. Listen to wisdom. #TraditionalEcology #IndigenousStewardship 🧠🌎

This work was done under a research partnership with Tsleil-Waututh Nation, @ubcoceans.bsky.social, @mitacscanada.bsky.social, and Kerr Wood Leidal, under Tsleil-Waututh sovereignty. #LandBack #IndigenousScience #IndigenousStewardship 2/2

🤝 Show Up for Tribal Leadership
Support co-management, amplify Indigenous ocean care, and listen.

💡 Resilience is ancestral. We’re here to learn, uplift, and stand alongside.
#OceanHoptimism #IndigenousStewardship #LandBackSeaBack