Heiltsuk

As the Heiltsuk Nation, we are the stewards of our traditional lands and waters, we are the eyes and ears of our territory.  A coordinated and integrated Guardian Watchmen monitoring effort will improve our ability to protect the health of our cultural and natural values and sustainably manage and steward our resources.  We will:

• Have a strong presence in our territory
• Protect our cultural resources and restore natural resources
• Be recognized as the authorities, rather than stakeholders in our territory, in terms of both knowledge and management
• Have priority access and control over food, social and ceremonial resources
• Help enforce Heiltsuk and other agency’s rules and regulations
• Control external access to other resource users
• Ensure that monitoring leads to improved decision-making and management actions
• Have control over data and access to data for future uses and management decisions