Feds should fund indigenous environmental guardians network

Researchers studying a similar Australian program suggested that for every $1 invested, $3 in social, economic, and cultural value is created.
Participants in the Innu Nation guardians program (Minashkuat Kanakutuatak) in Labrador take part in fieldwork training.
OTTAWA—When it comes to protecting the land, water, flora, and fauna around mining operations, companies use a wide range of tools, technologies, and expertise. Increasingly, that expertise comes in the form of traditional knowledge from local indigenous communities. But innovative solutions are n...

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