Investing in Indigenous conservation to create a more resilient economy

We can deliver the same benefits here in Canada by making Indigenous-led conservation a key part of the country’s economic recovery plan.

Elders teach us that if we take care of the land, the land will take care of us—all of us. That’s why strong, Indigenous communities will bolster nearby towns and cities across the North and sustain the clean air and water and plentiful plants and animals all Canadians depend on, writes Steven Nitah. Photograph courtesy of Government of Northwest Territories

Opinion

BY STEVEN NITAH

June 22, 2020

LUTSEL K'E, N.W.T.—Across Canada, people have done their part to reduce the threat of COVID-19 over the past few months. They have stayed home, observed social distances and supported medical workers. In Indigenous communities, many families have gone out on the land to further shield one another ...

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