Political and Indigenous leaders hope to replicate success of British Columbia’s Great Bear Rainforest conservation area
The timeline to get plans in place is “daunting”, said Gaagwiis, especially with the task of working with 15 Indigenous nations alongside two levels of government. “But we’re seeing a public commitment by the government to an international audience, so we’re optimistic that the conditions politically inand internationally are aligned with Indigenous interests as well. It’s up to us all to figure out what it takes to get it done.
But the name itself, created by non-Indigenous activists in the 1990s to generate public interest and solidarity, has long been a point of contention among, who say it glosses over the fact that the sprawling forest is home to 26 First Nations and six distinct languages.
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