Past Events

In 2022 a first of its kind agreement was reached between the Province of B.C. and Kitasoo Xai’xais and Nuxalk Nations which recognized Coastal Guardian Watchmen with Park Ranger authorities within the parks and protected areas in their ancestral territories. On February 15th 2024 Ernest (Ernie)...

For the final Guardian's Hour of 2023, we are inviting all Indigenous Guardians and on the land workers to share their highlights from the past year! Bring your stories (and photos!) about the work you have done this year and what makes you proud to be a Guardian. Come to this event ready to share...

For October's Guardian’s Hour, we will discuss how Indigenous Guardian Programs are engaging and supporting their communities. Hosted by Gitanyow Lax'yip Guardian and TST facilitator, Jimmy Morgan, Guardian's Hour is a free monthly event exclusively for Indigenous Guardians (the technicians or on...

This event is designed for Indigenous Guardians who identify as women, Two Spirit, and/or gender diverse to come together and share stories and ideas for how to uplift and support one another as Indigenous Guardians. The hour will be devoted to having a conversation between attendees around what it...

Wondering how your Indigenous Guardian program can engage and involve youth? Are you running or interested in creating a youth on the land program? Are you curious about tools that could support youth programming in your community? For April’s Guardian's Hour we will be discussing how Indigenous...

Indigenous Guardians are providing immense benefits to their communities and beyond. How do Guardians and their teams highlight the unique value they bring not only to their community but to the public? See how CFN documented the contributions of Coastal Guardian Watchmen to the broader public...

On March 8th join the TST for a special Guardians Hour: A Celebration on International Women’s Day. This Guardian's Hour, we will create space to share stories and ideas for uplifting and supporting Indigenous Guardians who identify as women, Two Spirit, and/or gender- diverse. Hosted by TST...

Is your Indigenous Guardian program interested in using wildlife cameras for monitoring? Not sure where to start? The Indigenous Guardians Technical Support Team (TST) hosted this webinar to share how Indigenous Guardians can use wildlife cameras to support their monitoring goals. We heard from...

This summer the Indigenous Guardians Technical Support Team (TST) and Conservation through Reconciliation Partnership (CRP) co-hosted Indigenous Guardians and IPCAs. The feedback was clear, Indigenous Guardians want more! On December 5th we hosted Indigenous Guardians and IPCAs Part 2 where we took...