Indigenous Guardians & the Case for Investment: Findings from Coastal First Nations Report

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, industry, provincial and federal governments at this TST webinar.

The TST was joined by guest speaker Aroha Miller from Coastal First Nations – Great Bear Initiative (CFN) who shared her experience as Program Manager of the Coastal Stewardship Network and highlighted key insights from the report Coastal Guardian Watchmen: Stewarding The Coast for All, a Case for Investment. The benefits of Guardian programs are well understood from the perspective of communities. However, as we know, the benefits of Guardians extend well beyond individual Indigenous Nations/communities. This report systematically investigates and chronicles the contributions of Guardians that result in benefits to the general public, industry, provincial and federal governments and others.


Hosted by Nature United’s Indigenous Guardians Technical Support Team (TST), this webinar included a discussion around how Indigenous Guardians are contributing to public knowledge and understanding around environmental stewardship.