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Knowledge Highlights

First Nation Engagement with Flood Mapping: Advocating for Semá:th First Nation flood rights through mapping

This Knowledge Highlight examines how flood risk mapping can be conducted in partnership with First Nations communities, drawing on work with Semá:th First Nation to develop practical approaches for collaborative flood mapping and community-informed decision-making.

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Supporting Indigenous Sovereignty Through Kelp Forest Restoration and Monitoring

This Knowledge Highlight explores efforts to restore kelp forests in the northern Salish Sea, examining how climate-smart restoration of bull kelp can support marine ecosystems while strengthening collaboration with First Nations partners.

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Supporting Kitasoo Xai’xais Nation’s Cultural and Spiritual Approach to Climate Action

This Knowledge Highlight highlights the importance of reintegrating Indigenous stewardship practices, grounded in cultural and spiritual knowledge systems, into climate decision-making through research conducted in collaboration with the Kitasoo Xai’xais Nation.

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Beyond Integration: Indigenous Knowledge as a driver of paleoenvironmental research

This Knowledge Highlight explores how the T’aaku Kwáan adapted to early Holocene sea level rise and glacial change, drawing on both archaeological evidence and living memory to inform climate adaptation today.

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(Re)storying Relationships Between Humans, k̓ʷak̓aƛ (Sea Otters) & Shellfish to Support Nuu-chah-nulth Food Sovereignty

This Knowledge Highlight explores how archaeological and ecological data, alongside the voices of Hereditary leaders and Knowledge Holders, illuminate First Nations’ visions of food sovereignty in the context of sea otter recovery and climate change.

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