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Introducing Our Team A source of support & expertise for all partners
Indigenous Leadership Initiative:
Dahti Tsetso, Deputy Director
Valerié Courtois, Director
Ethel Blondin-Andrew, Senior Advisor
Robert Overvold, Senior Advisor
Support from Makeway:
Larry Innes, Strategic Advisor
Steve Ellis, Northern Program Lead
Brie O’Keefe, Policy Specialist
Alexa Scully, Community Support Specialist
Lona Collins, PFP Admin Support
International Boreal Conservation Campaign:
Steve Kallick, Director
Support from Planit North:
Cathy Wilkinson, Senior Advisor
Shannon Bower, Manager, Env & Research
Emily Cousins, Communications Director
Dan Partin, IBCC Finance Manager
The Pew Charitable Trusts
Gretchen Tearle, Senior Officer IBCC
NWT PFP Taking Care of Land & People a big picture discussion on this opportunity
WHAT IS A PFP?
A long term investment strategy
designed to support locally-driven
conservation initiatives and related
economic development opportunities.
What kind of activities can a PFP support?
✔ Land Use Planning
✔ Protected/Conserved Areas
✔ Stewardship & Indigenous
Guardian Programs
✔ Community Health & Wellness
✔ Related Economic Development
PFPs are designed and adapted to
regional contexts and priorities.
WHY THE NWT? • Recognized as a leader in Indigenous-led conservation and stewardship • Considered a significant area globally where investments could support meaningful and significant impacts • Thaidene Nëné, Edéhzhíe and Ts’udé Nilįné Tuyeta represent examples of Indigenous leadership in conservation that protect cultural and ecological values and act as a basis for community prosperity for the long term
Few places on earth reflect
these values and the scope
of opportunity here in the
NWT. “What do we risk by
doing nothing?”
We need to ask ourselves:
EARLY VISION
• Strengthen Indigenous culture,
language & ways of living
• Achieve permanent conservation
outcomes across the Northwest
Territories
• Improve the economy, health &
well-being of communities
• Ensure sustainable development & an
equitable distribution of benefits
PARTNERSHIP-BASED
Government
Indigenous
of Northwest
Governments
Territories
Government of Private Donors
Canada
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What is the potential of this opportunity for the NWT?
If we work together we could raise significant investments for existing & new protected areas, finalizing land use plans, growing Indigenous Guardian & Stewardship programs, diversifying our economy, investing in our healing and wellness, building community capacity, advancing reconciliation - inspiring a new future!
Spotlighting some outcomes known today to help
the potential of
us understand
tomorrow…Dehcho K’éhodi & Edéhzhíe
➢ DFN: 8 full-time coordinating staff,
approximately 16 summer seasonal Guardians,
and 8 year-round Guardians
➢ ECCC: 2 full time staff
➢ Investments back into NWT economy via
equipment and infrastructure purchases and
annually numerous, short-term contract positions
anually
➢ The Edéhzhíe Protected Area permanently
protects 14,218 km2 of land using both federal and
Dene laws for an area that is both culturally &
ecologically significant using a model of
co-governanceDehcho K’éhodi & Edéhzhíe
➢ Enables local/regional leadership for
community-identified research, monitoring and
programming priorities
➢ Extensive safety training increases local capacity
➢ Guardian support for emergency response
➢ Support to local/regional COVID response(s)
➢ Food security: fish and meat harvest
“Being on the land, in the Dene way, protects the land”
- Dehcho K’ehodi guiding principleDehcho K’éhodi & Edéhzhíe
➢ Implements culturally-relevant, land based
programs
➢ Contributes positively to sense Dehcho pride &
identity
➢ Helps fulfill cultural responsibilities to care for
land, water, and the next generations
➢ Supports health & wellness programs regionallyThaidene Nene
➢ An Indigenous Protected Area, a National
Park Reserve, a Territorial Protected Area,
and a Territorial Wildlife Area jointly
designated by LKDFN, the GNWT, and the
Government of Canada.
➢ LKDFN: 7 full-time (including 4 full-time
Guardians) and 4 summer seasonal jobs
which are youth oriented
➢ Parks Canada: 5 full-time, 3 summer seasonal
➢ Dozens of short-term contract positions
annuallyThaidene Nene
TDN contributes significantly to local economy:
➢ LKDFN makes approximately $1.5M in
TDN management and stewardship
expenditures per year, including staff,
contracts, supplies, logistics,
transportation, etc.
➢ Parks Canada committed to spending
$32M on TDN in first twelve years of
establishment, and at least $3M annually
after that
➢ GNWT committed to spending $290K per
year on TDN, though they are spending
more than this alreadyThaidene Nene
➢ Visitor and Administration Centre in
design
➢ Guardian patrol cabins built
➢ New housing units for TDN staff due
➢ Three independent local tourism
operators licensed and operating
➢ LKDFN purchase of Frontier Lodge -
rebranding as “Gateway to Thaidene
Nene”. Lodge upgraded and fully booked
for 2022 and 2023, with an extended
season from previous years of operationTs’udé Nilįné Tuyeta
➢ Established in 2019 under territorial and K’ahsho
Got’ine law. Described as a “breadbasket” by the
people. It protects 10,000 km2 of ecologically and
culturally significant lands and water.
➢ Strong mandate to support language, culture,
facilitate land-based programs, improve
community access to the area and monitor for
climate change.
➢ The K’asho Go’tine Foundation formed to help the
community fulfill their mandate
➢ The Tuyeta Management Board enables
government-to-government partnership between
the K’ahsho Got’ine and the GNWTTs’udé Nilįné Tuyeta
➢ 2 full-time and 2 part-time administrative
staff
➢ 4 full-time Guardians
➢ 60 short-term positions (Spring 2022)
➢ 100 short-term positions (Spring 2021)
➢ Guardians support local emergency
response (including flooding, search &
rescue), local COVID response, implement
community-identified priorities for
language, culture & land-based programs,
implement the community’s priorities for
research & monitoringAnd we know there are many more examples!
We need to grow
these
Indigenous-led
outcomes and new
opportunities
TOGETHEREarly NT-based research into two
Indigenous-led stewardship and
Because a strong guardian programs has shown that
every $1 invested is leading to $2.5
economic strategy returned with the potential to go as
NEEDS a strong
high as $4 returned
conservation strategy Similar research in coastal BC shows
this return on investment can range
as high as $1:$20We asked IGs “how can this opportunity support your needs?” These early outcomes/building blocks were shared:
THRIVING CULTURE
Includes: Our Way of Life, Traditional Land Use &
Knowledge, Language & Laws, Youth & Education,
Indigenous Rights & Sovereignty, and Land Use Plans &
Land Claims.
➢ Focuses on supporting cultural knowledge in a way
that prioritizes Indigenous rights, tradition & values
and supports youth into the future.
➢ Indigenous rights, culture, and traditions need
to be at the forefront of conservation work.THRIVING CULTURE Examples of potential NWT PFP goals & strategies: • Improve mental & physical health of all NWT communities • Improve access to culturally relevant substance abuse/addiction programs • Improve food security & sovereignty • Strengthen Indigenous languages, cultures & support for the generational transfer of knowledge Examples of potential activities that could be supported: • Traditional livelihoods, food sovereignty & harvesting programs • Land-based, culturally appropriate mental health and wellness programs • Programs to increased local employment in areas of culture, health and wellness • Land-based programs • Indigenous languages programs • Initiatives to enable Indigenous knowledge sharing • Indigenous Guardian programs
PROTECTING THE LAND
Includes: Important places, Protected Areas, Guardians, Caribou,
Environmental Concerns, Remediation and Reclamation, and
Indigenous-led Research and Stewardship.
➢ Focuses strongly on the physical aspects of land stewardship and
emphasizes the interrelationships between land and living
things. People aren't distinct or separate from the the land.
➢ Approach conservation and land protection
in a way that prioritizes
connections between
people and place.PROTECTING THE LAND Examples of potential NWT PFP goals & strategies: • Healthy wildlife and fish populations that support community-based food security • Improved data collection on ecosystem health and environmental quality • Ensuring clean water now and into the future • Prioritizing Indigenous-led management approaches Examples of potential activities that could be supported: • Completing the Akaitcho Land Use Plan • Finalizing the Dehcho Land Use Plan • Revisions to Land Use Plans in other communities/regions • Establishing protected & conserved areas • Costs for the management of existing & new protected & conserved areas • Remediation of contaminated sites • Expanding research and monitoring programs • Indigenous Guardian programs
Building Community Capacity
Includes: Food Security, Community Wellness, Collaboration &
Networking, Infrastructure, and Capacity.
➢ Focuses on the human resource, staffing, and funding
needs to ensure community-scale activities and programs
succeed.
➢ Basic needs must be met to
optimize the success and
function of programming.BUILDING COMMUNITY CAPACITY Examples of potential NWT PFP goals & strategies: • Ensuring an improved sense of pride, confidence & purpose within Indigenous communities • Improving the capacity governments to make informed decisions • Strengthen & expand the NWT workforce through increased training & skills development • Improved access to infrastructure and equipment needs Examples of potential activities that could be supported: • Educational and training programs • Apprenticeships • Land-based programming • Firefighting, fire suppression, search & rescue, digital media, other courses • Traditional crafts and livelihoods • Community-led research and monitoring programs • Finance & administration training • Leadership development programs • Indigenous Guardian programs
Healthy and Equitable Economy
Includes: Self-Sufficiency, Funding Best Practices, and Flexibility.
➢ Prioritizes the development of robust and sustainable
economies within communities in ways that align with
community valuesHEALTHY & EQUITABLE ECONOMIES Examples of NWT PFP potential goals & strategies: • Diversify local/regional economies • Provide increased opportunities for culturally-relevant employment Examples of potential activities that could be supported: • Capital & infrastructure investments • Northern tourism • Sustainable, community-based fisheries • Traditional harvest processing facilities & freezers • Local cooperatives for traditional crafts, business loans & training • Entrepreneurial support in the form of low interest loans/grants • Outfitters and/or cultural competency programs for guides/outfitters • Locally-led museums, heritage and cultural centers • Mackenzie Valley Fur Program • Renewable energy investments • Increased employment opportunities in stewardship and Guardians programs
Guardians
➢ The theme of Guardians, while
included in the ‘Protecting the Land’
category, was truly cross-cutting across
all themes!
➢ There was strong interest expressed by
all IGs on the value and desire to
support and develop Guardian
programs
Photo from LandNeedsGuardians.caMapping the trail… if we work together we can find common ground and our way forward
Efforts could lead to
investments for these
Indigenous-led efforts
and other windows of
opportunityOur Proposed
Approach Community,
Community, Regional &
Regional,
Territorial Discussions
Territorial Input
Focused Discussions
Partner Roundtables
All partners working & paddling
togetherMilestones
May 2022 Winter 2023 March 2023
1st All-Partners Roundtable 3rd All-Partners Roundtable Near final NWT PFP
Finalization &
NWT PFP Working Group: codrafting NWT PFP and reporting back to decision-makers
approval processes
Fall 2022 June 2023
2nd All-Partners Roundtable finalize approvalsas our Elders say,
…we need to take care of the land, using
our ways, so we can take care of people
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