| Heart of the Boreal Proceedings Available | 07 April 05 |
 The proceedings of the January 2004 workshop, Shared Values in the Heart of the Boreal, between First Nations and conservation groups are now available on the Wildlands League web site. Co sponsored by Wildlands League in Ontario and Manitoba Wildlands, the gathering was a 'watershed' moment in relations between Aboriginal Peoples and conservation groups in Manitoba and Ontario.The historic workshop took place in Thunder Bay, Ontario January 2004. The event brought together over eighty members and representatives from 17 First Nations and 9 conservation groups to talk about ways to work together to care for the Heart of the Boreal, an intact boreal region shared between Ontario and Manitoba. Key Aboriginal speakers and leaders in land use planning presented their experiences and lessons learned from regions across Canada. Elders played an important role in sharing their knowledge and guiding the direction of the bilingual workshop (carried out in both Ojibway and English). Through an open and respectful dialogue participants acknowledged challenges in the past. They also acknowledged urgency and opportunity for future collaboration between First Nations and conservation groups to conserve and protect the future of the Heart of the Boreal. View the proceedings of the January 2004 workshop Shared Values in the Heart of the Boreal (PDF) |
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