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April 13 Event- Indigenous Perspectives for Sustaining Healthy Forests

Date: Tuesday, April 13th, 7 to 9 p.m. PSTLocation: Mill Bay Community Hall1035 Shawnigan Lake – Mill Bay Rd. Mill Bay BC Join through Zoom here. The Shawnigan Basin Society and the BC Coalition Institute are co-hosting a workshop series on “Sustaining Healthy Forests” in the Cowichan region to encourage citizen engagement in advocating forContinue reading “April 13 Event- Indigenous Perspectives for Sustaining Healthy Forests”

Connections between planetary health, indigenous sovereignty, and sports

Reflections from the 2019 British Columbia Coalition Institute By Claire Remington A recent UN report celebrated the insight that “Indigenous sovereignty could save the planet.” At the British Columbia Coalition Institute workshop at the University of Victoria, Dr. Shannon Waters, a member of Stz’uminus First Nation and a Medical Health Officer with the Vancouver Island HealthContinue reading “Connections between planetary health, indigenous sovereignty, and sports”