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Coast Funds @coastfunds.bsky.social · 1d

“For us, Nenagwas means a new beginning for our people.”

Tlowitsis Nation hosted an open house to welcome members and supporters to Nenagwas – a new community whose name in Kwak̓wala means “a place to come home to.”

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Nenagwas Open House: Tlowitsis Nation Has “A Place To Come Home To”

On September 10, Tlowitsis Nation hosted a small open house in their new community, Nenagwas, which translates from Kwak̓wala to “a place to come home to.” The open house welcomed community members, a...

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Coast Funds @coastfunds.bsky.social · 2d

Big thanks to Axium Infrastructure, Fiera Capital, and ACM Advisors for sponsoring the first-ever Great Bear Rainforest Economic Summit.

Their support has helped us bring First Nations leaders together to connect, learn, and share.

Coast Funds @coastfunds.bsky.social · 6d

Happening today: the Great Bear Rainforest Economic Summit!

First Nations leaders, business innovators, and partners are gathering to share perspectives and discuss the future of the conservation economy.

An image of a hand holding up an event agenda. The agenda text reads 'Great Bear Rainforest Economic Summit'.

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An image of event attendees sitting at tables, a screen with information, and a speaker on stage in the back.

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Coast Funds @coastfunds.bsky.social · 14d

September 30 is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. 🧡 Attending a community event is one way to honour survivors and reflect together.

🔗 Check out this list from @fpcc.ca to find an event near you: fpcc.ca/stories/nati...

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation - First Peoples Cultural Council

The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is September 30th, 2025. At FPCC, we encourage all advocates and allies to show your support by taking part in events happening in your region.

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Coast Funds @coastfunds.bsky.social · 16d

ICYMI: For 55 days, Beaver Creek ran entirely on solar power. ⚡

White River First Nation's new solar farm now supplies more than half of the community's electricity, replacing diesel that once powered the remote Yukon community around the clock.

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A small Yukon community cuts diesel use by more than half with solar power

Beaver Creek’s White River First Nation leads the way with a solar breakthrough, slashing diesel use by over half and reclaiming energy independence through Indigenous-owned clean power.

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Coast Funds @coastfunds.bsky.social · 19d

What does it mean to return to an ancestral village site?

"Our Ancestors" created by the Mamalilikulla in partnership with the National Guardians Network follows the Nation's Guardians as they care for clam gardens that once sustained their people for generations.

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Our Ancestors | Reviving Ancient Clam Gardens with the Mamalilikulla Guardians

YouTube video by National Guardians Network

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Coast Funds @coastfunds.bsky.social · 20d

Meet the newest members of our team! 🌟

Raven, Michael, and Landon recently joined Coast Funds to help us deliver new funding through the Great Bear Sea PFP and enhance services for all the First Nations we serve.

🔗 Learn more about our team here: coastfunds.ca/news/new-sta...

Coast Funds Welcomes New Team Members

Coast Funds has grown its team to build capacity to deliver new funding through the Great Bear Sea PFP and to enhance services for all the First Nations we serve. In recent weeks, Coast Funds has welc...

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Coast Funds @coastfunds.bsky.social · 21d

X̄á’isla-led upgrades at Gizuá Market are underway. ☀️

yáqʷa is refreshing a much-loved store in Kitamaat Village — with renovations staged to prevent service disruption. Once the store upgrades are complete, the restaurant will also be renovated and re-opened.

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x̄á’isla Nation’s Gizuá Market: Creating New Economic Opportunities in Kitimaat Village

Over the summer and fall of 2025, yáqʷa Development Corporation (x̄á’isla Nation’s economic development corporation) will carry out a series of extensive renovations of Gizuá Market, previously known...

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Coast Funds @coastfunds.bsky.social · 23d

A Nisg̱a’a pole is returning home.

After almost 80 years at UBC's Museum of Anthropology, the Sim'oogit Laay' totem pole of the House of Laay' will travel back to the Nisg̱a’a Museum in Laxgalts'ap.

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The Sim'oogit Laay' totem pole is returning home after almost 80 years at a UBC museum | CBC News

A Nisga'a totem pole from the house of Laay' is returning to the territory in northwestern B.C. after being housed in the Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia since 1947.

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Coast Funds @coastfunds.bsky.social · 29d

"It is incumbent on us, as Indigenous leaders, to ensure that the world our children, and their children, will inherit is a healthy one; that they will enjoy a future where conservation, healthy economies, and Indigenous self-determination belong together."

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The future of environmental stewardship is Indigenous - Alliance magazine

Lessons from the Great Bear All along the coastal waters of the Great Bear Sea, First Nations Guardians navigate networked waterways, patrolling protected areas, conducting research, and monitoring sa...

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Coast Funds @coastfunds.bsky.social · Sep 3

🌊 Did you know the χʷɛmaɬkʷu (Homalco) First Nation recently visited eight Māori communities in Aotearoa?

Cultural exchanges like this help Nations learn from one another, sharing knowledge and strengthening connections built on a shared relationship to lands and waters.

Full story: bit.ly/45Cl9s8

When Cultures Cross an Ocean

Aneika Young, Te Ao Māori Advisor recounts cultural exchange facilitated by TNC. The organization works with Indigenous and local communities to help support local conservation goals around the world.

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bioGraphic @biographic.bsky.social · Jul 24

First Nations in British Columbia were instrumental in protecting the Great Bear Rainforest from logging. And given the ecological threads connecting everything from the mountaintops to the seafloor, Indigenous elders have long advocated to extend the protections of the rainforest out to sea... 🧵

Welcome to the Great Bear Sea

After decades of discord, Canada and First Nations are working together to build a network of marine protected areas stretching from Vancouver Island to Alaska.

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Coast Funds @coastfunds.bsky.social · Aug 12

Late summer and fall are great times to support Indigenous-led tourism 🍃

Explore our refreshed list of Indigenous-owned tourism businesses in the Great Bear Rainforest and Haida Gwaii. Connect with culture and support community well-being.

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Explore Indigenous-owned Businesses in the Great Bear Rainforest and Haida Gwaii

Visitors can have life-changing experiences and fully embrace First Nations culture through Indigenous-owned tourism businesses. Tourism can benefit Indigenous communities by creating employment, link...

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Coast Funds @coastfunds.bsky.social · Aug 8

🌱 Meet three Kitasoo Xai’xais women whose work supports stewardship in the Great Bear Rainforest — from cultural tours to marine planning, their efforts reflect the many ways people stay connected to and care for their territory.

🔗 Full story: coastalfirstnations.ca/resources/in...

Three Indigenous Women Conserving the Coast for Future Generations

"This work is an amazing generational responsibility. It’s not work, it’s not a job, it’s what we were raised to do."

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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · Aug 7

It’s true the ocean off the Central Coast is some of the richest in the world. But stressors like overfishing and climate change are threatening its productivity and the ways of life that depend on it. @serenarenner.com reports. 🌊

Welcome to the Great Bear Sea | The Tyee

After decades of discord, Canada is working with First Nations to create marine protected areas stretching from Vancouver Island to Alaska.

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Coast Funds @coastfunds.bsky.social · Aug 1

First Nations lead conservation finance’s future, using tools like impact bonds. 🌱

In a two-part blog, Nature Investment Hub shares voices from the sector. Wuikinuxv Nation and Coast Funds offer insights on salmon impact bonds and other finance options.

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Impact bonds: Three important conversations - Nature Investment Hub

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Coast Funds @coastfunds.bsky.social · Jul 30

🎣Kitselas First Nation is launching a commercial sockeye fishery after last year's successful pilot. Using fish wheels, they harvest selectively and release other species safely. Kitselas sockeye will soon be available for purchase in Terrace, BC.

Learn more: www.cfnrfm.ca/2025/07/10/1...

Kitselas First Nation bless upgraded Fish Wheel on eve on commercial salmon fishery launch

The Kitselas First Nation has received approval to conduct an inland commercial fishery for sockeye salmon thi...

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Coast Funds @coastfunds.bsky.social · Jul 28

Gitga’at and Gitxaała Nations, with BC, created a 1,450-hectare Wildlife Management Area in the Great Bear Sea. The co-managed zone protects kelp beds, salmon, whales and more — part of a growing network of marine protections. 🌊

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New protection measures in place for Great Bear Sea - My Comox Valley Now

B.C. is introducing new protection measures for 14.5 square kilometres of the Great Bear Sea. The area of the sea spanning from the northern part […]

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CPAWS-BC @cpawsbc.bsky.social · Jul 22

Big news for nature in NWT!!

$300M in federal funding for massive conserved area in NWT | The Narwhal

Indigenous-led conservation agreement is one of the largest in the world

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Coast Funds @coastfunds.bsky.social · Jul 22

Looking for resources that highlight First Nations' leadership in stewardship, conservation finance, and sustainable development?

Dive into everything from reports and books to past editions of Talking Stick. 📚

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Coast Funds publishes a print newsletter, the <em>Talking Stick</em>, and collaborates with participating First Nations and other partners to share knowledge about conservation finance and Indigenous-...

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Coast Funds @coastfunds.bsky.social · Jul 15

🐟 Wuikinuxv Nation is leading efforts to restore salmon stocks after devastating collapses in the 1990s.

To support long-term salmon restoration the Nation is exploring innovative funding models – such as a salmon impact bond – in partnership with Coast Funds.

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Through CFA Incubator, Wuikinuxv Nation and Coast Funds Will Explore Finance Options for Salmon Restoration

Through an incubator program, Wuikinuxv Nation is partnering with Coast Funds and the Conservation Finance Alliance (CFA) to assess the feasibility of conservation finance mechanisms that could genera...

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Coast Funds @coastfunds.bsky.social · Jul 10

Ocean House at Tlaga Gawtlaas, near Masset, is now open! 🌊

The Haida Nation led years of planning and transformation to bring this shoreline hotel to life – an authentic example of Haida-led tourism rooted in community and culture.

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Haida Tourism Expands with Opening of Ocean House, Strengthening Local Economy

With the grand opening of the Ocean House at Tlaga G̲áwtlaas, located in the north end of X̱aadáa Gwáay | X̱aada Gwaay.yaay* Haida Gwaii, on June 1, Haida Tourism celebrated a major milestone in its s...

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SeaChange Marine Conservation Society @seachangemarine.bsky.social · Jul 8

The K’ómoks Estuary is an important estuary in BC, supporting an abundance of bird, plant, & marine species, including all five species of Pacific salmon. With support from K’ómoks First Nation & Project Watershed, the RESS team has begun mapping the seafloor & scanning for debris by boat

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Coast Funds @coastfunds.bsky.social · Jul 8

Hundreds gathered on lək̓ʷəŋən territory for the National Guardians Gathering – celebrating Guardians as the heartbeat of their Nations and leaders in stewardship. 🌊

Hosted by Indigenous Leadership Initiative and the National Guardians Network.

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The Heartbeat of Their Nation: Uplifting Guardians’ Voices at the National Guardian Gathering

Over three days in June, in lək̓ʷəŋən territory Victoria, hundreds of Guardians gathered with their family members and supporters for the sixth annual First Nations National Guardian Gathering — an ev...

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Coast Funds @coastfunds.bsky.social · Jul 7

The Haíłzaqv Nation has repatriated a valuable bentwood box.👏

Lost to the Nation for a century, this valuable piece of history is the latest of more than 1,000 items still housed in institutions around the world to return to its rightful home.

🔗 Learn more: globalnews.ca/news/1121696...

Lost for over a century, Heiltsuk Nation celebrates return of bentwood box | Globalnews.ca

The Heiltsuk First Nation held a special reunification ceremony for the bentwood box last Friday that coincided with a feast to mark the ratification of their written constitution.

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