Customary use and stewardship of our ancestral and traditional lands compels xʷməθkʷəy̓əm to take a lead role in planning for access, use, and management of these lands and waters for present and future generations.
Environmental Stewardship Newsletters
About Environmental Stewardship
- Recording and sharing, as appropriate, the traditional knowledge of our people by documenting past and continued traditional land uses and associated knowledge from MIB members
- Collecting and communicating comprehensive biophysical, historic, and heritage information about the lands and waters
- Identifying areas for permanent protection from development that are important for sustaining natural and/or altered systems, and/or continuing traditional activities, while preserving cultural areas for present and future generations
- Identifying community economic opportunities and economic strategy based on research, feasibility, consideration of the MIB vision, šxʷtəhim̓, snəw̓eyəɬ, community direction, and skills development and training
- Working with the Government of Canada, as necessary, to implement the management plan in a way that provides benefits to Musqueam
- Training of MIB members for key management and administrative positions for the future management of our traditional territory
- Providing environmental education and training for MIB community members
- Learning the values and skills of community knowledge holders through respectful, sharing relationships that will prepare our people for land/resources management, land/resources protection, and employment
Department Contact
Yeganeh Asadian, Manager
[email protected]
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The environmental stewardship and fisheries departments make up the Musqueam Natural Resources Service Group. Watch the video below to learn more.