A plan focusing on forest management has been approved by the Tla’amin Nation.
In a release, the nation says they have approved the Forest Resource Plan last month, with the plan aiming to set out management direction for over 200,000 hectares of forestland in Tla’amin Territory. This would include 8,300 hectares of Tla’amin Treaty Settlement Lands.
The plan’s goal is to create a framework for the next 300 years to have the rights of people, animals, and plants be respected and protected.
Hegus John Hackett says this plan puts them back into the driver’s seat.
“With this Plan, Tla’amin Nation has effectively outlined a 300-year strategy to protect the quality of life for Tla’amin people, our neighboring communities, and our plant and animal relations,” said Hackett.
The nation says the plan was developed through a 2-year process, where staff talked to hunters, plant medicine experts, elders, and other harvesters as part of that process.
Along with building a framework, the nation will use the plan to address the impacts of industry on water, plant, and animal life.
For the plan, click here.
