Listening to the Sea: Clam Garden Restoration in Gulf Islands National Park Reserve
Presentation Abstract
The six-year joint project between Parks Canada and WSANEC and Hul’q’umi’num Nations to restore and manage beaches will be introduced. This project experimentally restores clam gardens and revitalizes First Nations' cultural practices in the Gulf Islands National Park Reserve. These clam gardens are becoming a nexus of rediscovery and learning and are bringing together people of all ages, from different Nations, professions and disciplines.
Session Title
Strengthening Connections to Place in Changing Times: Clam Garden Knowledge, Research, and Stories
Conference Track
Food and Food Security
Conference Name
Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (2016 : Vancouver, B.C.)
Document Type
Event
Location
2016SSEC
Type of Presentation
Oral
Genre/Form
presentations (communicative events)
Contributing Repository
Digital content made available by University Archives, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University.
Subjects – Topical (LCSH)
Mariculture--British Columbia--Gulf Islands National Park Reserve; Restoration monitoring (Ecology)--British Columbia--Gulf Islands National Park Reserve; Cultural relations
Subjects – Names (LCNAF)
First Nations Summit (Organization)
Geographic Coverage
Gulf Islands National Park Reserve (B.C.); Salish Sea (B.C. and Wash.)
Rights
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Type
Text
Language
English
Format
application/pdf
Listening to the Sea: Clam Garden Restoration in Gulf Islands National Park Reserve
2016SSEC
The six-year joint project between Parks Canada and WSANEC and Hul’q’umi’num Nations to restore and manage beaches will be introduced. This project experimentally restores clam gardens and revitalizes First Nations' cultural practices in the Gulf Islands National Park Reserve. These clam gardens are becoming a nexus of rediscovery and learning and are bringing together people of all ages, from different Nations, professions and disciplines.
