Stewardship Archives - Ktunaxa Nation

Fire Back to Columbia Lake East Side

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Lot 48 Burn update

(August 25, 2026, courtesy KNC Lands and Resources Sector) Here is an update on the Lot 48 burn. Kiʔsuʔk kyukyit q̓apiniskiⱡ, The Lot 48 burn is being planned for either […]

Ktunaxa-led Environmental Damages Fund Program

(EDF Newsletter 1: August 25, 2026, courtesy KNC Lands & Resources Sector) Background: From Fines to Funding The Ktunaxa-led Environmental Damages Fund (EDF) program was created to redistribute a major […]

Vote: The 2026 Ktunaxa Water Tour

Please join a 2-day “water tour” for Ktunaxa ʔaqⱡsmaknik this October 5 and 6. Day 1 will be a field tour on the land. Day 2 will be a catered […]

Ktunaxa Nation welcomes move toward shared care of Qat’muk for future generations

Long-standing Ktunaxa stewardship enters next phase through collaborative conservation planning July 14, 2026 ʔamakʔis Ktunaxa / Ktunaxa Territory Qat’muk is a sacred and living landscape in the Central Purcell Mountains, […]

Survey call out: Master’s research at Royal Roads University

Survey call out: Master’s research at Royal Roads University June 9, 2026 Contributed by Loretta Moore Wingo I am enrolled in ʔakisq̓nuk First Nation, and many people may know me […]

Apply Now: Kootenay ʔa·kinq̓uku TREX

Apply Now: Kootenay ʔa·kinq̓uku TREX BC PRESCRIBED FIRE TRAINING EXCHANGE September 13-26, 2026 | Canal Flats, B.C. Applications are now open for Kootenay ʔa·kinq̓uku TREX. The BC Wildfire Service and […]

Tri Nation Salmon Warrior Spring Gathering

May 11 – 13, 2026 Ktunaxa Nation Salmon Warriors in attendance: Isaiah Shepperd, Andre Nicholas, Tyrell Gravelle, Aiden Jacobs, Westly Gravelle, David Manuel and Jasmine Wallace and Dawn Scout (Indigenous […]

Lot 48 prescribed burn: Postponed

Lot 48 prescribed burn: Postponed May 4, 2026 Ktunaxa Nation Council, ʔakisq̓nuk First Nation, Nature Conservancy of Canada and the Province of B.C. had planned to complete a prescribed burn […]

Savouring traditional foods with language on the tip of our tongues

Savouring traditional foods with language on the tip of our tongues Story and photos courtesy of TKL (Traditional Knowledge and Language Sector) ǂawiyaǂ ¢ naqam¢u, swaq̓mu, ʔini¢ka, kyanuqǂumna These are […]

Introducing the ʔamakʔis Ktunaxa Land Stewardship Vision Initiative

Introducing the ʔamakʔis Ktunaxa Land Stewardship Vision Initiative (Originally published in Spring, 2025 issue of Ktuq̓ȼqakyam) (Contributed by the LSV Team) Since time immemorial, Ktunaxa ʔaqⱡsmaknik̓ have been stewards of […]

New approach to distribute funds for environmental projects

Government of Canada and Ktunaxa Nation launch an approach to distribute $58 million for environmental projects in the Kootenay Region of British Columbia March 13, 2025 – Vancouver, British Columbia The Government […]

Ktunaxa Shorts – 2024 Yoho & Kootenay National Parks Tour

Ktunaxa Shorts – 2024 Yoho & Kootenay National Parks Tour Click the above link to view the video.

The Return of the Kokanee

October 31, 2023 Last Friday, yaqan nuʔkiy nasuʔkin Jason Louie and Councillor Robin Louie joined the Creston Valley Rod & Gun Club, Freshwater Fisheries Society of B.C. and others to mark […]

Ktunaxa Shorts – Parks Canada Hang Tags

Ktunaxa Shorts – 2023 Kootenay National Park Site Visit Promo Video

Ktunaxa Shorts – Traditional Burn Meeting

Ktunaxa Nation Council Statement on Fisheries Act charges against Teck Coal Limited

Ktunaxa Nation Council Statement on Fisheries Act charges against Teck Coal Limited March 26, 2021 There have been significant impacts to wuʔu (the water) in Qukin ʔamaʔkis (Elk Valley) due […]

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