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| WELCOME TO BKEJWANONG.COM |
Walpole Island and the surrounding region is called Bkejwanong or
"where the waters divide." It has been home to aboriginal people for
over six thousand years.
The Walpole Island Heritage Centre or Nin.da.waab.jig,
(meaning "those who seek to find"), was officially founded in July 1989
as the research arm of the Walpole Island First Nation, dealing with land claims,
environmental protection, and heritage conservation. Through the effective practices
incorporated by the Centre, Walpole Island has become one of the first Native
communities in Canada to take on a leadership role in the field of environment
and sustainable development.
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We have responded to community feedback on several drafts of the
W. I. Ecosystem Recovery Strategy document and it is now ready to be taken to
Chief and Council on September 28, 2005. |
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draft report was prepared by the Canadian Watershed Coordination Council and is
the first of its kind for the Lake St. Clair watershed. The Coordination Council
includes representatives from federal and provincial governments, First Nations,
and conservation authorities within the watershed. First Nations input wanted. |
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paper is a critical analysis of how the Annex Regime could affect aboriginal and
treaty rights in Ontario. It is a paper about aboriginal and treaty rights to
and dependent on water. |
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| A recent contract agreement between
the Walpole Island Heritage Centre and Great Lakes Commission included a minimum
of 10 species abstracts that feature unique or rare community types or species
located on WIFN. | | | |
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Browse around our new Community Calendar
to keep up to date on the latest events!
(If you have any news/events
you would like us to post please contact the Walpole Island Heritage Centre) |
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and see where you can get your hunting and/or fishing license to enjoy the wonders
of Walpole Island! |
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sign our guestbook and let us know what you think of our new look! | | | Sign
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Natural Heritage Program at the Walpole Island Heritage Centre has undergone a
complete website makeover!
Come be one of the 1st to check out our 'new'
style! | | |  |
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some help in finding information or just any general concerns, email us and we'll
respond as soon as possible! | | |  |
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here to find the availability of the Species At
Risk Book!
NOTE: There is a limited supply,
only available upon special request.
To view other publications that we
have here at the Walpole Island Heritage Centre, click
here. | | | | | |
| |  | | | Leonard
Peltier, a citizen of the Anishinabe and Lakota Nations, is a father, a grandfather,
an artist, a writer, and an Indigenous rights activist. He has spent more than
twenty-seven years in prison for a crime he did not commit. Amnesty International
considers him a "political prisoner" who should be "immediately
and unconditionally released." | | | The
Leonard Peltier Story ... |  |
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