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	WDSS POW WOW TOMORROW Thursday May 1, 2008 Grand Entry at 10:45Gchi-Miigwech to NATURE CANADA for your support in 2007-08!!! Nature Canada graciously supported us in the development of a prototype book "Birds of Bkejwanong" and other projects. Check out these cool links for information on birds and important bird areas of Canada (including us!!!) Important Bird Areas of Canada Birdlife International Bird Studies Canada ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OUTSIDE PROJECT PROPONENTS CLICK HERE!!!! *********** Check out all the upcoming events on the commmunity calendar!! - On-line Newsletter - Community Calendar www.bkejwanong.com**

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	W.I. HERITAGE CENTRE R.R. 3 Wallaceburg Ontario, Canada N8A 4K9 Phone: (519)627-1475 Fax: (519)627-1530 Email: info@wifn.org Contact Us!

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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.

Bkejwanong.com and Nin.Da.Waab.Jig ...

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.

Download Document ...

The 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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This 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.

Abstracts ...

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)

Community Calendar ...

Come and see where you can get your hunting and/or fishing license to enjoy the wonders of Walpole Island!

Licenses ...


	The 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!


	Need some help in finding information or just any general concerns, email us and we'll respond as soon as possible!


	Click 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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