Project Title: Stswecem’c Xgat’tem First Nation Land Stewardship
Client: Stswecem’c Xget’tem First Nation Stewardship Program
Students: Amir Alavi, Jenina Ibañez, Mitali Madhusmita, Rakashdeep Kainth
Faculty Lead: Andrea Reimer
Fieldwork Location: Stswecem’c Xget’tem territory (Northern Shuswap-Williams Lake area)
Year: 2023-24
About the Project: The Stswecem’c Xgat’tem First Nation (SXFN) is interested in developing its own land stewardship policies. To achieve this, they seek to understand the current Federal and Provincial policy landscape, as well as how different acts interplay or supersede each other. This project, conducted with the SXFN community, aims to support land stewardship practices by examining the relevant policy landscape. This examination will result in policy recommendations, strategic user-group engagement, and actionable guidelines in the form of a handbook for SXFN’s Land Stewardship Department. The project is deeply informed by SXFN’s distinctive geographical and historical circumstances.