Caring for salmon and all our relations for the benefit of future generations.
samitqiic ʔiiḥmisʔas
Nuu-chah-nulth for valuable land to do with Salmon.
Guided by ʔiisaak (respect), Salmon Parks Stewardship Society practices ʔuʔaałuk (taking care of) in the ḥaḥuułi of the Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nation.
The Salmon Parks Stewardship Society supports Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nation-led protection, conservation and restoration of critical watersheds — improving the resilience of whole ecosystems, restoring systems of abundance, and supporting the longevity of the economies and communities they make possible.
“We don’t want to keep people from utilizing the territory, we want to bring the ecosystem back to what it was before, bring it back to abundance so we can keep sharing.”
Chief Nathan George Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nation
The ḥaḥuułi (Chiefly territory) of the Mowachaht/Muchalaht ḥaw̓iiḥ (Hereditary leaders) are replenishing towards abundance for the wellbeing of all beings and generations to come, under the stewardship and guidance of the ḥaw̓iiḥ and with the involvement of all Mowachaht/Muchalaht.
Mission
The mission of the Salmon Parks Stewardship Society is to care for the ḥaḥuułi under MMFN authority and according to MMFN law, tradition, and practices through effective partnerships, collaboration, and community involvement.
THE ARTWORK
Art by MMFN Artists
With gratitude to Patrick Amos and Rudy Williams for their artwork. Click here to learn more about the photographers and artists we work with.
MMFN members Selena Lord and Norma Johnson, with support from Elder Bill Howard and Salmon Parks CAG members, read the Nuu-chah-nulth translation of the Declaration…