Coast Funds

10/01/2026

Don't miss us at the BC Salmon Recovery & Resilience Conference this October! Presented by Pacific Salmon Foundation, this two-day conference brings together knowledge-sharing, connection, and action for Pacific salmon. 🐟

We're excited to be joining 450+ leaders from across the province to talk all things salmon, and the incredible work of Indigenous-led salmon recovery efforts.

Details here:

Join us for the B.C. Salmon Recovery & Resilience Conference, October 15th & 16th, 2026. Registration is open now.

09/30/2026

On National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day, we remember the children taken by residential schools and stand with survivors and their families. 🧡

You can take part by taking a pause to reflect, learning about the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada's 94 Calls to Action, wearing an orange shirt, or attending a local event.

APTN also brings together special programming, including live commemorative coverage and resources to help Canadians learn, reflect and participate in meaningful acts of remembrance and reconciliation.

Learn more:

24 hours of programming to honour Canada's first official National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. View the schedule on https://www.aptntv.ca

09/28/2026

A great article from Mongabay.com that features interviews with Indigenous leaders across the globe on the climate solutions working in their territories. 🌱

Eriberto throws his head back with a laugh and shakes it as he tills his plot of land in the Peruvian Amazon, near the Cordillera Azul National Park in central Peru. “That does not work here,” he says with a chuckle, responding to a question about why he doesn’t call his diverse forest garden ...

09/25/2026

The Lax̱g̱alts'ap Village Government just opened a new concrete batch plant in the Nass Valley to meet the growing demand for construction materials across the region.

The Nisg̱a'a-owned plant is a strategic investment to support major projects in the area, and will help power economic growth in the area. Two Lax̱g̱alts'ap residents have been hired, with more jobs expected to follow.

More details here: https://ow.ly/ypBp50ZOt5w

09/22/2026

Nuxalk Nation is combining traditional stewardship knowledge with acoustic sonar technology to monitor salmon populations in their remote lakes. 🐟

By surveying through the night to track migration, assess climate and fishing pressures, and collect data for genetic analysis, the Nation is using its own science to advocate for fishing closures and protect food security for its community.

After generations of research conducted on Indigenous territories without Indigenous control or consent, First Nations across Canada are increasingly leading their own monitoring programs and determining how their knowledge is collected, studied, and applied.

🔗 Learn more about how Nuxalk Nation is strengthening data sovereignty for their community. 💪

https://ow.ly/fNqA50ZOoyS

09/18/2026

ICYMI — the K'ómoks and We Wai Kai Nations have signed a historic protocol agreement that will strengthen collaboration on stewardship, cultural initiatives, and economic development. 🤝

"Our people have deep connections throughout this territory, and those connections do not stop at lines on a map... This is a protocol that we built together as Nations. We are proud to have reached this understanding."

[🔗 Learn more by searching "K'ómoks and We Wai Kai First Nations sign protocol agreement" on the CBC website.]

09/16/2026

We're excited to join a panel — alongside Wuikinuxv Nation — on Indigenous-led salmon stewardship at the Pacific Salmon Foundation's salmon conference in mid-October.

See details below!

09/15/2026

Indigenous tourism is booming! 🎉

Operators like Homalco Nation's Homalco Wildlife & Cultural Tours - which recorded their busiest season yet in 26 years of operation - and Sea Wolf Adventures are drawing travellers from around the world with wildlife encounters and cultural experiences you can't get anywhere else.

"Tourism has been in the territories for well over 100 years, but it wasn't us doing it. We're not on the outside looking in anymore, we're a part of it. What makes us unique is that we actually come from these waters and territories and we have stories that connect us."

Indigenous tourism in BC now generates $1.1 billion a year for BC and supports 10,000 jobs, across 400+ Indigenous-owned businesses province-wide.

[🔗 Learn more by searching "Indigenous tourism operators say business is booming across Vancouver Island" on the CBC website]

09/04/2026

Exciting news from across the globe! 🌍 The Central African country of Gabon has just launched Gabon Infini, a new Project Finance for Permanence (PFP) initiative aiming to secure up to US$200 million for conservation and community investment over the next decade.

Like the Great Bear Sea PFP model here along BC's central and north coast, this PFP would protect millions of hectares of forest and support community-led development.

Congratulations to the Government of Gabon, the The Nature Conservancy, and and Enduring Earth on this incredible milestone.

Learn more:

The Gabon Infini Project Finance for Permanence unlocks blended funding across a 10-year  timeframe, supporting the country’s ambitious sustainable development and biodiversity protection agenda .

09/03/2026

We're hiring! 📣 Coast Funds is looking for a Director, Communications and Engagement to lead our external communications, government relations, and community engagement work.

Interested, or know someone who will be? Find out more about the role here:

Coast Funds – an Indigenous-led conservation finance organization serving First Nations in the Great Bear Rainforest, Haida Gwaii, and other coastal communities – is seeking a new Director, Communications & Engagement.