b'ENVIRONMENTgrounded in diverse cultural perspectives and traditional knowledge systems.While the toolkit offers a broad First Nations lens, it is built to support the laws, protocols, and priorities of individual communities. Early stages guide Nations in identifying their cultural Rights, assessing the legacy of past harms, and anticipating future impacts. Later stages focus on restitution planning and tools that support, rather than replace, Nation-to-Nation decision making.Casimel says it also brings project proponents to the table in a more informed way. Its my hope that with this toolkit, communities can start early, educating proponents that their activities have bigger impacts than just whats on the surface, and then work together toSpirit of the Land announcement.find a path forward that fits. with Western science, says Trefor Smith,cultural values from the beginning, not as FROM PRINCIPLES TO PRACTICE an independent impact assessmentan afterthought.While grounded in traditional lawspecialist who supported the project.and ceremony, the toolkit also meetsWere on the other side of the table as the technical demands of modernThat proactive stance is already takingproponents, so we need to listen to our project planning. The toolkit has ashape. Stellaten First Nation is using own people and make sure the values dual purpose: it helps to fill gaps thatthe toolkit in two major initiatives: BCwere trying to protect are embedded exist between First Nations and non- Hydros North Coast Transmission Lineinto the projects themselves, Casimel Indigenous people working together, andand the Ni Ti Mountain Wind project. says. One of those values is Yinke Dene it integrates Indigenous methodologiesIn both cases, the goal is to embedWater Law, a community-based system \x1f\x1e\x1d\x1c\x1b \x1a\x1f\x17\x1e\x1a\x1b\x16\x15\x14\x13\x12\x12\x1c\x11\x16\x10\x1b\x18\x11\x1c\x15\x19\x18\x1b\x1c\x1c\x1b\x1d\x13\x10\x0f\x16\x19\x1a\x15\x1d\x1f\x1e\x1d\x1c\x1b\x1a\x19\x18\x19\x17\x16\x15\x1b\x19\x14\x13\x1e\x1d\x1e\x12\x11\x1b\x1d\x17\x16\x10\x19\x1a\x1b\x1d\x0f\x1b\x13\x1c\x0f\x0f\x1a\x19\x1b\x0e\x17\x0f\x0c\x1b\x0e\x1e\x12\x10\x1b\x0f\x0b\x1d\x1b\x1c\x0f\x1b\x1d\x0f\x1b\x1a\x1d\x16\x17\x1d\x1b\x0f\x0b\x17\x1b\x13\x16\x17\x19\x19\x17\x1b\x1e\x1d\x1c\x1b\x1d\x1c\x19\x1b\x08\x16\x12\x16\x10\x1e\x16\x12\x1b\x07\x12\x1e\x0f\x12\x1b\x0f\x0e\x1b\x06\x05\x1e\x15\x15\x19\x10\x1b\x1f\x0f\x17\x05\x19\x17\x1a\x04\x1b\x18\x1f\x1f\x12\x17\x16\x18\x15\x16\x18\x16\x0e\x1e\x1a\x1b\x1c\x17\x1f\x1c\x1b\x15\x1e\x0c \x18\x1f\x1f\x1b\x1c\x10\x13\x19\x1c\x15\x0f\x13\x1f\x16\x13\x0b\x1e\x0c\x1f\x1e\x1d\x1c\x1b\x1f\x1a\x19\x18\x17\x16\x15\x14\x1e\x1d \x1f\x1e\x1d\x1c\x1b\x1f\x1a\x19\x1a\x13\x13\x12\x11\x15\x10\x16\x1f\x11\x1d\x0f\x16\x1338NATIONS FORWARDIssue 12025First Nations Major Projects Coalition39'