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Ethel Blondin-Andrew

Ethel Blondin-Andrew, a former Liberal MP from 1998 to 2006 for the Western Arctic, N.W.T., was the first Indigenous woman to serve as a federal cabinet minister and the first Indigenous woman elected to the House of Commons. She currently chairs the Sahtu Secretariat and is a senior leader with the Indigenous Leadership Initiative.

Indigenous-led conservation offers opportunity for Canada—and the world

YELLOWKNIFE, N.W.T.—Canada needs to keep its promise to the world. Struck by increasing declines in wildlife and other species, Canada was among the first

Opinion | BY ETHEL BLONDIN-ANDREW | February 3, 2020

Last August, the Lutsël K’e Dene First Nation signed an agreement with the Government of Canada and the Government of the Northwest Territories to permanently protect 26,376 square kilometres of vibrant lands. Called Thaidene Nëné, it is an Indigenous protected area and parts are also a national park, territorial park, and wildlife conservation area. Across the country, Indigenous nations are advancing some of the biggest, most ambitious conservation initiatives, in places we have called home since long before Canada existed. Indigenous leaders are approaching conservation at the grand scale required to turn things around, writes Ethel Blondie-Andrew. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Indigenous-led conservation offers opportunity for Canada—and the world

Opinion | BY ETHEL BLONDIN-ANDREW | February 3, 2020

YELLOWKNIFE, N.W.T.—Canada needs to keep its promise to the world. Struck by increasing declines in wildlife and other species, Canada was among the first

Indigenous-led conservation offers opportunity for Canada—and the world

Opinion | BY ETHEL BLONDIN-ANDREW | February 3, 2020

YELLOWKNIFE, N.W.T.—Canada needs to keep its promise to the world. Struck by increasing declines in wildlife and other species, Canada was among the first

Last August, the Lutsël K’e Dene First Nation signed an agreement with the Government of Canada and the Government of the Northwest Territories to permanently protect 26,376 square kilometres of vibrant lands. Called Thaidene Nëné, it is an Indigenous protected area and parts are also a national park, territorial park, and wildlife conservation area. Across the country, Indigenous nations are advancing some of the biggest, most ambitious conservation initiatives, in places we have called home since long before Canada existed. Indigenous leaders are approaching conservation at the grand scale required to turn things around, writes Ethel Blondie-Andrew. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Indigenous-led conservation offers opportunity for Canada—and the world

YELLOWKNIFE, N.W.T.—Canada needs to keep its promise to the world. Struck by increasing declines in wildlife and other species, Canada was among the first

Opinion | BY ETHEL BLONDIN-ANDREW | February 3, 2020

Last August, the Lutsël K’e Dene First Nation signed an agreement with the Government of Canada and the Government of the Northwest Territories to permanently protect 26,376 square kilometres of vibrant lands. Called Thaidene Nëné, it is an Indigenous protected area and parts are also a national park, territorial park, and wildlife conservation area. Across the country, Indigenous nations are advancing some of the biggest, most ambitious conservation initiatives, in places we have called home since long before Canada existed. Indigenous leaders are approaching conservation at the grand scale required to turn things around, writes Ethel Blondie-Andrew. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Indigenous-led conservation offers opportunity for Canada—and the world

Opinion | BY ETHEL BLONDIN-ANDREW | February 3, 2020

YELLOWKNIFE, N.W.T.—Canada needs to keep its promise to the world. Struck by increasing declines in wildlife and other species, Canada was among the first

Indigenous-led conservation offers opportunity for Canada—and the world

Opinion | BY ETHEL BLONDIN-ANDREW | February 3, 2020

YELLOWKNIFE, N.W.T.—Canada needs to keep its promise to the world. Struck by increasing declines in wildlife and other species, Canada was among the first

Last August, the Lutsël K’e Dene First Nation signed an agreement with the Government of Canada and the Government of the Northwest Territories to permanently protect 26,376 square kilometres of vibrant lands. Called Thaidene Nëné, it is an Indigenous protected area and parts are also a national park, territorial park, and wildlife conservation area. Across the country, Indigenous nations are advancing some of the biggest, most ambitious conservation initiatives, in places we have called home since long before Canada existed. Indigenous leaders are approaching conservation at the grand scale required to turn things around, writes Ethel Blondie-Andrew. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay