Reports & Governance Documents
- Pathway Forward Agreement 3.0
- Resource Management Plans
- Forestry plans and summaries
- Land Stewardship Plan (current and updated versions when available)
Forms
- Referral intake forms
- Hunting Authorization
- Committee forms & Terms of Reference
Templates & Policies
- Guardian rate sheets
- Policy templates
- Link to Nak’azdli Whut’en policies
Key Terms & Acronyms
Common Forestry Terms [from this document]
Keyoh: Keyoh is the traditional Dakelh system of land governance. Each Keyoh is a defined area connected to a specific family responsible for caring for the lands, waters, wildlife, cultural sites, and practices within that area. The Keyoh system predates Canada and continues today as a living governance system rooted in stewardship, inheritance, kinship, and the teachings passed down from ancestors.
Trapline: A trapline is a legally recognized area where an individual or family holds rights to trap animals for livelihood and cultural purposes. When the Province was attempting to stop Nak’azdli from making its own decisions, it assigned traplines to many families that roughly corresponded to their Keyoh boundaries. However, in order to make room for settlers to also own traplines, the boundaries were shrunk and shifted. While traplines are a colonial system, many Keyoh families continue to use trapline boundaries to carry out stewardship responsibilities and land-based practices.
Section 35: Section 35 of Constitution Act, 1982 recognizes and affirms the existing Aboriginal and Treaty rights of Indigenous Peoples in Canada. These rights include title, governance, harvesting, culture, and land use. Section 35 forms the legal foundation for consultation, accommodation,, and many court decisions affirming Indigenous rights.
Duty to Consult: The Duty to Consult is a legal obligation of the Crown (provincial or federal governments) to consult Indigenous Peoples when proposed projects or decisions may impact their rights. The duty belongs to governments, not industry, and requires meaningful engagement, good faith, and efforts to address and accommodate impacts. At Nak’azdli Whu’ten, this duty shapes much of Yinka Huwunline’s work in reviewing land-use proposals and ensuring Keyoh voices are an integral part of decision-making.
UNDRIP: The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) is an international human rights framework that affirms Indigenous Peoples’ rights to self-determination, lands and territories, culture, language, governance, and free prior and informed consent (FPIC).
DRIPA: British Columbia’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA) commits the Province to aligning its laws with UNDRIP. This legislation encourages new approaches to shared decision-making, recognition of Indigenous jurisdiction, and Indigenous-led governance—important foundations for Keyoh-led stewardship.
Resource Management Planning (RMP): Resource Management Planning refers to the process of developing plans, policies, and strategies that guide how land and resources (such as forests, wildlife, water, and cultural sites) are used, protected, and restored. At Yinka Huwunline, this work is Keyoh-led and grounded in Dakelh values. It includes reviewing forestry proposals, developing the Land Stewardship Plan, and coordinating with neighbouring First Nations on shared management priorities.