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B.C. Indigenous Pathfinder Service

Indigenous Tourism BC: Dine Indigenous

This resource offers a long list of Indigenous owned eateries in BC. Indigenous restaurants in BC offer a simple invitation: share gratitude for the land and each other by sharing a meal.

Indian Food: a Cookbook of Native Foods from British Columbia

This collection contains the full content of Indian Food: A Cookbook of Native Foods from British Columbia, a collection of recipes provided by individuals from several First Nations communities across coastal and interior British Columbia, published by Health and Welfare Canada in 1971.

Ocean and Way of Life Brochure

This brochure was made to accompany the Ocean and Way of Life Map.

Implementation of the Learning Circle: Local Food to School Initiative in the Island Communities of Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada—a Descriptive Case Study

Learning Circle: Local School to Food initiative brought together interested community members of Haida Gwaii to plan and implement activities aimed at enhancing access to local, healthy, and traditional foods for school communities.

Ocean and Way of Life Map

This resource is a detailed map of Haida Gwaii.

Plants of Haida Gwaii - Nancy J. Turner

Plants of Haida Gwaii, written with the cooperation and collaboration of Haida knowledge holders and botanical experts, is a detailed and insightful record of the traditional uses of over 150 species of native plants.

Local Foods to School (LF2S) Learning Circle, Haida Gwaii, British Columbia

This report outlines the development and impact of the Local Foods to School (LF2S) Learning Circle in Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, focusing on community engagement and sustainable food practices.

Local Foods to School: Reconnecting the children of Haida Gwaii to their land and their food

Inaugural Skidegate Food Gathering Fest reels in 365 donated salmon

Participants in the first fishing fest donated enough spring salmon for every day of the year

Skidegate band members donate 400 pounds of salmonberries

More than 45 band members participated in first-ever Salmonberry Picking Contest on June 28, 2020.

Keenawaii’s Kitchen

For chef Keenawaii (Roberta Olson), food is more than sustenance; it’s a cultural experience filled with symbolism and important nuggets of wisdom that can be transferred only through the sharing of an authentic Haida meal, often accompanied by singing and storytelling.