Ty and Julie sit down with an esteemed UBC Forestry Ph.D. Candidate, Tonya Smith, MSc, to discuss her research on Indigenous Food Sovereignty for The Lil’wat First Nation. Tune in to learn more about her research, life lessons from working with Lil’wat First Nation Elders, and how we can translate these concepts into tangible forest management practices.

For more information about Lil'wat Nation visit https://lilwat.ca/

Learn more about Tonya's research with the People, Institutions, and Forests Lab at the University of British Columba by visiting https://pif.forestry.ubc.ca/people/tonya-smith/

Read about the Forest Guardians program at https://www.mission.ca/city-partners-with-local-first-nations-to-deliver-indigenous-guardians-training-program/

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