kihci-okāwīmāw askiy Knowledge Centre, IKC launch grasslands network

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The kihci-okāwīmāw askiy Knowledge Centre at the University of Saskatchewan and the Indigenous Kinship Circle (IKC) have launched the Indigenous Grasslands Stewardship and Knowledge Exchange Network. This network has received $2.6M from the Weston Family Prairie Grasslands Initiative, which will support it until 2030. The network focuses on Indigenous-led conservation that will preserve biodiversity. “The project supports First Nations land stewards, harvesters, Elders, youth, and students, while advancing Indigenous Science and Traditional Ecological Knowledge in grassland conservation,” said kihci-okāwīmāw askiy Knowledge Centre at USask Director Candice Pete-Cardoso.

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