Our successful campaign in the Kitlope
On Oct 28th, 2020, we were successful in raising funds to stop trophy hunting in the Kitlope.
Xenaksiala
Help end trophy hunting of large coastal carnivores
Raincoast's campiagn Protecting the Kitlope needs your help.
Join Raincoast Conservation and guests in a conversation about Indigenous leader Wa’xaid, Cecil Paul
On Thursday Nov 21st at 7pm at the University of Victoria (David Turpin Building Room A120), join a conversation with author Briony Penn...
Cecil Paul and the Kitlope
“My people, the Xenaksiala, never touch grizzlies. We were taught that’s our friend in the wilderness.”⠀
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These are the words of Xenaksiala elder, Cecil Paul, who played an integral role in protecting the Kitlope from logging and other extractive …
Video: Stories From The Magic Canoe | Cecil Paul
“When you reach the twilight days of your life too, what accomplishments did you make? What failures there are? What did I miss today…”
“Cecil Paul, also known by his Xenaksiala name, Wa’xaid, is a respected elder, activist …
Next steps forward: Kitlope Tenure
This is Kitlope Lake. While the Kitlope is protected from logging, and the current ban protects grizzly bears from hunting, there remains unfinished business in the Kitlope. Until now, commercial guides have been bringing trophy hunters into this place.⠀
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Kitlope lake
This is Kitlope lake. I had the extreme privilege of going here to do some work for Raincoast Conservation...
A week in the Kitlope
I feel extremely humbled and changed after a week in Xenaksiala territory in the Kitlope. This is the largest...
