Indigenous Peoples FPIC Protocols

All respectful people are welcome to visit this area to engage in fishing, hunting, camping, paddling, and recreation, so long as they first obtain a permit of permission from KI, and respect regulation by KI law and protocols. Beyond the Big Trout Lake watershed, all lands and waters within KI territory continue to be subject to a moratorium on all industrial uses. This moratorium will remain in place unless if it is lifted by a community moratorium and Band Council Resolution, and at a minimum until KI has completed contaminants research, source identification, cleanup, restitution, and community healing, full land use and occupancy research, traditional ecological knowledge collection, indigenous side research, land use planning and designation, internal community vision processes, codification and implementation of KI laws, protocols, and regulations. At all times the use of KI lands and waters, and any decision relating to them, will be subject to a requirement for free, prior, and informed consent from our community following our own laws and processes. The continued protection of the watershed by the community will enable us to maintain, restore, and rebuild our relationship to the land and water within our homeland which in turn will facilitate the healing of the cultural and spiritual impacts that occurred as a result of colonization within our homeland.