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Measuring Progress

• Water quality, soil health, tree canopy and biodiversity • Community can safely eat food and use medicines from
indicators increase forests and rivers
• Greater portion of the territory is forested • Plant and wildlife species are returned or strengthened in
the forests and rivers

Key Challenges And Concerns

• As a community, we are currently not upholding our responsibilities as Haudenosaunee stewards
• Our ability to conduct ceremonies and gather medicines depends on healthy ecosystems
• Consumerism in the community and society spurs on business development, bigger house construction resulting in
disturbed ecosystems and reduced wildlife habitat
• Businesses are profiting from our water without giving anything back, while we can’t drink our own water
• We have no enforceable standards to hold people and businesses accountable for restoration when streams, wetlands, forests
and fields are disturbed or damaged
• Fill and waste are coming in without concern for contamination

Suggested Lead Partners

• Kayanase • Schools • SN Wildlife Mgmt. • Housing
• Lands & Membership • Community Planning • Environment Office • Justice

Timeline

OBJECTIVES STATUS IN 2019

Develop Haudenosaunee Justice team developing standards, need staff and resources to hold community
Environmental Standards members accountable. (see Goal: Justice & Community Standards). Need ground
standards in cultural teachings.
Lands & Membership department has GIS (Geographic Information Systems) capacity,
Expand mapping capacity to but more training and technology needed to help members map property. Mapping
support members mapping land
and assist services services to expand to emergency and human services, expand to entire territory and be
publicly available.
SHORT Wildlife Management. Office is undertaking some species/habitat assessments and
(2019-2024) Conduct a comprehensive Ohneganohs group is conducting a water study. Need sustained commitment to
ecosystem health study
develop long term understanding.
Develop and implement
stewardship education Kayanase is working with developments in surrounding communities to plant
indigenous species and restore Carolinian forest.
campaign
Need for greater ecological literacy among community members. Align these with
Assert our role as stewards traditional knowledge of Mother Earth and integrate into school curriculum. Kayanase,
beyond the territory
Library and Schools are starting this work.
Advocacy with municipalities in Wildlife Management Office advocates for better water treatment and standards along
Haldimand Tract the Grand River through the Conservation Authority.
MEDIUM
(2025-2029) SN Elected Council resolved that new public projects will have 3-to-1 replacement
Develop tree replanting policy policy. Study needed to determine appropriate replanting processes, and integrate
into housing and private development.

LONG Develop a Haudenosaunee SN Elected Council has resolved that an Environmental Assessment process is
(2030-2039) Environmental Assessment mandatory before land is purchased. Community based process needed for all
development on and off-reserve to ensure our standards are being met.

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