Friends of Nemaiah Valley

We work to preserve and protect a unique sub-boreal ecosystem in south central British Columbia. This region is rich in wildlife, including a full suite of top North American predators, ungulates (some of Canada’s last wild horses), fur-bearers, wild salmon and fresh water fish. This land of great mountains, pristine lakes, wild rivers and remote forests is constantly under threat from inappropriate and destructive industrial development.

As a bulwark against such developments we work to support and strengthen a rich First Nations culture that has lived sustainably within this ecosystem since time before memory and that has survived and is recovering from the colonial period. This culture has many of the elements that can help direct the larger, global society toward a path of sustainability and away from a path that threatens global survival. We encourage and support these positive elements through our educational and other initiatives in partnership with the Tsilhqot’in people of Xeni.

Our work is informed by the understanding that healthy societies and economies can develop and thrive only within healthy environments.