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Christine Smith-Martin and Dallas Smith

Christine Smith-Martin is a member of the Haida Nation and Lax Kw’alaams communities. She serves as the executive director of Coastal First Nations-Great Bear Initiative, an alliance of nine First Nations on British Columbia’s north Pacific Coast. Dallas Smith has roots from all four corners of the Kwak̓wala speaking peoples. He is the founder and president of Na̲nwak̲olas Council, which represents six First Nations on North Vancouver Island and the mainland coast of British Columbia.

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The Great Bear Rainforest Agreements advanced large-scale conservation and transformed forest management, shifting away from industrial extraction to place the health of ecosystems and communities at the heart of forest management, write Christine Smith-Martin and Dallas Smith. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
The Great Bear Rainforest Agreements advanced large-scale conservation and transformed forest management, shifting away from industrial extraction to place the health of ecosystems and communities at the heart of forest management, write Christine Smith-Martin and Dallas Smith. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
The Great Bear Rainforest Agreements advanced large-scale conservation and transformed forest management, shifting away from industrial extraction to place the health of ecosystems and communities at the heart of forest management, write Christine Smith-Martin and Dallas Smith. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
The Great Bear Rainforest Agreements advanced large-scale conservation and transformed forest management, shifting away from industrial extraction to place the health of ecosystems and communities at the heart of forest management, write Christine Smith-Martin and Dallas Smith. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons