Overview
Current Phase of Work: Priority value, Phase 1 – Identifying and selecting values and indicators
Why was the ability to steward chosen as a priority value?
- Management priority for the Metlakatla First Nation
- Stewardship ability affects how land and water decisions are made in the territory, which is important for Metlakatla’s treaty process and other planning processes
- Influences all the other values in the Metlakatla CEM Program
Indicators
The condition indicator for ability to steward is Metlakatla’s stewardship of priority lands. Metlakatla’s ability to steward is affected by a range of key stressors including legislative authority, traditional use studies, protocols and agreements, institutional capacity, and monitoring and enforcement.
- Metlakatla’s stewardship of priority lands: Constructed scale from 1-5