Similarly, we must Regional Gathering, and acknowledge the Elders—those who have gone before us and continue to walk among us today—who gave so much • The homeland of the Metis Nation and the of their lives to prepare the ground for our work; and their traditional lands of the Anishinabe (Ojibway), Ininew families, who supported them and held them up when the (Cree), Oji-Cree, Dene and Dakota at t [...] While IPCAs embody a common goal benefit all Canadians in the form of clean air and water, for conserving the ecological and cultural values important improved human health, and the mitigation of risks from to Indigenous Peoples, the priorities and objectives of climate change and disease. [...] We country and actually give life back to the Treaties—sharing must be thoughtful about creating a capacity support jurisdiction and responsibilities to and for the land—then structure that benefits communities and their lands and the government will succeed in achieving the Pathway to waters. [...] Reg Crowshoe (a and Conserved Areas (IPCAs) reflects the understanding Blackfoot cultural and spiritual adviser and former chief that moving forward, the unique interests, priorities and of the Piikani Nation) and Larry McDermott (a member of circumstances of First Nations, the Metis Nation and Inuit Shabot Obaadjiwan First Nation and the executive director must receive appropriate recognition in [...] In participating that and yet somehow what has endured and contributing, all NSC, NAP and ICE members in the through all these years is what was there Pathway process committed to obligations that were grounded in both written and oral systems represented by in the first place when we first welcomed the weaving of Indigenous and other knowledge systems the first immigrants and refugees—we and scie