Overview
Explore the ancient natural and cultural heritage
of the Kitlope Heritage Conservancy. Learn
about its history and significance through
the stories and guidance of Haisla Elders,
Hereditary Chiefs and the Na na kila Watchmen
Looking to
the south end of Kiltope Lake,
where the pristine Tezwa River
enters the Lake |
The Kitlope Valley is the world’s largest
intact coastal temperate rainforest and the
ancestral home of the Henaaksiala.
Northwest Community
College is proud and honoured to offer, in
partnership with Alcan and
the Na
na kila Institute, the Kitlope Field
School summer program. The Kitlope Field
School is a unique University Credit program
that delivers fully transferable Anthropology
and Geography university credit courses in
an engaging and experiential format - combining
classroom with intensive experiential learning.
The natural and cultural heritage of the Kitlope
provides the perfect context in which students
study the geographic and anthropological aspects
of this remote and spectacular region. The
courses begin in the classroom and end with
a 5-day voyage with the Henaaksiala into the
Kitlope Valley.
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Traveling
up the Kitlope |
Exploring the
Kemano Village
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Walking through
river estuary habitat |
In the old growth forest students learn of
the unique ecology and of the many species
endangered in the other parts of BC, of traditional
ecological knowledge and plant medical and
food usages, and of the rich cultural history
and landscape. At night students participate
in a sharing circle led by Elders and Chiefs.
Kawesas Lodge
at high tide, on the estuary of the
Kawesas River |
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