Rooting Indigenous-Led Collaborative Governance: Quw’utsun-Xwulqw’selu (Cowichan-Koksilah) Watershed
Grant Amount: $400,000
This project is implemented by the Cowichan Watershed Board which is a collaborative governance model led by Cowichan Tribes and Cowichan Valley Regional District. The focus of this project is to increase their ability to support local leaders making and implementing collaborative decisions for the health of the Quw’utsun-Xwulqw’selu (Cowichan-Koksilah) Watershed. This investment will allow CWB to grow their impact and capacity to meet current demands. An identified priority is to grow the team with Indigenous and non-Indigenous youth as tomorrow’s leaders in watershed stewardship and rooting this unique form of collaborative governance and partnership systems as the foundation of how we work for our watersheds and the natural world in the Cowichan Valley.