Скачать или смотреть 2024 Land Awards: Xtli’li’ye Lydia Hwitsum — Land Champion

At the 2024 Land Awards Gala, the Real Estate Foundation of BC (REFBC) presented awards to people and projects demonstrating exceptional leadership in sustainable, equitable, and socially just land use.

Land Champion

WINNER:

Xtli’li’ye Lydia Hwitsum

Lydia Hwitsum has advocated for Indigenous and human rights locally, nationally, and internationally. Lydia is from the Quw’utsun Nation and served 10 years as elected chief of the Cowichan Tribes on Vancouver Island. She has 30 years of experience in Indigenous leadership positions and has served the community in many capacities. Currently, Lydia is Co-chair of the BC-First Nations Water Table, Co-commissioner of the First Nations Water Caucus, a member of the Watershed Security Fund Joint Executive, a BC Treaty Commissioner, and a Director for the BC First Nations Justice Council. A bridge-builder, she previously co-chaired the Cowichan Watershed Board, a unique partnership between First Nations and local governments that promotes collaborative stewardship of the Cowichan and Koksilah watersheds. Lydia also sat on the Indigenous Leaders Advisory Circle for the Healthy Watersheds Initiative. She speaks the Hul’q’umi’num’ language and is guided by Cowichan values and teachings.

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