Acknowledgment of Indigenous Traditional Knowledge

This resource includes contributions shared by Elders and knowledge keepers from the Cayoose Creek Band of Sekw’el’was. While the overall resource is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, which permits redistribution for non-commercial and educational purposes with attribution and without modification, Indigenous Traditional Knowledge within this resource is not automatically covered by these permissions.

Indigenous Traditional Knowledge remains the collective cultural and intellectual property of the communities from which it originates. Its inclusion here was granted for the specific purposes of this resource and does not imply consent for further use, distribution, or sharing beyond what is explicitly allowed under this license.

We respectfully ask that educators, learners, and future creators honor Indigenous principles by:

• Seeking permission from the appropriate Indigenous knowledge holders or communities before sharing or incorporating this knowledge into new works.
• Being transparent about how information will be used and who it is intended to benefit.
• Engaging collaboratively with Indigenous communities when developing related educational materials or open resources.

Respecting Indigenous governance of knowledge is essential to ethical, responsible, and reciprocal use of this content.