“We need Guardians now, more than ever.”

- Dustin Milligan, Actor

“This campaign will help us advocate for the land, and the legacy that young people received from their ancestors and grandparents to preserve our culture. It really is so important.”

- Elisabeth Ashini, Innu Nation

“The Heiltsuk understand that we must acknowledge our interdependence and fulfill the responsibility to care for resources like the herring. That’s why the land and waters need Guardians.”

- Chief Frank Brown, Heiltsuk First Nation, Senior Leader at the Indigenous Leadership Initiative

“In our corner of the world there are a whole host of Land Guardian programs—it’s something we need more federal investment in.”

- Taylor Bachrach, Member of Parliament for Skeena-Bulkley Valley

“We need guardians on the ground looking after these precious places now more than ever.”

- Harrison Ford, Actor

“As Canadians, we are blessed with abundant natural resources. But these resources are not permanent - they need Guardians.”

- Joe Clark, Former Prime Minister of Canada

“I’m happy to be part of a beautiful movement across Canada…with all of the Indigenous knowledge combined with modern science.”

– Michèle Audette, Innu Nation, Commissioner of MMIW National Inquiry

“It’s exactly what we need right now. Young people are excited: it so important to them that we try and make our planet better.”

— Norma Kassi, Vuntut Gwich’in First Nation, Senior Leader Indigenous Leadership Initiative

"Our ability to address climate change is entirely connected with Indigenous stewardship of the earth — that’s why I support this campaign.”
– Peter Seligmann, CEO of Nia Tero

“It’s creating jobs. People are back on their land—this is who we are as Indigenous Peoples.”
– Robby Dick, Ross River Dena Council, Traditional land steward

“Who better than Indigenous People to protect the planet? The oceans and the lands are at the heart of who we are.”

–Nainoa Thompson, Native Hawaiian, President Polynesian Voyaging Society