The Burchill Wind Project and the Tobique First Nation – Not just stakeholders, but rights-holders and innovators – QUEST Canada
Aug 12, 2025
Land is more than a physical space, it is the living cradle from which culture, economy, and knowledge systems emerge. In many Indigenous and diasporic world views, land exists within the concept of the Commons: a shared and sacred responsibility, a space of reciprocal care, and a reflection and connection of one’s being. Through this lens, we understand relationality: how people, knowledge, and resources are intricately interwoven.
“Land holds spirit” is a core teaching my West African grandparents would echo from previous generations. “We must breathe in unison.”
Through the trees, waters, and air, a resounding harmony envelopes the efficacious teachings of Koluskap, echoing triumphantly through the enduring strength of Mi’kmaq, Wolastoqey, and Peskotomuhkati communities, the Wabanakiyak, members of the Wabanaki Confederacy.
