UNESCO declares Pimachiowin Aki Canada’s first “mixed” cultural and natural WHS
INDIGENOUS LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE
Ottawa: July 1, 2018: The UNESCO World Heritage Committee today inscribed the Pimachiowin Aki boreal forest spanning the Manitoba–Ontario boundary as a World Heritage Site, recognizing the outstanding universal value of both its cultural and natural features. The decision ends one journey for the four Anishinaabe First Nations who have worked through two previous nominations to achieve success, and the beginning of a new one for the Pimachiowin cultural landscape, home to Indigenous peoples for more than 7,000 years.
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