Join us in standing with Indigenous leaders to protect herring
This campaign supports the W̱SÁNEĆ Hereditary Chiefs in protecting their relatives and holding the line for herring conservation. We are partnering with the Hereditary Chiefs as well as the Herring Conservation and Restoration Society to:
- Place a moratorium on the commercial herring fishery and allow the stocks to rebuild across their traditional spawning grounds
- Defend their Douglas Treaty “right to fish as formerly” and uphold Indigenous sovereignty in court
- Challenge harmful decisions that push herring populations further to the edge
- Increase the power of Indigenous leadership, sovereignty, and authority in marine governance
- Protect the ecological relationships that sustain the Salish Sea.
Your donation supports Indigenous-led legal action, herring protection, and ecosystem conservation. Together, we will build a brighter future for herring, the Salish Sea, and for Indigenous sovereignty & stewardship.
Donate now to help restore balance in the Salish Sea
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Herring Rising
Indigenous leadership for the Salish Sea’s future
Indigenous sovereignty and stewardship are essential to restoring balance in the Salish Sea. This campaign shows us how.
By defending Indigenous rights and supporting the leadership, authority, and sovereignty of the W̱SÁNEĆ Hereditary Chiefs, we can take decisive action to protect herring, salmon, SRKW, and the entire ecosystem.
Indigenous-led legal action is one of the most effective tools for change worldwide. Access to justice is a fundamental right, but changing systems takes determination, time, and collective effort. When Indigenous leaders take a stand to defend the web of life in the Salish Sea, they set a path forward for all of us. If herring are to be protected, and the systems that govern and care for the Salish Sea are to be repaired, it will take all of us showing up and doing our part, fiercely, and with love.