Yinka dinii ha ba ten the ways of the people of the earth : a social-ecological framework for sustainability

In my research project I articulate a Wet'suwet'en social-ecological framework based upon ecological integrity and the strength of a people and culture. Following a Wet'suwet'en way of knowing and being, I would like to add to the limited scholarship that incorporates both the territory and wellbeing of an indigenous people together into a holistic approach. The framework is based upon our ' ways', the maintaining of relationships leads to a way of ' doing', an interdependent social-ecological framework for sustainability. I have adapted the prism model from Parkes et al. (2008) Health and Sustainability to a Wet'suwet'en social-ecological framework based upon Yinka dinii ha ba ten, the ways of the people of the earth. The framework, the new figures and the Office of the Wet'suwet'en indicators are woven together to illustrate how the health of the people is connected to the health of the land and ecosystems.