Timeline

Pimachiowin Aki is carved in the last ice age when moving glaciers scrape the surface and leave behind the boreal shield

Anishinaabeg practise Ji-ganawendamang Gidakiiminaan (Keeping the Land) as they hunt, gather and fish across Pimachiowin Aki and adjacent landscapes

Treaty 5 is signed by Queen Victoria and Indigenous peoples living around Lake Winnipeg, including the Anishinaabeg of Pimachiowin Aki. The Treaty defines ongoing rights and obligations of the First Nations and the Government of Canada

Treaty and Aboriginal rights are recognized and affirmed in Section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982. They are a key part of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, which the Government of Canada has committed to adopt

Woodland Caribou Park is established in Ontario

Atikaki Park is established in Manitoba

Four Anishinaabe First Nations sign an accord to protect their culture and ancestral lands. The accord is the first step toward becoming a World Heritage site.

The Government of Canada adds Pimachiowin Aki to its shortlist of 10 potential UNESCO sites after a review of 125 potential sites across Canada

The governments of Manitoba and Ontario join the First Nations to form Pimachiowin Aki Corporation. Together, the partners work to have Pimachiowin Aki designated a World Heritage site

The Woodland Caribou Provincial Park Management Plan sets out how the park will be protected and how it can be used in the future

An Atikaki Provincial Park Management Plan sets out how the park will be protected and how it can be used in the future

After a decade of research and community engagement, each First Nation completes a land management plan that sets out how their ancestral lands will be protected and how it can be used in the future

On behalf of Pimachiowin Aki Corporation, the Government of Canada submits the World Heritage site nomination bid to UNESCO

Pimachiowin Aki becomes a catalyst for change – UNESCO asks for more information in order to properly evaluate the nomination. At the same time, UNESCO rethinks its method of evaluating Indigenous mixed nominations, where land and culture are interrelated

Pimachiowin Aki places its updated World Heritage site nomination bid on hold after Pikangikum First Nation—one of the original partners—withdraws from the project

Pimachiowin Aki submits a new World Heritage site nomination bid to UNESCO

Pimachiowin Aki becomes a UNESCO World Heritage site