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It’s here!  After many months of design work, programming, testing, and a new domain name, the Board of Directors is pleased to announce the launch of our website: https://pimaki.ca.

The new and dynamic website is our most visible asset, and provides information about who we are, what we do, why Pimachiowin Aki matters, and offers opportunities to collaborate, engage and learn about Canada’s newest and only natural and cultural World Heritage Site. Contact us as we navigate this big beautiful place and explore our possibilities!

On July 1, 2019, Pimachiowin Aki celebrates its first anniversary as a World Heritage Site.  Described as “a landmark nomination” and “a watershed in representing the seamless links between culture, nature, and customary stewardship knowledge, beliefs and practices”, Pimachiowin Aki has received world-wide attention as a model for indigenous-led nominations and natural-cultural sites in the context of the World Heritage Convention. 

Please join us as we build awareness and capacity around the nomination and successful inscription of Pimachiowin Aki, and continue to protect the site, foster local economic growth, and safeguard Anishinaabe cultural heritage and the boreal forest for the benefit of all humanity into the future.  Be part of our legacy and continued success!

Pimachiowin Aki is on social media!  Please visit and connect with us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.  Tapacheemowin! (More news to come!)

New Executive Director:  After a full-cycle recruitment and selection process, the Board of Directors welcomes Alison Haugh as Pimachiowin Aki’s new Executive Director.  Alison brings a depth and breath of experience to the position, demonstrating leadership and acumen in addressing new challenges and opportunities.  We invite you to subscribe to our newsletter and look forward to future dialogue with you.

Memorandum of Agreement:  an agreement between the Red Lake Regional Heritage Centre and Pimachiowin Aki Corporation was concluded in Red Lake, Ontario.  This agreement affirms our commitment to collaborate and create a presence for Pimachiowin Aki in Ontario, including a sub-office at the Centre.  Thank you to the Centre for this partnership opportunity and for hosting our Annual General Meeting!

Pimachiowin Aki Guardians Network:  Guardians have been part of Pimachiowin Aki forever.  The Anishinaabe tradition of Ji-ganawendamang Gidakiiminaan – keeping the land – is what Guardians do.  This year, we have seen significant and measurable progress in our Guardians’ work to observe, record and report on the cultural landscape and ecosystem health of Pimachiowin Aki.  Thank you to the Indigenous Guardians Joint Working Group and Environment and Climate Change Canada for supporting our Network – the only World Heritage Site chosen in Canada for the pilot project in 2018-19.