Table 1.

Ten calls to action directed towards natural science researchers can help to improve Indigenous community‐based monitoring programs and Western science‐based monitoring programs that involve Indigenous people

	Ten (10) Calls To Action–Directed Towards Natural Science Researchers
Call to Action 1	We call on natural scientists to understand the socio‐political landscape around their research sites.
Call to Action 2	We call on natural scientists to recognize that generating knowledge about the land is a goal shared with Indigenous peoples and to seek meaningful relationships and possible collaboration for better outcomes for all involved.
Call to Action 3	We call on natural scientists to enable knowledge sharing and knowledge co‐production.
Call to Action 4	We call on natural scientists studying animals to seek out advice from Elders for respectful ways of handling animals.
Call to Action 5	We call upon natural scientists to provide meaningful opportunities for Indigenous community members, particularly youth, to experience and participate in science.
Call to Action 6	To decolonize the landscape, we call on natural scientists to incorporate Indigenous place names as permitted.
Call to Action 7	We call upon natural scientists and their students to take a course on Indigenous history and rights.
Call to Action 8	We call on funding bodies to change approaches to funding.
Call to Action 9	We call on editors of all scientific journals to recognize that publication of research on Indigenous Knowledge and cultural resources require review and permission from the respective Indigenous communities.
Call to Action 10	Finally, we call on all natural scientists and postsecondary research institutions to develop a new vision for conducting natural science: fundamentally mainstreaming reconciliation in all aspects of the scientific endeavor, from formulation to completion.