After five years of planning and research, our nomination to recognize a vast track of the boreal forest in Canada as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, has been completed. Our nomination is the first Canada has submitted based on both natural and cultural heritage values. The Pimachiowin Aki bid is built on the guidance and advice of Anishinaabe Elders whose ancestors have  lived on "the land that gives life" for thousands of years. The 300-page nomination accompanied by several lengthy research documents that fill a box the size of a small filing cabinet is being sent to UNESCO in Paris, France.