Siksika Nation holds significant cultural knowledge on the sustainable management of water, land and natural resources, yet their perspectives are often missing in water assessment activities and conservation efforts. The Siksika Nation Freshwater Stewardship and Cultural Knowledge Project aims to bridge this gap by enhancing Siksika's participation in Alberta's freshwater management. Through capacity building, partner collaborations, cultural knowledge documentation and the development of biocultural indicators, the project seeks to integrate Indigenous and Western knowledge systems and support a more inclusive and holistic water assessment framework that incorporates Siksika’s values and perspectives in the evaluation of freshwater habitat and health.