Kennedy Lake resides in the Tla-o-qui-aht territory.
Tla-o-qui-aht ḥaḥuułi is on the west coast of Vancouver Island, facing the wide expanse of the Pacific Ocean. The area, with its ancient forests and sweeping beaches, draws thousands of tourists every year, many flocking to the tourism hub of Tofino. Tla-o-qui-aht people have lived there for about 10,000 years.
So they fought back. In 1984, Nuu-chah-nulth people famously turned away B.C.-based logging company MacMillan Bloedel, which planned to clear cut old-growth forests — including trees that were estimated to be over 1,000 years old on Wah-nuh-jus–Hilthoois . It was the first major logging blockade in Canadian history and the beginning of a series of blockades in Clayoquot Sound known as theWhile the media's attention turned away after the conflict ended in the 1990s, the story continued.
Terry Dorward is the Tla-o-qui-aht’s former tribal parks project coordinator. He hopes the guardian program provides opportunities for young people to work on the land. According to Masso, about a quarter of Tofino businesses participate in the Tribal Park Allies program, and in 2021, they contributed $277,260 to support the guardians' stewardship. The nation aims to get 100 per cent of businesses on board to keep the land healthy for everyone.
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