Wuikinuxv Nation
Rivers Inlet
The Wuikinuxv Nation’s territory covers 7,200 hectares and is characterized by significant lake networks, deep temperate forested valleys, and the glacial peaks of the Pacific Coast Range Mountains.
The Wuikinuxv Nation’s main community is located in Rivers Inlet on BC’s Central Coast
Wuikinuxv Nation
The Wuikinuxv Nation’s territory extends from Koeye River to Cranston Point to the head of Wuikinuxv Lake.
The Wuikinuxv people believe their lands and resources are as important as the air they breathe.
Their ancestors taught them that the land is their responsibility, a belief that remains instilled in their culture today.
The Wuikinuxv have witnessed the effects of overharvesting and global warming first hand, including the impacts of collapsed fish stocks on their territory and community.
To help protect and restore their territory, the Wuikinuxv have established a community-based Wuikinuxv Guardian Watchmen program.
These watchmen “monitor and protect important cultural and ecological resources that are critical to the health and well-being of the Wuikinuxv people.”
Related to Wuikinuxv Nation
Coastal Stewardship Network: Collaborative Monitoring and Protection of First Nations’ Lands and Waters
The Coastal Stewardship Network is supporting its member First Nations as they’ve established sophisticated monitoring programs and their analyses informing vital environmental and resource management decisions.
Wuikinuxv Nation Invests in Clean Energy to power Rivers Inlet
Wuikinuxv Nation has developed the 350 kW Nicknaqueet River Hydropower Project, utilizing abundant hydro resources to displace diesel in the remote community of Rivers Inlet. This clean energy projects supplies over 97% of the electricity in Rivers Inlet, does not impact Wuikinuxv’s globally significant salmon runs, and saves the community over $1 million in operating costs a year.
B.C. Bears’ Salmon Hotspots Leave Clues For Indigenous Resource Managers and Researchers
A new study in the peer-reviewed open-access journal Ecosphere deepens our understanding of the connections between salmon and bear populations. Using a chemical technique known as stable isotope analysis, researchers examined samples of hair left by more than 1,400 grizzly and black bears from 1995 to 2014 at the places they feed on salmon in more than 690,000 square
Keepers of the Coast
A new documentary film is taking a close look at how the Kitasoo/Xai’xais, Heiltsuk, Nuxalk, and Wuikinuxv Nations are stewarding their marine territories.
Wuikinuxv Organizations and Resources
Online Resources
- Wuikinuxv Nation
Central Coast Indigenous Resource Alliance
- Wuikinuxv Guardian Watchmen
Coastal Stewardship Network
- Beyond the walls of the academy: engaging with communities in collaborative scientific research
Applied Conservation Science Lab - University of Victoria
Related Protected Areas
- Calvert Island Conservancy
- Clyak Estuary Conservancy
- Cranstown Point Conservancy
- Goosebay Conservancy
- Hakai Lúxvbálís Conservancy
- Kilbella Estuary Conservancy
- Koeye Conservancy
- Lockhart – Gordon Conservancy
- Machmell Conservancy
- Owikeno Conservancy
- Penrose Island Marine Provincial Park
- Penrose-Ripon Conservancy
- Sheemahant Conservancy
- Biodiversity, Mining and Tourism Areas