The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 ‘From mountaintop to seafloor’: First Nation declares new 40,000-hectare protected area on B.C. coast https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-broughton-indigenous-protected-area/ Fri, 17 Nov 2023 21:45:04 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=93411 The Ḵwiḵwa̱sut'inux̱w Ha̱xwa’mis First Nation’s Chief Rick Johnson says the move to take over stewardship of the region — once teeming with salmon and abundant old growth — is to ‘reclaim what is already ours’ Sarah Cox News B.C. fisheries Indigenous protected areas Indigenous Rights salmon salmon farming Spirits of Place Photo: Ryan Wilkes The Ḵwiḵwa̱sut'inux̱w Ha̱xwa’mis First Nation has a village, Gwa'yasdams, on Gilford Island in B.C.'s Broughton Archipelago.