VANCOUVER, B.C.—Kwiakah First Nation may only have 19 members, but those members have big plans.
The West Coast's smallest First Nation, based on Vancouver Island, is creating an innovative stewardship economy that puts sustainability and conservation first. The community is transforming a former open-net salmon farm into a floating, solar-powered scientific hub anchored in their traditional territory along the wild, central coast of B.C.
Once completed this summer, the Kwiakah Centre of Excellence will be the base for a dedicated research station, an experimental kelp farm, the First Nation's...