By Anna Guy
L
ocated 500 Kilometres North-
west of Vancouver, the Wuikinuxv
Nation lies amongst the natu-
ral beauty of British Columbia’s
central coast region, accessibly only by
a 45-minute seaplane or a two-and-a-
half-hour boat ride. A small but proud
Nation, the approximately 300 members
of the Wuikinuxv Nation’s ancestry
traces back thousands of years on their
land. Prior to contact, an estimated
10,000 Wuikinuxv people lived among
the areas now known as Kilbella, Moses
Inlet, Hardy Inlet, and Rivers Inlet. Pre-
contact, the Nation enjoyed very rich
sea and timber resources, but over time
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