Home About us Marine planning Programs Resources Blog CCIRA CENTRAL COAST INDIGENOUS RESOURCE ALLIANCE Contact Common Voice Wuikinuxv Nation Wuikinuxv Territory is composed of both land and marine areas, with the land portion totaling almost 7,000 square kilometers and the marine portion totaling over 200 square kilometers. Our Territory is characterized by a significant lake network, deep temperate forested valleys, and glaciated peaks of the Pacific Coast Range Mountains. Wuikinuxv people are very spiritual and have a special connection to our land and resources. Ceremonies were central to Wuikinuxv spirituality and typically occurred in conjunction with seasonal movements to and from resource use sites. At ceremonies, dancing and potlatching were connected and together they formed a means of expressing and validating family responsibilities. The Wuikinuxv economic system was based on seasonal movements to various family owned resource procurement sites within our Territory. This movement was characterized by a late spring zacxven (eulachon) fishery on the Wànuqv river, travel out into Rivers Inlet and to Calvert Island for the collection of sea food resources, a return to the Rivers Inlet area to work in the canneries and later in the fall a trip to village or cabins on Oweekeno Lake. We assert our rights and title to the Wuikinuxv Territory and will exercise our responsibility to manage our marine resources based on Wuikinuxv laws, knowledge and values. These values respect our balance with nature, recognize the connection between the land and the sea, and understand the importance of educating our children and leaving resources for our children’s children. Wuikinuxv Village. Photo Credit: Michael Wigle Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Home Member Nations Heiltsuk Nation Kitasoo/Xai’xais Nation Nuxalk Nation Wuikinuxv Nation Partners About The Common Voice Our Nations created CCIRA to build upon our success in working together to develop and implement our Nation-level marine use plans. Today, CCIRA is involved in a wide array of projects and initiatives across the central coast. The Common Voice is one source of information about CCIRA’s activities in our communities. For more information about CCIRA and what we do, please contact us. PDF versions of The Common Voice are available for download Issue #12, December 2020 The Common Voice #12 Central Coast Indigenous Resource Alliance 2790 Vargo Rd., Campbell River BC, V9W 4X1 Contact us Follow us Search for: Search Recent dispatches New Research Supports Protection for Biological Hotspots on Central Coast Central Coast Nations Aim to Create a National Marine Conservation Area Reserve Coral Reef Discovery in the Central Coast a Major Find Lessons in Co-governance: Ensuring FSC Access to Dungeness Crab A New Vision for Salmon Monitoring and Stewardship on the Central Coast © Copyright CCIRA 2016 This site is supported by Pink Sheep Media.