![]() ![]() Protestors included members of the local Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation and Ahousaht First Nation bands, as well as NDP MP Svend Robinson, and environmental groups such as Greenpeace and Friends of Clayoquot Sound. In the summer of 1993, over 800 protestors were arrested, and many were tried for interfering with approved industry. ![]() The First Nations peoples expressed their opposition to the MacMillan Bloedel Corporation logging in the Clayoquot Sound by several peaceful protests and blockades of logging roads from 1980 to 1994. In the late 1980s, the situation escalated when the government approved MacMillan Bloedel Corporation's permit to log Meares Island. They developed Native lobbying organizations and insisted on negotiations regarding governmental policies about such resources. In the late 20th century, First Nations became more active in trying to defend their rights and resources. Logging companies were active in harvesting timber in the Clayoquot Sound area as late as the 1980s and 1990s. Government support of private company resource extraction allowed for the growth of such industry over time. These resources attracted growing numbers of non-First Nations peoples, who limited First Nation access to land, and generated resentment among the locals. These explorers recognized the region's wealth of natural resources. In 1791, the complex inner waters were explored and mapped by José María Narváez and Juan Carrasco their commander, Francisco de Eliza, met and befriended Wickaninnish, the chief of the Tla-o-qui-aht peoples. In the late 18th century, Clayoquot Sound and the Native American peoples were explored by ship by various Europeans and Americans who were involved mainly in the fur trade. Because post-glacial sea-levels are known to have risen, overtaking earlier locations, most scholars will date the beginnings of human habitation beyond 9,000 years BP before present. The oldest dated location within Nuu-cha-nulth territory is 4,200 years (at Yuquot, Nootka Island). History Spanish map of Clayoquot Sound made during the 1791 exploration voyage of Francisco de Elizaįirst Nations have inhabited the area for thousands of years. In the late 20th century, this group merged into the multi-group band government known as the Tla-o-qui-aht, meaning "different" or "changing" in their language. The name Clayoquot is derived from the name of a subgroup of the Nuu-chah-nulth, who lived at Clayoqua. The name is also used for the larger region of land around the waterbody (essentially its watershed). Major islands include Flores Island, Vargas Island, and Meares Island. Major inlets include Sydney Inlet, Shelter Inlet, Herbert Inlet, Bedwell Inlet, Lemmens Inlet, and Tofino Inlet. It is a body of water with many inlets and islands. It is bordered by the Esowista Peninsula to the south, and the Hesquiaht Peninsula to the North. Map of Vancouver Island with inset of Clayoquot Sound regionĤ9☁2′00″N 126☀6′00″W / 49.20000°N 126.10000°W / 49.20000 -126.10000Ĭlayoquot Sound / ˈ k l ɑː k w ɒ t/ is located on the west coast of Vancouver Island in the Canadian province of British Columbia.
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