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By Rochelle Baker, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada’s National Observer The West Coast\u2019s smallest First Nation is taking great strides toward the creation of an innovative stewardship economy that puts sustainability and conservation first. The Kwiakah First Nation, led by munmuntle, Chief Steven Dick, consists of 19 members mostly based on Vancouver Island. The community is launching a \u201creturn home\u201d by transforming a former open-net salmon farm into a floating, solar-powered scientific hub anchored in their traditional territory along B.C.\u2019s wild central coast. The Kwiakah Centre of Excellence will be the base for a dedicated research station, an experimental kelp farm, the nation\u2019s regenerative forestry operations and its territorial Indigenous guardian, or Forest Keepers, program, said Frank Voelker, the nation\u2019s band manager and economic development officer. The centre marks the… <\/p>\n

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By Rochelle Baker, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada’s National Observer The West Coast\u2019s smallest First Nation is taking great strides toward the creation of an innovative stewardship economy that puts sustainability and conservation first. The Kwiakah First Nation, led by munmuntle, Chief Steven Dick, consists of 19 members mostly based on Vancouver Island. The community is launching a \u201creturn home\u201d by transforming a former open-net salmon farm into a floating, solar-powered scientific hub anchored in their traditional territory along B.C.\u2019s wild central coast. The Kwiakah Centre of Excellence will be the base for a dedicated research station, an experimental kelp farm, the nation\u2019s regenerative forestry operations and its territorial Indigenous guardian, or Forest Keepers, program, said Frank Voelker, the nation\u2019s band manager and economic development officer. The centre marks the... <\/p>\n

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