Indigenous stewardship front and centre in Huu-ay-aht, forestry partnership – Times Colonist
Huu-ay-aht Nation, Western Forest Products gave their forestry partnership an Indigenous name to reflect shared stewardship values
Reconciliation for the Huu-ay-aht Nation on the West Coast of Vancouver Island, in part, looks like a forestry partnership with industry designed in its own image.
The Huu-ay-aht, through its Huumiis Ventures Limited Partnership, and Western Forest Products have relaunched their joint venture to manage Tree Farm Licence 44 under the name Tsawak-qin LP with a promise to improve on stewardship of 1,400 square kilometres of land.
Friday’s relaunch represents a next step in the partnership formed by Huumiis and WFP in 2019. Huumiis finalized the purchase of a 35 per cent stake in TFL 44 in May this year, with the option to buy another 16 per cent in 2023.
