Tla-o-qui-aht First Nations

Tla-o-qui-aht, whose ancestral border is determined by the height of land, the direction of the rivers flow and as far as the eye can see on the ocean, is a confederacy of aboriginal groups who historically were independent from one another.

The following translation/interpretation was developed based on conversations with various Tla-o-qui-aht elders (including Mary Hayes and Dixon Sam Mitt, among others), fluent speakers, master craftsmen, seasoned politicians and those who participated in the exhaustive community consultation that was implemented by Tla-o-qui-aht during the Meares Island court case.

The people who once lived on the peninsula from Long Beach to Tofino and further north had kept tight control of ocean resources and had made it a common practice to raid the sleepy fishing villages of Ha-ooke-min to take slaves and other commodities.

Tla-o-qui-aht is in the process of rebuilding through a combination of restoring functions and adapting to the modern political landscape in British Columbia.[when?]

[citation needed] Tla-o-qui-aht maintains two administration offices, one at Opitsaht and the other on the property of Tin Wis Resort in Tofino.

[2] In 2008 the Nation signed a protocol with the District of Tofino to work collaboratively towards planned development on the north end of the peninsula where several large parcels of crown land are under discussion.

A weir on Canoe Creek diverts water through a 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) penstock dropping 474 metres (1,555 ft) to a powerhouse with a 5.5 MW Pelton wheel generator.

It has a weir in Haa-ak-suuk Creek diverting water to a 3.6 kilometres (2.2 mi) penstock leading to a 6 MW powerhouse at 49°14′53″N 125°23′01″W / 49.248074°N 125.383682°W / 49.248074; -125.383682