Первая нация Тешат вернула себе земли в Порт-Альберни для строительства жилья

Первая нация Тешат приобрела у провинции Британская Колумбия участок площадью 37 акров в Порт-Альберни для развития жилищного строительства. Это приобретение, являющееся частью инициативы по возвращению земель, увеличит общую площадь резервации и позволит создать дома для членов нации, проживающих вне резерва.

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C̓išaaʔatḥ (Teshaht) First Nation’s recent acquisition of nearly 40 acres from the Province of B.C. in Port Alberni marks “a significant moment of #landback for Tseshat,” according to an official. The 37 acres of private, fee simple land is located on Bell Road in Port Alberni and sits within Tseshat’s hahuuli (Chief’s territory and waters). The purchased parcel is adjacent to the nation’s main Tseshaht Reserve IR#1 at the south and east ends of the property and will be used to develop housing for Tseshaht members and the nation. READ PREVIOUS: Vancouver Island First Nation receives $5M from province for future housing In 2023, the nation received $5 million from the B.C. government to purchase land for future housing developments. As of November 2025, the Government of Canada counted 1,279 registered members of the Tseshaht First Nation, with the majority (781) living off reserve. In May 2024, off-reserve housing plans were set in motion after the nation acquired a 7.9-acre parcel of land from Western Forest Products. The parcel was previously used as a parking lot by the forestry company. READ PREVIOUS: Tseshaht First Nation buys land for new off-reserve housing in Port Alberni This week’s latest acquisition boosts the nation’s land base from 811.74 acres to 848.74 acres. “Thanks to the support of the Province of British Columbia through a Contribution Agreement, Tseshaht is advancing housing on multiple fronts,” said the nation in a statement Wednesday. The next step to building homes is to apply for an Additions to Reserve (ATR) where the federal government formally designates the land as belonging to the existing nation’s reserve land base. Marked as a significant landback moment, “the Bell property was once part of the Nation’s Indian Reserve lands before being cut off from the current Reserve – and with this purchase, the land is now returned to Tseshaht,” says the nation. Tseshaht, meaning “The people of Ts’isaa,” is a nation on the West Coast of Vancouver Island extending from Alberni Valley to Broken Group Islands. The nation’s council is currently led by Elected Chief Ken Watts. The map below shows the location of Tseshaht First Nation in Central Vancouver Island.