Declaration
Let it be known as of April 21, 1984, we the Clayoquot Band, do declare Meares Island a Tribal Park.
(1) Total preservation of Meares Island based on TITLE and survival of our Native way of life.
(2) Preserve Meares Island as the island is an ECONOMIC base of our people to harvest natural unspoiled Native foods - including all:
a. sea foods and shellfish
b. protect our traditional hunting rights of deer and water fowl, etc... .
c. protect the right of our elders to continue the gathering of their Indian medicines.
d. protect the right of Native artists to continue the gathering of their needs. Cedar bark, cedar for canoes, and paddles, and masks, etc... .
(3) Protection of all salmon streams on the Island.
(4) Protection of all Herring spawning areas around the Island.
(5) Protection of all traplines.
(6) Protection of all sacred burial sites on Meares.
The Native people are prepared to share Meares Island with non-Natives, providing that you adhere to the Laws of our Fore Fathers; which were always there. On these basis - we recognize your needs for:
(1) a. Watershed, as they already have in place their water system on Meares Island.
b. Hunting of water fowl in Lemmens Inlet.
c. Existing mariculture leases. We would reserve the right to process any further development, be it watershed or further mariculture leases.
(2) We would permit access to the Island for Recreational' purposes - hiking, camping, fishing, whale watching, gathering restricted amounts of seafoods and shellfish.
(3) Recognize our Land Claims and that there be no resources removed from Meares Island excluding watershed.
Signed by: George Frank (Hereditary Chief), Alex Frank Sr. (Hereditary Chief) and the CLAYOQUOT BAND COUNCIL
