Area 16 - Swindle / Price Islands Integrated Use Area

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Kitasoo/Xaixais Values:

• Present home of the Kitasoo/Xaixais people at Klemtu,
• High cultural, heritage and fisheries values around the village of Klemtu,
• Traditional uses such as berry picking, use of medicines and wood for crafts and housing,
• Traditional hunting and fishing area of the Kitasoo/Xaixais people,
• Water and hydro sources for Klemtu,
• Important salmon spawning habitat,
• Wildlife values including bear, deer and wolf,
• Create jobs and economic development activities for Kitasoo/Xaixais workers,
• Scenic values of the Inside Passage and near Klemtu.

Kitasoo/Xaixais Management Objectives:

• Resource use while protecting cultural values,
• Archaeological studies for all areas during resource planning process,
• Special environmental and archaeological assessment before low impact development near Klemtu,
• Protect water and hydro sources for Klemtu,
• Kitasoo/Xaixais continue hunting and fishing,
• Resource use while maintaining wildlife and fisheries habitat,
• Minimize impact on scenic values,
• Kitasoo/Xaixais exclusive resource use area.