First Nation K'ómoks Advanced Fishing Traps Revealed in British Columbia
The tideland fish trap system of Canada’s K'ómoks First Nation people is the largest in North America and maybe the world based on recent research revelations.
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The tideland fish trap system of Canada’s K'ómoks First Nation people is the largest in North America and maybe the world based on recent research revelations.
Stream or download audio For this article This article is also available in audio format. Listen now, download, or subscribe to “Hakai Magazine Audio Edition” through your favorite podcast app. Article body copy It was a cool spring morning on British Columbia’s Vancouver Island when the ground began to buckle and heave. On the Richter scale, the earthquake reached a magnitude of 7.3 at a place called Forbidden Plateau. Seventy-five years later, it still holds the title as the most powerful onshore quake ever recorded in Canada. In nearby communities, brick walls fell and three-quarters...