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Carrying cedar boards to repair a walkway, Joe Louie passes the welcome sign to the Tla-o-qui-aht's Meares Island tribal park, near Vancouver Island in British Columbia in February 2022. The island has been effectively controlled by the nation since the 1980s, when it stopped loggers from working there during a renowned series of battles over sovereignty known as the War in the Woods. Today Tla-o-qui-aht parks guardians, including Louie, maintain and protect the land.