Maiyoo Keyoh
Indigenous Protected & Conserved Area
Enacted by the Maiyoo Keyoh on Dakelh Territory
Date of Enactment: December 27, 2025
Signed by: Petra A'Huille, Keyohwhuchudun
ABOUT the IPCA
This declaration is enacted under the supreme authority of Dakelh law and the sovereign Indigenous title of the Maiyoo Keyoh.” “Petra A'Huille, Keyohwhuduchun of the Maiyoo Keyoh, hereby enacts the Maiyoo Keyoh Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area.”
The Maiyoo Keyoh is “20,373 hectares” and “encompasses the western end of Tsa Bunghun (Great Beaver Lake)… to Lhez Dulk'un (Red Earth).”
Under Dakelh law, “the Keyoh and the Snadneke are one — the people and the land belong to each other.”
“The Keyohwhuduchun holds the sole authority to grant or withhold Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC).
Source
Maiyoo Keyoh Whuz un'a Whuts'odilhti — Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area (IPCA), Enacted under Dakelh Law and Sovereign Indigenous Title
Request for Permission
The Maiyoo Keyoh is open to those who come in a good way. Whether you are visiting, harvesting, guiding, or recreating, all activities require the permission of the Keyohwhuduchun.
To request permission, visit
Maiyoo Keyoh Whuz un’a Whuts’odilhti – REQUEST FOR PERMISSION
Request to Visit, Learn, or Work withihn the Maiyoo Keyoh IPCA
Witnessing THE WORDS - bRIONY pENN
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Created live during Jim’s presentation of the IPCA Declaration.
This artwork by Briony Penn was drawn on‑site as the Declaration was spoken. It captures the moment when ancestral law, ecological knowledge, and community commitment were voiced together.
Through river, salmon, and eagle imagery, her illustration reflects the Declaration’s teachings on Keyoh governance and the responsibilities carried by the land and its people.
Explore her work at: bryonypenn.com