Along British Columbia's coast, a long-running campaign to eliminate salmon farming has collided with the sovereign voices of the First Nations whose territories host those very farms. The Coalition of First Nations for Finfish Stewardship has publicly rebuked activist financier Tony Allard, not merely for his conclusions, but for his refusal to engage with the people most affected by them. At stake is something older than aquaculture policy: the question of who holds the authority to shape the economic future of Indigenous lands, and whether well-funded outside advocacy can substitute for gen