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The Huu-ay-aht First Nations (HFN) and Western Forest Products (WFP) have entered into an historic, mutually beneficial partnership made possible through provisions of the Maa-nulth Treaty.

Huumiis (means cedar in Nuu-chah-nulth language) Ventures Limited Partnership (HVLP) has been…

Simon Tom jr. took his mother Margarete Tom's advice by taking a job overseas to teach English at a primary school.

Sponsorship for the 25-year-old’s trip was provided by Victoria-based Videa International Youth Internship Program, the International Aboriginal Internship Program and…

This week hundreds of youth from First Nations across British Columbia converged in Port Alberni for Gathering Our Voices, an event organized by the B.C. Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres for 14-24 year olds.

On the second day of the proceedings hundreds filled the Alberni…

Abigail Titian is rather pleased that she listened to the advice of a friend a few years ago.

Titian, a 16-year-old Ahousaht First Nation member, took up the sport of wrestling three years ago. She is now preparing for her first national tournament. She will compete in both the freestyle…

There are 28 general practitioners working in Port Alberni, as listed with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia. Serving the Alberni Valley’s population of over 25,000, this works out to one family doctor for every 900 residents.

It’s an indication of an innately…

After being named to the Order of Canada in 2018, Huu-ay-aht elder Marjorie White received recognition and honour at the Accreditation Ceremony in Quebec on Tuesday, Feb. 12.

“Marjorie White’s wisdom reaches far beyond the Huu-ay-aht First Nation,” Governor General Julie Payette said, as…

On the first day of court proceedings in a case over aboriginal fishing rights, Nuu-chah-nulth leaders and their region’s MP are calling on Justin Trudeau to honour his commitment to Canada’s Indigenous peoples.

Today marks the first of five scheduled days for the B.C. Court of Appeal to…

After being named to the Order of Canada over a year ago, Judith Sayers finally received the recognition on Friday at a ceremony in Ottawa.

The Hupacasath member and current president of the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council was formally appointed to the Order of Canada in Rideau Hall on Feb…

2019 is being celebrated as the UN International Year of Indigenous Language and the University of Victoria has been chosen as one of the sites for a major UNESCO project.

The UN International Year of Indigenous Language – Language Revitalization Pole has been commissioned by the First…

Just south of Tofino, in the traditional lands of Tla-o-qui-aht, Joe Martin can be found carving a new cedar canoe.

This project is a 22-foot long Nuu-chah-nulth style canoe that he is carving with Gary Martin, which will be in honour of his great, great grandfather.

“I was taught…

The early winter storms of December and January hit Vancouver Island with a vengeance - but islanders showed their resilience as they pulled together to help one another.

After 600,000 customers lost power on Dec. 20, BC Hydro has declared the pre-Christmas storm the worst in its history…

At the end of this month a career of service to Nuu-chah-nulth concludes, spanning a 34-year period that saw the tribal council transform from a political advocacy organization to one of the widest reaching service providers in the region.

Simon Read, the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council’s…