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Dozens of Nuu-chah-nulth residents of Nanaimo accepted the invitation of the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council’s Quu'asa department and sat down for a festive turkey dinner at their Urban Healing Gathering.

The event took place Dec. 13 at St. Peter’s Church Hall in Nanaimo. Guests were…

The NTC Quu'asa/Teechuktl (Mental Health) team paid a visit to Seattle’s Duwamish Longhouse Dec. 7 and 8 to spread some holiday season cheer and celebrate Nuu-chah-nulth culture.

The event started at 2 p.m. with snacks, mingling and a chance to make woven cedar bark crafts with Ditidaht…

The Nuu-chah-nulth Urban Gatherings continued on Thursday when the Teechuktl Mental Health team came to Vancouver.

More than 100 people converged at the Roundhouse Community Centre for an event filled with feasting, singing and dancing.

The next Urban Gathering comes to Seattle…

A collaborative community and harbour cleanup - considered the first on this scale in Canada - is nearing completion on Flores Island.

The Ahousaht Community Revitalization Project, involving the Ahousaht First Nation, five marine-related companies and Tofino-based Coastal Restoration…

With most of the west coast of Vancouver Island’s catch going to the sports fishery, the DFO is reviewing its policy for determining fisheries allocations among different user groups. It’s a process that entails considering the needs of Nuu-chah-nulth nations, say officials from Fisheries and…

As thousands of photographs from the Ha-Shilth-Sa archives are gradually released to the public, it’s evident how the lens of Bob Soderlund could catch glimpses of authentic humanity. Personality peaks through the wrinkled face of an elder, while the pride from generations of ancestors fortifies…

“Harm reduction – it’s more than just handing out Naloxone kits and clean needles,” says Michael McCarthy. Newly hired at the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council, McCarthy has strong roots in Yucluthaht and knows first-hand the devastation that a sudden death from drugs causes.

In the past two…

Nearly a decade since the Supreme Court of Canada ruled in favour of five Nuu-chah-nulth nations’ right to harvest and sell fish from their territories, the issue remains unresolved in court, with an appeal set for February. Today the B.C. Court of Appeal announced the intervenors whose input…

Following elders’ guidance that a critical time has arrived to keep the Nuu-chah-nulth dialects alive, a two-day language gathering kicked off Oct. 18 at the Tin Wis Conference Centre, drawing in hundreds of people of all ages from the entire region. Hosted by the Coastal Family Resource…

A new program is being offered to young men in Ahousaht that promises to teach them not only important life skills, but also cultural teachings to build a renewed sense of pride in their community spirit.

The Ahousaht Way Warrior Program was launched in the community on Sept. 11.

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The West Coast General Hospital is taking steps to make itself more accessible to the community’s more vulnerable, including First Nations patients who struggle to get the services they need, according to its chief of staff.

Dr. Sam Williams spoke of the hospital’s ongoing efforts during…

Dozens of people donning orange shirts gathered at the residential school commemorative sculpture outside the Tseshaht Longhouse on Sept. 28 to honour survivors, remember the ones that have since passed on and the ones that didn’t make it home.

Hosted by the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council’…