Press Statement

The Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council (NTC) is pleased to announce the launch of its new, responsive website with a few new features.

The redesigned website offers quick and easy access to comprehensive information about the NTC’s advocacy work, programs and services. The website also features the latest news releases and alerts, job postings and an events calendar. It is also a source for helpful links, forms and videos on Nuu-chah-nulth culture and language.

"I am very pleased with yesterday's decision of the Specific Claims Tribunal in support of the claim by Huu-ay-aht First Nations for compensation for logging on their lands. This decision is a tribute to Huu-ay-aht leaders, over six decades, for their courage and their resolve to fairly settle this matter. I urge the government of Canada to implement this decision without delay, in the spirit of reconciliation.”

 'Who is JOB' is a video series sponsored by energy drink company Red Bull starring Hawaiian surfer Jamie O'Brien.

The latest, roughly nine-minute, video in the series was shot in the unceded traditional territory of the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nations in Tla-o-qui-aht Tribal Parks on the West Coast of Vancouver Island.

A recent video posted to Red Bull's website and Facebook page on Aug. 20, in addition to Red Bull's YouTube channel on Aug. 26, shows the surfers getting pulled behind a boat and taking jumps off a flaming log in Kennedy Lake.

To all our Nuu-chah-nulth people,

On June 21st, we take the time to honour all Indigenous people across Canada. We celebrate and share our culture, our songs, our dances with not only each other but with our non- Aboriginal friends, neighbors and communities with great pride. We do this together to celebrate our successes, contributions and struggles.

 It is important to remember that not only on this day, but every day, we must stand together in support of one another against all barriers and especially in celebration of each other’s achievements.

 The Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council welcomes today’s decision of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal on the complaint First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada et al. v. Attorney General of Canada (for the Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada).

After the efforts of many, over too many years, the Tribunal has found—unreservedly—that Canada has knowingly and willingly discriminated against First Nations children and families on reserve and has perpetuated historical disadvantages against them.

The Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council extends its sympathy and condolences to the victims and the families of the Oct. 25 sinking of MV Leviathan II off Vargas Island.

“We offer our prayers and healing energy to those who were injured, and give thanks to all of those people who helped in the rescue,” said NTC President Deb Foxcroft.

As greater and greater numbers of tourists flock to experience our “Wild West Coast,” this tragic accident highlights once again how suddenly a day on the water, even aboard a well-equipped vessel with a well-trained crew, can turn deadly.