As one of the 105 appointees to the Order of Canada this year, Marjorie White is a proactive woman. The Huu-ay-aht elder left her community in 1956 to study nursing in Vancouver.
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Thursday, July 5, 2018
Wednesday, July 4, 2018
There was joyful excitement in the air as hundreds of Ahousaht members filled Maaqtusiis School Gym on June 21, honouring the invitation of their Ha’wiih (Chiefs) who asked them to come home for three days...
Wednesday, July 4, 2018
A Hesquiaht First Nation member has won a national award for her efforts to boost Indigenous economies across Canada.
Wednesday, July 4, 2018
The provincial government is introducing “rigorous” new standards for the aquaculture industry as the majority of fish farms on the B.C. coast are up for license renewal in 2022, declares Minister of...
Wednesday, July 4, 2018
Dozens of Nuu-chah-nulth Ha’wiih, delegates and NTC staff arrived in Ahousaht June 12 for two days of deliberations over aboriginal fisheries issues. Years of meetings with DFO to negotiate and plan for Nuu...
Tuesday, July 3, 2018
Three young Tla-o-qui-aht fathers vanished after an early morning boat accident near Duffin Cove, Tofino, on June 15, 2018. There were five men aboard the boat when it inexplicably overturned between Duffin...
Tuesday, July 3, 2018
It has been 240 years since a pair of wooden British ships found their way to the present day Nootka Sound. One of the ships was called Resolution and sailed under the command of Captain James Cook.
Tuesday, July 3, 2018
Local efforts in coastal communities have been nothing short of “heroic” but are not enough to stem the tide of debris washing ashore on the west coast, said Courtney-Alberni MP Gord Johns.
Tuesday, July 3, 2018
Hundreds of Nuu-chah-nulth families packed the Alberni Athletic Hall to celebrate the educational successes of their students. The NTC Scholarship Celebration and Graduation Ceremonies took place Saturday,...
Monday, June 25, 2018
Family and friends of Lisa Marie Young, missing from Nanaimo since 2002, will be gathering in Nanaimo June 30 for the annual walk and vigil to keep Lisa’s memory alive.
Friday, June 22, 2018
Port Alberni’s Friendship Center was filled with Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in celebration of First Nation culture and identity for National Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21.
Wednesday, June 20, 2018
Tseshaht members played host to First Nations elders from all over Vancouver Island on a hot summer afternoon at Maht Mahs gym on June 20. Elder buses began arriving at the gym shortly before noon with...
Wednesday, June 20, 2018
Bryce Amos will soon have an opportunity to win some more hardware from a provincial competition.
Tuesday, June 19, 2018
The boat that held three men who have been missing since Friday has been found near Tofino, located in the same area where two survivors from the incident emerged in the early morning hours of June 15.
Tuesday, June 19, 2018
A huge event - probably the largest ever in recent history - is being planned for National Aboriginal Day weekend in Ahousaht.
Monday, June 18, 2018
An “object of interest” has been discovered in the search for three men who went missing after a boat capsized near Tofino on Friday.
Monday, June 18, 2018
The remains of several individuals are coming home this summer, 80 years after they were removed from a whaling shrine in Ahousaht.
