The Nuchatlaht First Nation’s territory includes the north of Nootka Island, and they exclusively occupied this area in 1846.
News
Friday, March 15, 2019
Premier John Horgan and Federal Fisheries Minister Jonathan Wilkinson invited potential stakeholders to take part in a $142.85 million program to protect and restore wild salmon stocks on the B.C. coast....
Friday, March 15, 2019
An international research team probing deeper into the mystery of Pacific salmon survival during ocean migration has made some surprising discoveries, says Dick Beamish, expedition organizer.
Thursday, March 14, 2019
In its latest pledge to protect the endangered southern resident killer whale population, on Friday, March 8 the Government of Canada announced an initiative that will track the animals’ prey and monitor...
Thursday, March 14, 2019
Abigail Titian is rather pleased that she listened to the advice of a friend a few years ago.
Wednesday, March 13, 2019
A giant red cedar log was trucked into Port Alberni today to the Port Authority waterfront lot where, over the next few months, it will be transformed into a magnificent totem pole.
Wednesday, March 13, 2019
Excitement is in the air as herring make their appearance along coastal North America. The seabirds and ocean mammals flock to the shoreline bringing it to life in a feeding frenzy dance that signals the...
Wednesday, March 13, 2019
Members of the Tseshaht Pride are not only looking to bring back some more hardware but also improve upon their 2018 performance at the Junior All-Native Basketball Tournament.
Tuesday, March 12, 2019
A fiery crash lit up Highway 4 this morning, closing off traffic near the Alberni Summit.
At least two vehicles were involved in the incident, which held up commuters heading to Port Alberni for over...
Monday, March 11, 2019
More than 500 people submitted ideas on improving safety and access to Cathedral Grove, while protecting environmental, social and cultural values.
Monday, March 11, 2019
The Indigenous Studies Grade 11/12 class at the Eighth Ave Learning Centre came to an exciting end as the students held a coffee and tea party to display their final projects: masks.
Friday, March 8, 2019
The future of an LNG export facility in Sarita Bay - and the hundreds of jobs that it would bring to Huu-ay-aht land – remains in limbo as the Vancouver Island First Nation awaits an update from its partner...
Friday, March 8, 2019
The annual Nuu-chah-nulth Education and Training Program Career Fair took place at Athletic Hall on March 7.
Thursday, March 7, 2019
Nineteen month-old Andre Winter is a brilliant, happy, smiling toddler adored by his parents and three siblings. But for the past two months Andre had been inexplicably sick for almost the entire time since...
A matter of rights and permission: DFO prepares fishing allocations, First Nations remain frustrated
Thursday, March 7, 2019
Frustration continues among Vancouver Island’s First Nations, as rights to territorial resources conflict with how much Fisheries and Oceans Canada is prepared to allow for harvest.
Wednesday, March 6, 2019
Moving day has been delayed at Our Home on 8th, but tenants, which will include a large contingent of Nuu-chah-nulth members, are expected to begin occupying their suites by the official opening day on...
Wednesday, March 6, 2019
The Port Alberni Friendship Centre will welcome more than 1,000 youth delegates and support workers to the annual Gathering Our Voices event on March 19 through 24. Gathering Our Voices 2019 will take place...
Tuesday, March 5, 2019
A new bill was introduced in Parliament on Thursday, Feb. 28, that promises to address the large proportion of Indigenous children in Canada’s foster care system.
Monday, March 4, 2019
The deadline is fast approaching for the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Aftercare Support.
Friday, March 1, 2019
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...
Friday, March 1, 2019
Four Nuu-chah-nulth athletes from Port Alberni made it to the Special Olympics BC Winter Games last weekend (Feb. 21-24) in Vernon. These athletes come from various communities across the island, but share...
Thursday, February 28, 2019
As the prime minister considers whether Canada’s former attorney general should remain in the Liberal caucus, Nuu-chah-nulth Ha’wiih are standing behind Jody Wilson-Raybould in her challenging testimony...
Thursday, February 28, 2019
There are species of rockfish found on British Columbia’s coast that are known to live for a century.
Wednesday, February 27, 2019
For the first time ever, British Columbia's First Nations will be included in a share of the province’s gaming revenue. The announcement came Feb. 19 as part of the provincial government’s Budget 2019.
Wednesday, February 27, 2019
Scientific uncertainty continues to cloud waters surrounding marine-based salmon farms despite a court decision that puts DFO on notice, essentially, to clean up its act.
