Nine Zeballos residences remain evacuated as the North Island village lingers in a state of emergency due to landslide threats after a mountainside fire ravaged 128 hectares over the summer.
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Thursday, October 11, 2018
The Supreme Court of Canada has determined that Parliament does not need to consult with Indigenous peoples before passing legislation – even if these laws could undermine their treaty rights.
Thursday, October 11, 2018
A little Ahousaht girl poses for a formal portrait. It is the early 1860s and she is dressed in the finest Victorian era dress complete with lacy petticoat and boots. She clasps a little basket of flowers...
Tuesday, October 9, 2018
Anglers and fishing guides from around Vancouver Island got the chance to voice their concerns to federal Fisheries and Oceans managers, who are suggesting a closure to a large fishing area at the entrance...
Friday, October 5, 2018
With attention to the adage that it takes a village to raise a child, a home opened on the Ditidaht reserve this month for the young members of the First Nation who need it the most.
Friday, October 5, 2018
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....
Friday, October 5, 2018
Margaret Bird, Quu’asa clinical counsellor, led discussion on a Social Issues Panel at the NTC DAC Health-Ability Fair held at the Alberni Athletic Hall on Oct. 4.
Friday, October 5, 2018
Health care professionals and other panelists attended the 2018 NTC DAC Health-Ability Fair on Thursday, Oct. 4 to talk about the importance of kidney health screening with a Nuu-chah-nulth audience.
Thursday, October 4, 2018
A man was rescued from the waters of Ahousaht territory Wednesday after falling off a barge during an aquaculture transport operation.
Wednesday, October 3, 2018
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...
Tuesday, October 2, 2018
According to information from the First Nations Health Authority, Canada’s Aboriginal people are at a significantly higher risk of developing Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) than other populations.
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Tuesday, October 2, 2018
Ancient ancestral remains unearthed this summer on San Rafael Island at Yuquot were most likely placed there by light keepers in the 1930s, according to an archaeologist examining the site.
Tuesday, October 2, 2018
Dozens of Huu-ay-aht First Nations volunteers packed up their families and hit the road to Port Alberni last weekend to host a welcoming dinner for cyclists midway through the Tour de Rock.
Friday, September 28, 2018
A small group of students and teachers took some time on Sept. 28 to learn about First Nations’ experience in residential schools through the NEW (Nuu-chah-nulth Education Worker) Richard Samuel.
Friday, September 28, 2018
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...
Wednesday, September 26, 2018
As the federal government develops a national Indigenous languages act, Nuu-chah-nulth leaders are raising the urgency of protecting and promoting their ancestral dialects.
Wednesday, September 26, 2018
When you think of Yuquot, the beautiful, remote, summer home of the Mowachaht/Muchalaht, you might envision old growth forests fringed by a gravel beach roaring with the rolling waves of the Pacific Ocean...
Tuesday, September 25, 2018
Huu-ay-aht First Nations delegates have returned from their first foray into the annual Union of B.C. Municipalities convention, where they sought progress on a list of priorities topped by child welfare,...
Tuesday, September 25, 2018
A single mother of three thought she was in for an exciting new beginning this summer when she moved into a relatively new home and started a job as the band’s health care worker - but that all changed when...
Monday, September 24, 2018
When she was a student at the Alberni Indian Residential School, June Watts would run off to pick food from nearby fruit trees in an effort to ease her constant hunger.
Monday, September 24, 2018
An art exhibit featuring drawings made by Nuu-chah-nulth youth when they were residential school students decades ago will once again soon be on display in British Columbia.
Friday, September 21, 2018
The man known throughout Nuu-chah-nulth territory as Hashilthsa Bob - who worked at Canada’s oldest First Nations newspaper for most of its history - died early today at the age of 73.
Friday, September 21, 2018
Shell Canada has committed to surrendering offshore exploration rights over vast swaths of coastal sea floor encompassing an area greater than Vancouver Island.
Thursday, September 20, 2018
As she worked translating from Nuu-chah-nulth dialects, Helen Dick rose from her table at the tribal council’s annual general meeting to receive recognition.
Wednesday, September 19, 2018
The Huu-ay-aht have taken another step towards bringing a large-scale liquefied natural gas facility to southwest Vancouver Island through a design deal announced with Hyandai Heavy Industries.
