Tseshaht First Nation has filed a suit under the federal Specific Claims Tribunal Act to recover (or to receive compensation for) the loss of the Iwachis Reserve at the mouth of the Franklin River.
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Wednesday, February 28, 2018
Guy Louie Jr. was a teenager when he was awakened to the power of songs from his ancestral homeland. The lessons came in the form of recordings the youngster received from his grandfather, Hudson Webster,...
Monday, February 26, 2018
The Maaqutusiis Hahoulthee Stewardship Society, made of Ahousaht’s hereditary chiefs, issued a statement to the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, declaring closure of commercial...
Monday, February 26, 2018
Tseshaht First Nation has received a Premier’s Excellence Award for their full-throated performance in Exercise Coastal Response.
Friday, February 23, 2018
Tseshaht First Nation hosted a boating safety workshop for commercial fishers on Thursday afternoon.
Thursday, February 22, 2018
It happened so fast that Allison Vincent of Kyuquot couldn’t be sure what she had just seen. It was a brilliant green light that streaked across the sky, seemingly above Walter’s Island, across the bay from...
Thursday, February 22, 2018
A showcase of Indigenous acts is taking over a stage in Victoria this weekend – including a performance composed by an Ahousaht drummer.
Wednesday, February 21, 2018
The B.C. Supreme Court has ruled in favour of a Huu-ay-aht mother who is fighting for time with her newborn after the baby was taken into foster care just three days after birth.
Tuesday, February 20, 2018
Leaders negotiating for the fishing rights of five Nuu-chah-nulth nations are challenging the federal government to back up words with action, after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau vowed to advance Indigenous...
Monday, February 19, 2018
After years of waiting, a decision on how the federal government will honour a court judgement in favour of the fishing rights of five Nuu-chah-nulth nations is expected in the coming weeks.
Monday, February 19, 2018
First Nations youth from all across Vancouver Island have something big to look forward to this month. The Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation is hosting a youth conference called Balancing Our Minds and Spirits,...
Thursday, February 15, 2018
The federal and provincial governments will partner to provide high-speed Internet access to rural and remote communities on the B.C. coast, including Nuu-chah-nulth nations.
Thursday, February 15, 2018
“She was a person…” said a heartbroken relative of 18 year-old Jocelyn George, who died of heart failure after spending a night in custody at the Port Alberni RCMP detachment in the summer of 2016.
Thursday, February 15, 2018
J’net Ayayqwayaksheelth is doing her part to promote indigenous history in Canada’s largest museum.
The Ahousaht First Nation member, who moved to Toronto a decade ago, has a rather impressive...
Thursday, February 15, 2018
A dozen newly certified Central Region first responders completed their exams on November 5, 2017 in what Debra Swartz, an Ahousaht health consultant, describes as a “critical part of emergency response...
Wednesday, February 14, 2018
In the aftermath of a verdict that has sparked outrage across Canada, the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council has pledged to stand with the family of Coulten Boushie.
Wednesday, February 14, 2018
About 300 people donning Cowichan sweaters or other regalia arrived at the Quw’utsun Cultural & Conference Center on a bitterly cold Feb. 10 morning to take part in a walk to bring awareness to the...
Tuesday, February 13, 2018
As the federal government announces that the number of indigenous children in foster care has reached “crisis” proportions, a Huu-ay-aht councillor cautions that the system is continuing the...
Monday, February 12, 2018
Excitement was in the air as the inaugural Nuu-chah-nulth Language Proficiency Certificate Program began its first day of classes at Port Alberni’s North Island College Campus on Feb. 2.
Friday, February 9, 2018
“I was 100 per cent fluent; now I’m 80 to 90 per cent fluent,” said Hesquiaht elder Cecelia Tom of her proficiency in the Nuu-chah-nulth language.
Thursday, February 8, 2018
After decades of serving the spiritual needs of people of the Catholic faith in Ahousaht, on Feb. 7, 2018, St. Lawrence Catholic Church was bulldozed to the ground.
The iconic little white church,...
Friday, February 2, 2018
More than six months after an aviation fuel spill that shut down Tofino highway for 24 hours, floating berms and equipment remain at the now cleaned site, leading travelers to wonder if Kennedy Lake is...
Thursday, February 1, 2018
Questions surround the future of a $75-million federal fund to restore aquatic habitat, with just two recipients named eight months after the initiative was first announced.
Wednesday, January 31, 2018
The mid-January storm that wreaked havoc on the west coast of Vancouver Island also caused an unusual phenomenon on at least one of Flores Island’s remote beaches near Ahousaht.
Tuesday, January 30, 2018
They lost sleep one night thanks to a tsunami alert and a number of students came down with the flu, but members from nine Nuu-chah-nulth nations completed a week of marine safety training and certification...
