A referee patiently pauses the action so little fingers can tie up little laces and there is a supernatural feeling in the gym that the Ancestors are watching with happy eyes.
Pull up a seat. Leave the past at the door. Only water, sports drinks and smiles allowed beyond this point.
This is co-ed U10 rez ball on the court at the 2026 Junior All Native Tournament (JANT).
Maaqtusiis Suns from Ahousaht held on to a back-and-forth basketball game with rival Nuu-chah-nulth team Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ Ravens to clutch back-to-back titles in the Junior All Native Tournament (JANT) U13 Silver division.
Bellowing cheers and banging on traditional drums from packed bleachers at Langley’s Peter Ewart Middle School, Ahousaht fans might have given the Suns the edge they needed to narrowly defend their title by a score of 44-43.
“Thanks to the fans. It was amazing. Game changer for us. We’re not used to the loud crowds,” said Suns coach Robert Stanley.
Tla-o-qui-aht West Coast All Heart missed toppling the At’maakw Kingfishers dynasty by one bucket on March 20 during a thunderous U17 Girls Junior All Native basketball championship game at the Langley Events Centre.
At’maakw, from the Nuxalk Nation community of Bella Coola in the central coast region of British Columbia, hasn’t lost a U17 JANT title in five years.
“It was a crazy game,” said At’maakw player Kashlyn Mack, who picked up a JANT First Team All-Star.
New studies are exploring how pollution from tire chemicals found in streams are affecting salmon on Vancouver Island.
When it rains, contaminants from tires can be carried to streams through storm water drains. One of the contaminants, known as 6PPD-quinone (6PPDQ), leaks from tiny tire wear particles left behind on the road.
According to a report from Vancouver Island University and the BC Conservation Foundation, 6PPDQ forms when a common tire additive reacts with oxidants in the air and is acutely toxic to coho salmon even at extremely low levels.
Residents of a community adjacent to Huu-ay-aht First Nations’ Anacla are thrilled a major submarine watermain project is now complete.
Officials from the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District (ACRD) held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Mar. 6 to celebrate its new $1.2 million project, which saw the construction of submarine line replacement.
The Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council (NTC) Finance Department is seeking a permanent, full-time Advanced Accounting Analyst for our Port Alberni office. This position performs a range of specialized financial duties, including General Ledger and statement reconciliations, working closely with senior financial staff, reviewing accounting processes, completing data entry and coding, generating financial reports, preparing payments, and data analysis, and statistical reporting.
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The five nations that fought the Canadian government for their Aboriginal right to harvest and sell fish, and won, gathered to celebrate on March 13, with the unveiling of their new ceremonial curtain.
The Ha’oom Fisheries Society (HFS), represented by the five Nuu-chah-nulth nations that participated in the landmark court case, the Ahousaht, Ehattesaht/Chinehkint, Mowachaht/Muchalaht, Hesquiaht and Tla-o-qui-aht First Nations, have been working together tirelessly to implement and manage their commercial rights-based fisheries.
As the west coast kicked off its annual Pacific Rim Whale Festival this month, the price of regular gas went up to $197.9 per litre at Tofino and Ucluelet pumps while images of oil tankers ablaze in the Persian Gulf circulated in international news.
The Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping route for nearly a fifth of the world’s oil supply, is in paralysis due to an ongoing war between Iran and U.S. and Israel, now entering its third week.
POSITION SUMMARY
Reporting to the Prevention Manager, the Child & Family Support Worker provides prevention-focused services and direct support to Tseshaht children, youth, and families both on and off reserve. This role is a key community-based resource, helping families navigate the child and family service systems, supporting cultural planning, and ensuring the safety and well-being of Tseshaht children.
Imperial Metals is hoping to strike gold in the Clayoquot Sound UNESCO Biosphere Region, but Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation and several allies are calling on the B.C. government to rescind the company’s permit to drill for the yellow metal.
Clayoquot Sound is located within the unceded traditional territory of the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation (TFN) on the west coast of Vancouver Island. The small tourist town of Tofino serves as a gateway to the biosphere region and welcomes over 600,000 visitors annually.