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On Nov. 1 at Maht Mahs gym, Nuu-chah-nulth Ha’wiih, Chiefs, fishers, members and staff gathered to celebrate the final legal determination of Nuu-chah-nulth fishing rights.
Photos By Shayne Morrow
Nuu-chah-nulth Nations were well represented among the 42 graduates of the Vast and Choices Distributed Learning programs who were celebrated at the Capitol Theatre on the evening of June 13.
The First Nations grads included young adults who overcame hurdles to resume their education…
It has been 40 years since NEDC (Nuu-chah-nulth Economic Development Corporation) began making dreams of young businesspersons true when they launched an innovative model of support services.According to their website, NEDC is an Indigenous Financial Institution (IFI) providing developmental…
On the last day of August a cloudy sky opened to a rich blue, awaiting the release of butterflies from those whose thoughts were with loved ones lost to drug overdose.
The release of 10 butterflies occurred in the parking lot behind Usma Nuu-chah-nulth Family and Child Services’ main office in…
Dozens of Nuu-chah-nulth women of all ages arrived at the Nanoose Bay Pentecostal Church campground for three days of self-care and fun times together May 8-10.
Women of all ages and most Nuu-chah-nulth nations were represented; some young women were there with their mothers or grandmothers and…
Port Alberni, BC – It was at 10 a.m. that the color red, along with posters of missing and murdered loved ones, began to fill the parking lot at n̓aasn̓aasʔaqsa totem pole, near the Victoria Quay.
May 5th marks National Red Dress Day, where, in Port Alberni, Nuu-chah-nulth-aht and community…
A half dozen Nuu-chah-nulth women and NTC employees took part in the 15-kilometre Port Alberni Paper Chase on March 8. The event coincided with International Women’s Day; a global day for celebrating the social, cultural, political and economic achievements of women.
Four women signed up for the…
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 unsolved cases of murdered or missing Indigenous people.
Feb. 10, 2018 marks the second year…
Tla-o-qui-aht staff, council and Ha’wiih were given a glimpse of the healing that’s “in us” as Lisa Charleson and Anita Charleson Touchie led participants through a Lateral Violence Workshop.
Lateral Violence is the shaming, belittling or violent behaviour between members of…
A young woman clutches a photograph to her chest as she lights a candle at a table decorated in purple. The sadness in her face is clear as she shares that she lost her father to a drug overdose less than a year ago.
Right behind her is an elder woman called Dee. There are tears streaming down…
On March 19, MP Leah Gazan took to Parliament Hill, on behalf of the House of Commons status of women committee, to announce the beginning of their formal study for the proposed Red Dress Alert System. The system, like Amber Alerts, will notify the public when an Indigenous woman, girl, or two-…
The cumulative “snowball” effect from multiple generations of unresolved trauma is a factor behind the opioid crisis’s toll on First Nations, says the head of a family treatment centre that delves into the roots of addictions issues.
“It’s like a snowball rolling downhill, if you understand the…
Nuu-chah-nulth community wellness workers will have additional tools and supports to bring back to their people thanks to training they’ve completed through the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council’s Teechuktl (Mental Health) Program.
Over the past few months, 22 Nuu-chah-nulth human services…
The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls concluded in June when the 1,200-page report was presented to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. But despite a $53.8 million federal investment and testimony from 2,380 people across Canada, unanswered questions remain for the…
This fall a new nursing stream is coming to six universities in B.C., offering Indigenous graduate students training that aims to empower First Nations to determine their own path to wellness.
The Indigenous Graduate Education in Nursing presents an alternative to the well-established clinical…