Leaders at the ‘Hub’ of climate change preparation

Climate change is becoming a priority for all communities around the Salish Sea. The board of directors of Naut’sa mawt Tribal Council recently backed the creation of a climate change leadership Hub.

The initiative will investigate ways of reducing the … Read More

Logging trucks open doors for Halalt revenue, jobs

Two shiny, new logging trucks appeared in the driveway leading to the Halalt First Nation offices just days after New Year’s.

Raven August, the nation’s referral officer, was quick to introduce a visitor to both the trucks and the Halalt … Read More

Energy and food security workshops at T’Sou-ke for NmTC members

Building capacity for energy and food security will be on the agenda during two days of workshops in March at T’Sou-ke Nation.

Those sessions will be part of Naut’sa mawt Tribal Council’s nation-to-nation (N2N) mentorship initiative. Up to two participants … Read More

Health at the heart of renewed accord

A renewed Vancouver Island partnership accord – focused on better health services and outcomes for First Nations families – was signed in December.

Chiefs, elders and community members from nations joined representatives from First Nations Health Authority (FNHA), Island Health … Read More

What to do with all that money?

When the Sentinel first decided to do a series about personal finance, we didn’t want to simply have articles about bank and credit unionservices or well-used words about things like investing and spending money. Then Joe Allen of Nanaimo offered … Read More

Year-end AGM for NmTC

There was work and pleasure when people travelled from around the coast to attend the Naut’sa mawt Tribal Council workshops, annual general meeting and banquet in early December in Richmond.

First, directors and other members from the eleven member First … Read More

Saysutshun: Newcastle Island’s Hidden Treasure

Long ago before we had cars, planes, trains and ferries, our Snuneymuxw war canoes were used as taxis to bring trading goods across to Vancouver and back.

Two Snuneymuxw’s were hired out for a trip to Vancouver. They had rested … Read More

Chief Dan George exhibit in new North Vancouver museum?

Chief Dan George, the former leader of Tsleil-Waututh Nation and a famed Indigenous actor, could be on stage again.

A new North Vancouver Museum is applying for funds to design a touring exhibit featuring Chief Dan George as an event … Read More

Finding a new way forward

Acknowledging harms. Respect. Forgiveness. Opportunity.

Those were just some of the ways that business students from across British Columbia defined reconciliation in a video that was screened during a ‘Reconciliation as a Call to Action’ panel at the Port Theatre … Read More

Oil spills… seems like not ‘If’ but ‘When’

By Mark Kiemele

Vancouver has become one of the world’s leading maritime hubs, shipping mineral and agricultural resources from BC, Alberta and the Prairie provinces to world markets.

Some say this is an economic feather in BC’s hat. Others say … Read More