Elmer helps Musqueam awaken the canoe spirit

Elmer Sampson, the 86-year-old master carver from Stz’uminus First Nation, has built many canoes in his lifetime. But one he finished this summer may be one of the most memorable for many reasons.

That log has many stories.

The prime … Read More

Harvey Seymour celebrates a long, proud career

Many words can be used to describe Harvey Seymour of Stz’uminus First Nation–inspiring…respected…honoured…speaker…councillor…and leader.

But one word suffices – ‘Producer’ – for his workmates at the Burleith log sort in Ladysmith Harbour. That word is on the back of his … Read More

Dr. Adams joins board

Dr. Evan Adams from Tla’amin Nation has been appointed to the board of directors of the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research.

Since it’s founding in 2001, the foundation has received about $450 million in funding from the BC Government … Read More

Same place, different histories

By Cara McKenna

Tsleil-Waututh people know a much different history of Vancouver than the city’s  non-Indigenous residents, with a connection to the land that has existed since time immemorial.

Charlene Aleck recalls hearing stories about people from her nation who … Read More

Tla’amin store ‘outstanding’

Gail Blaney, left, son Erik and BC Aboriginal Relations Minister John Rustad show off the outstanding achievement award at the BC Aboriginal Business Awards gala on Oct. 19 in Vancouver. The Tla’amin convenience store won in a business-of-the-year category. Photo … Read More

New chair at Nanaimo

Erralyn Thomas of Snuneymuxw First Nation is the new chair of the Nanaimo Economic Development Corporation.

“It may be perceived as a lot of turmoil,” she said to the Nanaimo Bulletin.

The board saw mass resignations and the firing of … Read More

Daycare dream nearer after Malahat’s gala

The new daycare centre at Malahat Nation came several steps closer thanks to more than $200,000 raised at its fourth annual fundraising event in late October.

“Our nation’s future begins with the children,” nation councillor Vince Harry said before the … Read More

From the Island to Uganda, Jaxxen helps… and learns

After three weeks of intensive training at T’Sou-ke First Nation, a group of ten Indigenous interns from across Canada is doing human rights work in Africa.

One of the interns, Jaxxen Wiley, is of Stz’uminus descent and works with youth … Read More

License awarded for Homalco radio station

After almost ten years of waiting, a Homalco First Nation-based radio station has been awarded a license by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission.

“We got our radio license today,” said Darren Blaney in mid-October. “We will be 100.7 on … Read More

Candles flickered for Sisters in Spirit

A crowd of people in Vancouver lit candles on Oct. 4 to honour missing and murdered Indigenous women. It was just one of hundreds of memorial events that took place across the country on that day.

The Sisters in Spirit … Read More