Solar ‘thanks’ to Tsleil-Waututh

By Cara McKenna

Tsleil-Waututh First Nation has been gifted with solar panels that will help power its new super-green administration building.

The panels were given to the nation by environmental organizations Greenpeace and 350.org to commemorate the nation’s ongoing work … Read More

Students at Qwam Qwum Stuwixwulth Community School at Snuneymuxw are eagerly looking forward to graduation and the year end awards on June 22 at the nation’s new recreation centre.

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Artists can win $2,500 award!

Nominations are open until July 15 for the BC Creative Achievement Awards for First Nations art.

Celebrating artistic excellence in both traditional and contemporary visual art, the award is designed for artists who have demonstrated a commitment to their art … Read More

Homes ‘wash up’ at T’oq

One night in mid-April, large valuable objects washed ashore at T’oq (Squirrel Cove). They were five homes, prefabricated in Penticton and barged to Klahoose First Nation on Cortes Island.

Concrete foundations for the structures were already in place. People began … Read More

Sewage works for Tsawwassen

Words by Cara McKenna. Photos by Kama Sood.

A key and long-awaited piece of infrastructure is now in place at Tsawwassen First Nation that will allow the community to move forward on major development plans.

The nation’s $27 million sewage … Read More

A new era for the Good house

Words by Mark Kiemele. Photos by Tricia Thomas

Two sisters are honouring the legacy of their parents by starting a clothing business – Ay Lelum: The House of Good Design – featuring the traditional Coast Salish designs of their father … Read More

SEX! There we said it. How about you?

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Words and photo by Cara McKenna

Cheyenne Hood, Tsleil-Waututh … Read More

Marston starts work on big school ‘reconciliation’ project

Stz’uminus carver John Marston has begun work on a project that he says will transform the entry lobby at Ladysmith Secondary School into a space that will revel in Coast Salish culture.

On the day that Marston was announced as … Read More

Road tolls loom for travellers at Halalt

Words by Mark Kiemele. Traffic photos from Sentinel archives.

Daniel did his part earlier this year when he made a sign on his living room floor and held it up for the hundreds of logging and chip trucks and other … Read More

Phase 1 starts at Stz’uminus

Construction is underway at Stz’uminus First Nation on the first phase of its Oyster Bay development.

Infrastructure work is progressing and a construction tender is going out shortly for the first 10,000 square foot retail and office building.

The nation’s … Read More