Devin Pielle resonates on radio

Late December was special in many ways for Devin Pielle of Sliammon First Nation. She celebrated a birthday and enjoyed her first Christmas with her baby daughter. This is what she told her friends on Facebook: “Thank you everyone for … Read More

Three nations elect leaders

Three Naut’sa mawt Tribal Council nations held council elections recently with leadership at two being re-elected.

At Malahat, on Jan. 13, Chief Councillor David Michael Harry as well as councillors Russell Harry and Dean Harry was voted in again. A … Read More

Stz’uminus land vote “yes”

Stz’uminus members voted overwhelmingly to reassume jurisdiction of their lands on Dec. 5. A total of 96 per cent of registered voters said a resounding ‘Yes’ to a framework agreement on First Nation Land Management (FNLM).

The vote in favour of … Read More

‘She’ tells the story of Klahoose

The tree is not a normal CMT, but something known as an arbor glyph, a quite unusual find in the forests of B.C.

The main reason for the trip to Squirrel Cove on Cortes Island during the week before Christmas … Read More

Nations Support New Climate Change Program

Climate change is on the minds of many these days. That is why more than half the nations that make up Naut’sa mawt Tribal Council have supported NmTC’s application to coordinate a new program: the Climate Change Adaptation Program (CCAP).

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Halalt voters say “yes” in lands vote

Nearly 90 per cent of voters supported the designation of three parcels on Halalt’s main reserve

Economic development at Halalt First Nation took a big step forward on Jan. 16 with an overwhelming vote in favour of designating some of … Read More

T’Sou-ke goes green with wasabi

T’Sou-ke First Nation is going green… really green… green like wasabi.

The nation has become widely known over the past five years for generating electricity from 440 rooftop photovoltaic solar panels along with solar hot water panels on many of … Read More

Xyntax ‘owners’ getting the message

Key staff at Naut’sa mawt Tribal Council nations got special insights into Xyntax financial management software in January.

Dwayne Lewis, creator and CEO of Xyntax Systems, and his son Bryson (business development and customer support) visited several NmTC nations to … Read More

The Heron is a Sentinel

Chief Gordon Planes talked about the Great Blue heron being a watchman and a guardian around the shores of the Salish Sea.

The flying heron logo that you see on our cover was created by Mark Gauti, a Coast Salish … Read More

Welcome to the Salish Sea Sentinel

We sincerely hope that this monthly magazine, filled with the positive, forward-looking articles from our eleven First Nations, will carry on the ten-year legacy of Naut’sa mawt Tribal Council newsletters. The decision to publish the magazine came from our board of … Read More