Clam gardens were seaside farms

Most of Bailey Mckittrick’s summers have been spent on Octopus Island, one of many islands in a chain that includes the BC provincial marine park with the same name. It was here, in the northernmost part of the Salish … Read More

The Secret Path to reconciliation

In August, the Tragically Hip played its last concert in Kingston, Ontario. It was a bittersweet event for fans.

The concert was also a farewell to front man Gord Downie. In May, he was diagnosed with glioblastoma, an aggressive and … Read More

Xwani shines at Homalco

A new drum group has started at Homalco First Nation.

The group called Xwani (North Star) meets in the community’s hall late Sunday afternoons for a potluck supper followed by singing and drumming.

Curtis Blaney, the organizer and a Homalco … Read More

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

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

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

We are here… remember us

When Vancouver’s mayor and council are making decisions for the city’s future in decades to come, they’ll be reminded of the local First Nation’s ties and values.

Jordan Gallie, from Tsleil-Waututh Nation, is one of three artists who won a … Read More

Spirits awakened by cedar paddles

When Klahoose First Nation staff and community members got together for a paddle-making workshop, they learned a lot more than how to shape wood.

Michelle Robinson, the nation’s social development manager, said “It was so nice to see everyone waking … Read More