$20,000 worth of prawns and halibut

By Mark Kiemele

Fred and Delores Elliott sit at the dining table in their comfortable house that looks over the waters of Stuart Channel and the entrance to Kulleet Bay. In the near distance, to the east, is Thetis Island.

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Reconcilation

For reconciliation to flourish in Canada, it must be rooted in truth and justice.

One truth is that residential school survivors, their families and communities still struggle to overcome the intergenerational legacies left in the wake of these schools.

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Coast Salish in Paris

While the massive COP21 UN climate change conference was happening in Paris, France, last month, Indigenous people from around the world were having their own gathering in a chateau north of the city.

Reuben George of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation’s anti-pipeline … Read More

Climate CHANGES…can we?

In this feature, we are talking about the challenges and opportunities that lay before us all in 2016. Some of our nations are leading the way in finding non-fossil fuel energy sources. Some have said ‘No’ to LNG, others … Read More

Governance powers T’Sou-ke future

“Good governance is key,”says Chief Gordon Planes when he talks about his nation’s never-ending journey for sustainability… and survival. “We all must have light footprint on Mother Earth.”

It is a message that T’Sou-ke First Nation has been spreading … Read More

Mega-Malls = Mega Opportunities

Stores at the Tsawwassen First Nation’s rapidly developing megamalls are expected to start opening as soon as May, with a full opening of the massive shopping complex scheduled for this fall. Numbers are staggering for the development along Highway 17 near … Read More

We’ve got to speak of these things…

Coast Salish Protocol was the topic when Geraldine Manson and her brother-in-law Gary Manson of Snuneymuxw talked to students, staff and others at Shq’apthut – A Gathering Place – at Vancouver Island University in Nanaimo.

The January gathering was part of … Read More

Island Brave to paddle in Hawaiian canoe races

The Island Brave canoe club from Snuneymuxw First Nation is not only looking ahead to its regular racing season at other Coast Salish communities around the Salish Sea, it is looking internationally.

Since late last year, the club has started fundraising … Read More

Thanks, Elsie!

Powell River residents will turn out to the historic Dwight Hall on March 4 to honour and thank Dr. Elsie Paul of Tla’amin First Nation for her many contributions to the community.

Sponsored by the municipality and the regional district, … Read More

Chief Says ‘NO’ to Expansion

Snaw-naw-as chief David Bob gave strong opposition to expansion plans for a marina near Parksville.

He voiced his concerns about Beachcomber Marina’s plans in a letter to the Regional District of Nanaimo. “This entire area is a sacred site to the … Read More