$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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Tla’amin readies for Big Day

By Cara McKenna

Weeks before treaty effective date at Tla’amin First Nation, the mood in the community is electric.

Most staff is holed up in offices or meetings, figuring out the final details before April 9.

Others are hard at … Read More

Dutch learn about Tla’amin and Erik learns about them

By Cara McKenna

Tla’amin First Nation’s Erik Blaney took a step entirely outside of his comfort zone in January in order to promote his tourism business overseas.

Blaney, who proclaims that he’s “never been anywhere,” hopped on a plane to … Read More

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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The animals are telling us…

Steven Point of Sto:lo Nation, was chief commissioner of the BC Treaty Commission, when he said these words at the 2007 Coast Salish Gathering in Cowichan:

“Something is happening. The animals are telling us… We’re at a critical time as … Read More

Farm School grows at Tsawwassen

Something else is growing at Tsawwassen First Nation amidst the retail malls, housing developments and industrial project.

The TFN Farm School, an innovative partnership with Kwantlen Polytechnic University, has received a $263,000 grant from the Real Estate Foundation of BC.

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The federal election was easy, but now the hard work begins

More than 100 days after Canada’s election and the honeymoon period for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau still seems to be continuing.

That is probably because expectations are so high in First Nation communities as well as the rest of the … Read More

Homalco woman involved in missing women’s talks

By Cara McKenna

The federal government has heard from Homalco member and women’s advocate Fay Blaney as it designs its inquiry into Canada’s crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett met … Read More

New leadership voted at mid-island Nations

Snaw-naw-as First Nation has a new chief while the Snuneymuxw First Nation’s previous chief has been voted onto council.

Longtime Snaw-naw-as chief David Bob was voted out on Jan. 11 in favour of Brent Edwards, a former band administrator. There were … Read More

Tanya steps up from behind the scenes

By Cara McKenna

Tanya Corbet spent years working behind the scenes to get Tsawwassen First Nation, where she was born and raised, into the news. Now she’s the one in front of the camera.

The long-time communications pro has a new … Read More