PEOPLE
Galligos is Slovenia bound with his totem
February 4, 2015 | Salish Sea SentinelWhen Craig Galligos of Sliammon was working on the totem for Powell River’s Kathaumixw choral festival last summer, travel plans were in the back of his mind.
That’s because he was going to accompany the pole when it was delivered … Read More
Homalco leaders envision BRIGHT future
February 4, 2015 | Salish Sea Sentinelby Patricia McDougall
The energy was dynamic and positive at Homalco (Xwemalhkwu) First Nation in early January when the new chief and councillors laid out plans for the next three years.
The visioning workshop focused on setting priorities for the … Read More
Malahat Voters Give Thumbs Up to Code
February 4, 2015 | Salish Sea SentinelVoters overwhelmingly approved the Malahat First Nation land code in ballots cast on Jan. 12.
The vote was 78-10 in favour of the final version of the land code and the agreement between Malahat and the federal government.
“This is … Read More
Homalco Rocks For Its Youth
February 4, 2015 | Salish Sea SentinelThings were rockin’ in the Homalco First Nation community centre when famed guitarist George Leach played for a concert/dance supported by two local musicians.
Leach, from Sťáťimc (Lillooet), won a Juno award for the Aboriginal album of the year in … Read More
A powerful journey on rough seas
December 14, 2014 | Salish Sea SentinelSnuneymuxw elder Gary Manson – Xulsimalt – has had some rough times on the ocean as a regular participant of Tribal Journeys.
In eight years of taking part in the event, he has been in a canoe that flipped in … Read More
Heron Artist Honoured
December 13, 2014 | Salish Sea SentinelLawrence Mitchell of Snaw-naw-as blanketed Mark Gauti, of T’Sou-ke First Nation, during the NmTC directors’ meeting in Nanaimo in mid-November.
The ceremony took place in honour of Gauti’s creation of the Great Blue heron design that was adopted as the … Read More
One Heart • One Mind • One Nation
December 12, 2014 | Salish Sea Sentinelby Patricia McDougall
Uniting the community was an underlying theme when the Tla’amin open house was held at the Salish Centre in Sliammon in mid-November.
The Salish Center was full of information booths for the nation’s members to see what … Read More
Changing the Face of Housing on Reserves
December 12, 2014 | Salish Sea Sentinelby Patricia McDougall
The Housing Policy Toolkit, launched earlier this year by Naut’sa mawt Tribal Council (NmTC), has been experiencing a stellar rollout across Canada.
There have been more than 40 requests for access to the Toolkit, from First Nations … Read More
Election Wins Bridge Gap Between Communities
December 12, 2014 | Salish Sea SentinelThree people from Naut’sa mast Tribal Council nations scored victories in recent elections in BC.
Bill Yoachim of Snuneymuxw gained the second highest number of votes for Nanaimo City council while Natasha Bob of Snaw-naw-as and Rhiannon Bennett who lives … Read More
New Job Feels Like “Coming Home”
December 12, 2014 | Salish Sea SentinelThe First Nations Health Authority has chosen Dr. Evan Adams as its chief medical officer following a Canada-wide recruitment effort.
Dr. Adams is the ‘favourite son’ of Sliammon, first gaining fame as one of the stars in the film Smoke … Read More