Job Alert – CCIRA Marine Implementation Coordinator
The Central Coast Indigenous Resource Alliance is looking for a Marine Implementation Coordinator. Work closely with team to implement key elements of the MaPP and the Central Coast First Nations’…
Indigenous Arts and Cultural Tourism Sector is Facing a Tough Recovery
COVID-19 closures of Indigenous social enterprises are having far-reaching impacts on local economies and communities on the North and Central Coast and Haida Gwaii. The Haida Heritage Centre at Kay…
Focus on Indigenous Tourism – COVID-19 striking at the heart of First Nations’ community economies
Thousands of Indigenous tourism jobs have been lost, and hundreds of Indigenous tourism businesses face permanent closure due to COVID-19 impacts, according to a new report by The Conference Board…
Food security deepens a Reliance on Ancestral Foods in Coastal Communities
Heiltsuk member Jessie Housty never imagined a time when Pacific Coastal Airlines would shut down all its flights to Bella Bella on the BC Central Coast. “You definitely feel this…
Adapting Traditional Practices in the Time of COVID-19
In Bella Bella, Heiltsuk members are dealing with the added weight of grieving for lost loved ones under new COVID-19 restrictions. In spite of the lockdowns, says Pauline Waterfall, Hailhzaqv…
Government of Canada signs historic reconciliation agreement with B.C. Coastal First Nations
Vancouver, BC – There is no relationship more important to the Government of Canada than the one with Indigenous peoples. We are committed to advancing a renewed relationship with Indigenous…
Oil Tanker Moratorium Act passes
Senate vote a win for BC’s coastal communities (Vancouver, BC) June 20, 2019 – The Coastal First Nations (CFN) applauds the Senate’s vote in support of Bill C-48, the Oil…
Chief Marilyn Slett: Protecting B.C. coast also protects First Nations economy
Province, March 14, 2019 Critics of legislation banning oil tanker traffic on Canada’s northwest coast like to argue that coastal First Nations communities are anti-development and against job creation,…
Heiltsuk Horizon welcomes Public Works’ response to Trade Tribunal determination
Bella Bella, British Columbia (January 24, 2019) – Heiltsuk Horizon Maritime Services Limited welcomes a decision by the Department of Public Works and Government Services (PWGSC) to follow a recommendation of…