‘We’re Water Beings’ Heiltsuk Youth Clean Their Shores
Heiltsuk Hereditary Chief λáλíyasila Frank Brown, a mariner all his life, says his people have lived and died on the water and always understood the ocean as a sacred and…
Funding a Sustainable Future in the Great Bear Sea
First Nations, provincial and federal governments, and philanthropists are working together to invest hundreds of millions of dollars into the wellbeing and future of the coast for all those who…
‘Stronger as One’ — 2024 Guardians Gathering
Guardians from eight coastal Nations, strengthening ancestral alliance through modern means.
‘Haida Title is Intergenerational’
Haida Elder GwaaG̱anad, Diane Brown, sits in a busy room on the first floor of the BC Legislative Assembly, as a delegation of Haida people, ministers, and staff mill about…
Haida Title: CHN President Gaagwiis Jason Alsop Speaks at the BC Legislative Assembly
Gaagwiis Jason Alsop, President of the Council of the Haida Nation, delivers a historic speech at the BC Legislative Assembly.
Generations of Gitxaała Basketball
Bruce Innes, the elected Deputy Chief Councillor for the Gitxaała Nation, remembers being about 13 years old, playing hockey in the basement of his school with other kids in his…
Land-Based Youth Program Shaping Lives
A summer youth program, run out of Kitasoo Xai’Xais First Nation territory, incorporates land-based education, cultural knowledge and professional skill development. The SEAS summer program (Supporting Emerging Aboriginal Stewards) is…
Guardians Receive Park Ranger Badges — ‘A Modern Link to Ancestral Responsibilities’
Guardians from two Coastal First Nations, the Kitasoo Xai’Xais Nation and the Nuxalk Nation, received park ranger badges and associated legal powers from BC Parks last week. The achievement —…
‘An Amazing Story, One of Tragedy and Resilience’
While a group of people settle in on a quiet evening to share food and story, a violent and insufferable war wages back in the homelands of members of the…