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Community celebrates a new step toward treaty By Denise Titian Ha-Shilth-Sa Reporter Tofino–Tla-o-qui-aht ha’wiih, along with provincial officials, including Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation Minister Michael de Jong and Premier Gordon Campbell, met at the crowded Tin Wis Conference Center on Nov. 13 to sign an Incremental Treaty Agreement (ITA). The Tla-o-qui-aht ITA is a four-year agreement which will transfer five district lots and $600,000 in capacitybuilding funding to Tla-o-qui-aht over time. It will allow Tla-o-qui-aht to begin immediate economic development plans for the first district lot with the $100,000 cash installment the province of British Columbia turned over to the tribe that day. The Incremental Treaty Agreement is the first of its kind made in the province, and provides a new approach to treaty making. Tla-o-qui-aht will receive future installments in the agreement as they reach certain milestones in treatymaking, including the signing of a final agreement. Both parties are excited about the innovative new approach. The momentous event started with a
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Premier Gordon Campbell and Ha’wilth Ray Seitcher II were among the signatories of a first-of-its-kind agreement reached between the province of British Columbia and Tla-o-qui-aht. Known as an Incremental Treaty Agreement, the document was signed during a community celebration held at Tin Wis on Nov. 13. Back row from left to right are Mike de Jong, minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation, Ha’wilth Robert Martin, Ha’wilth Bruce Frank and Ha’wilth Alex Frank. grand procession. Tla-o-qui-aht and provincial dignitaries were escorted into the standing-room only conference center to a powerful prayer chant. A few TFN children joined in the
procession, some carrying framed photos of elders that have passed away:Chief Joseph, Mary Hayes, Ernest David, Alex Frank, Danny David were among those in the images. This small first step
Tyee Ha’wilth Wickaninnish, George Frank signs the agreement. toward a final treaty is something the late elders dreamed about but didn’t live to see and their efforts in the treaty process did not go unnoticed. Several speakers said they would have been happy see that the younger generations were benefiting from their hard work. Elmer Frank introduced each of the ha’wiih before a young person donning a large, wooden mask performed a lively dance. Continued on page 10.
Minister visits Tseshaht to promote healthy living By Jack F. Little Ha-Shilth-Sa Reporter Tseshaht–On Nov. 12, Minister Mary Polak of Healthy Living and Sport visited Maht Mahs and the Tseshaht as part of a seven-community tour for the Diabetes and My Nation and Act Now BC forum. Vina Robinson, master of ceremonies and coordinator of the Tseshaht forum, called on Chief Councillor Les Sam and Councillor Williard Gallic to provide a welcome everyone and opening prayer. Gallic first asked for a moments of silence to honor the war veterans as it was only a day after Remembrance Day. He then said a prayer in his own language. In his welcome Sam acknowledged all of the Tseshaht staff that had been involved in the planning of the forum, as well as the Nuu-chah-nulth who work in all of the communities for the benefit of
all Nuu-chah-nulth. Robinson then introduced the Tseshaht singers and dancers who performed a welcome song and dance. Chief Robert Joseph, who spoke on behalf of Diabetes and My Nation, thanked Tseshaht for its warm welcome. He also acknowledged the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council for all of its work for the improved health of their communities. “There are many First Nations people who have diabetes,” Joseph said. “We must recognize that we have an epidemic and we need to take ownership of it. We can’t afford to allow our children to follow us with this disease, as it is hereditary.” Joseph said Aboriginal people have to start taking responsibility to ensure diabetes is not passed on to the children. He said a combination of modern medicines traditional medicines can be used to battle the disease. It is up to each individual with the support of their families to educate themselves and to start living healthier lifestyles, he said.
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On behalf of Tseshaht, Chief Councillor Les Sam accepts a gift from B.C. Minister of Healthy Living and Sport Mary Polak. As part of the forum, testing was done to determine if participants have, or are in danger of contracting, the disease. “Sometimes a person finds out for the first time that they have diabetes at these
gatherings. We educate them and let them know that their diet and what they eat has a lot to do with getting diabetes,” said Joseph. Continued on page 3.
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First Nations businesses acknowledged By Denise Titian Ha-Shilth-Sa Reporter Tofino–Breathtaking views and topnotch service at the Calm Waters Dining Room were on display at the second annual Nuu-chah-nulth Economic Development Corporation’s business awards, demonstrating why Tin Wis Best Western Resort received the 2008 Business of the Year Award. Four aboriginal-owned businesses received NEDC awards at the Nov. 1 luncheon. Incorporated in 1984, NEDC started out providing financial assistance and business management support to Nuuchah-nulth people in an effort to help them achieve economic independence. In 1997 they expanded their program to include all aboriginal people residing and operating businesses in Nuu-chahnulth territory. Tin Wis Best Western Resort is owned by Tla-o-qui-aht. Established in 1994, Tin Wis has focused on hiring and training Tla-o-quiaht members to provide high-quality service. They’ve expanded over the years to include the construction of more guest accommodations, restaurant expansion, staff accommodation, offices and a conference facility. The main entrance, lobby and other common areas feature Nuu-chah-nulth art and the resort offers a wide array of aboriginal-inspired giftware. Continued on page 8.
Above from left to right: Barb Audet, who sits on the Board of Directors of the Tin Wis Best Western Resort, Nuu-chah-nulth Economic Development Corporation (NEDC) Co-Chair Ida Mills, Tin Wis general manager George Atleo, and Tla-o-qui-aht’s Elmer Frank. Tin Wis was presented with the NEDC Business of the Year Award on Nov. 1. Right: Hupacasath Chief Councillor Judith Sayers accepts the NEDC Award for Best Environmental and Sustainable Business from Ida Mills for Incredible Edibles. Bottom right: NEDC cochairs Ida Mills and Brenda Read present John Tom of Tla-o-quiaht the Outstanding Business Achievement Award for his John Tom Water Taxi business.
Brenda Read and Ida Mills present NEDC's Youth Business Award for EM Salon and Spa.
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Ahousaht girls honored at Ayt’uulthcha ceremony By Denise Titian Ha-Shilth-Sa Reporter Ahousaht–John and Gloria Jean Frank smiled proudly as three of their granddaughters were carried ceremoniously across the dance floor in chairs on Nov. 8. It was a demonstration of the respect the family has for their young women as they make their transition from children to adulthood. The Ayt’uulthcha ceremony celebrates a young woman’s preparation and readiness for marriage. It shows the people who the young girls are, who their extended families are and what rights they have inherited from their lineage to songs, dances and resources. The extended family of Dawn, Alisha and Angeline Frank first served their guests lunch before the blessing or cleansing of the floor in preparation for the upcoming ceremony, songs and dances. Special guests were acknowledged before the young ladies were carried into the room one-by-one on leather easy chairs carried by four young men. Dressed in white, they were carried the entire perimeter of the dance floor before being placed in front of a ceremonial curtain. A few days before the Nov. 8 party, the young ladies took instruction from elder women in their family in preparation for the ceremony. Two elder women stood behind the chair of each of the young ladies for the remainder of the celebration, watching over them and promising to help guide them through life. Dawn Frank, daughter of John and Lisa Frank, was named Ta’tu’us?ha?alth, meaning playing with the stars. Alisha Frank is the daughter of Keon and Brenda Frank. She was given the name Ha-sak from her maternal
Above: Dawn Frank, Alisha Frank (top right) and Angeline Frank (bottom right) are carried around the room at their coming of age ceremony in Ahousaht. grandmother from Hesquiaht. The name, according to John Frank Jr., roughly translates to having the eyes of the whale; she sees all that is going on around her. Angeline Frank is also the daughter of John and Lisa. She was given the name Huuy’aqiq-saq?a, meaning she is a great dancer. Speaking in Ahousaht, Hudson Webster explained who the girls are and what families they are connected to. Meanwhile, basins of water and towels were placed at the feet of each girl as Chief Rocky Kanopit Titian, Tim Sutherland and Bill Howard were called upon to wash the feet of their young relatives. The foot washing ceremony is intended to show the respect that ha’wiih have for young women, a show of tender, loving care.
John Frank Jr. explained that the foot-washing ceremony is done to show that the ha’wiih respect the young ladies so much that they are willing to get down on their hands and knees to wash their feet. Chief Kanopit washed the feet of Dawn Frank. Tim Sutherland and Bill Howard washed the feet of Alisha and Angeline. John Frank Jr. points out that they are not ha’wiih but they are close to the family and were given the honor of partaking in the important ceremony. Sutherland later said that he was happy to have taken part in such a sacred ceremony.
“I am happy the people came here to witness this and see the teachings the young ladies were given by their elders; I hope the teaching continue on until after they have children of their own,” he said. Tim’s ‘Kleco Ha’wiih’ song was performed with Dawn, Alisha, and Angeline leading the dancing. More songs, dances and presentations were shared into the night as guests celebrated three cherished young ladies.
Diabetes and My Nation Continued from page 1. He said aboriginal people should get back to consuming a traditional diet taken from the resources in their territories, like fish, deer and moose. NTC Interim President Dr. Michelle Corfield addressed the crowd. “I am proud of our Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council nursing program and all of our staff. I would like to publicly acknowledge Matilda Atleo, who won a national award for the Healthy Living program,” said Corfield. She talked also about the successes that Nuu-chah-nulth communities have had in areas such as prevention and meal planning. Dr. Corfield congratulated the partnership of Act Now BC, Diabetes and My Nation and Shoppers Drug Mart to do the Aboriginal tour. The forum visited Tsaxana the following day, the home of the Mowachaht/ Muchalaht. Minister Polak acknowledged and
thanked Tseshaht for the welcome. She briefly talked about how, prior to contact, aboriginal communities were diabetes free. There was no problem with obesity. “This tour is so important. We are very happy to work with Diabetes and My Nation,” Polak said. “We’re providing new ways to help close the health gap between Aboriginal people and other British Columbians,” said Polak at the tour launch in Port Alberni. “Increased awareness is vital to helping British Columbians reduce their risk of diabetes and other preventable chronic health conditions, such as high blood pressure and cancer.” Gifts were exchanged during the event. The haa-huu-payak students arrived just before lunch and performed a song for those gathered. A healthy lunch was provided by Margaret Robinson.
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Ditidaht featured in new children’s program By Debora Steel Ha-Shilth-Sa Reporter Victoria—Irene Green’s voice cracks with emotion as she recalls her visit to Nitinaht Lake to film her new television series. “My gosh, that one always gets me. Sorry,” she says as she excuses herself from her interview with Ha-Shilth-Sa to regain her composure. Green is recalling her welcome to Ditidaht as part of the filming done in June for an episode of the children’s program Tiga Talk! to air on APTN. “It rocked me to my very soul; right to my core,” she said of the experience. Green, who plays Kokum (grandmother) in Tiga Talk!, paddled into the community with Tiga, a wolf cub plush toy, in the bow of a canoe. “I was just enthralled with the beauty; the silence. I could hear the paddle flipping through the water… then we came around this corner.” As she approached the boat launch, she found community representatives in their regalia waiting for her on shore. “My name is Kokum. This is Tiga. Would you welcome us to your land?” she called out to them. “We know you are wet, cold, tired and hungry and you’ve traveled far. We welcome you to our soil,” Ditidaht elder Jimmy Chester called back to Green. At that point, the drummers started drumming and the dancers started dancers. “I don’t know what it did. It almost transformed me into long ago, and I think some of my tears are for regret, that the people coming to this land maybe didn’t understand what these
Irene Green and Tiga visited the Ditidaht Community School in June for the filming of episode four of Tiga Talk!, a new children’s series airing on APTN. people were doing. …It was so genuine and so emotional and very, very much, at a personal level… I just managed my way through it. I’ve never had such a welcome ever before in my life.” Viewers will get to see the welcome in episode four of the six-part series, which premiered on APTN on Nov. 19, but which will be repeated on Nov. 21 (check local listings for times), and then will air each week on Wednesday and Friday. The series is about a grandmother whose two grandchildren live with her in a trailer. Tiga Talk! is filmed in the actual trailer where Green lives in Cecil Lake near Fort St. John, B.C. The children’s stuffed toys, wolf cub Tiga,
Above: Arnold Shaw and Jamie Johnson, were a part of the welcome ceremony for Irene Green and Tiga on their visit to Ditidaht, as was elder Jimmy Chester, below left. Right top: Ditidaht community members welcome the stars of Tiga Talk! to their shores. Right bottom: School children pose with Irene Green, Tiga and Jimmy Chester in front of the Ditidaht school.
Gertie the gopher (a gossip) and Gavin, a Canada goose who is always on the “guh-guh-go,” come to life and interact with the children when grandma leaves the room. Grandma takes Tiga in her backpack wherever she goes, and the wolf cub talks with the others about his travels and adventures, which involves a mode of transportation, a visit to an aboriginal pre-school, a story read by Kokum, and a sound from words that the children can make. The featured sound in episode four that filmed in Ditidaht, for example, is guh for growing. “I’m in the pre-school with the children,” said Green of the visits to the communities. “I have Tiga in my backpack and I say ‘If you can make this sound clearly or make your best try, I have a special friend called Tiga and he might come out for a little visit.’ Tiga sits at her side until Kokum excuses herself from the room. Before
she leaves, Kokum puts Tiga up on a bookshelf or someplace where a puppeteer has been put in position, and then Tiga comes to life to interact with the pre-school children. “It’s really quite fun. It’s hilarious.” “Our idea is to help develop imaginative play among children. It’s very important for children to do that,” said Green. The other thing that Tiga Talk! tries to do is to generate excitement in the children to learn local languages. “So we bring in an elder to talk about the language and the same sound that we are featuring that week… And we also go out with an artist and a crafts person and they demonstrate a traditional activity for us,” said Green. At Blueberry reserve in northern B.C., an elder took the local children, Kokum and Tiga down to the river bank where she spread out a blanket and demonstrated moccasin making. At Fort St. John, the Spirit of the Peace, a Plains Cree dance group, performed on the banks of the Peace River. “It was absolutely glorious. It really was spectacular.” At Kuper Island, the men put up a traditional salmon barbecue on the beach. “I can’t describe it in words. You have to watch,” Green said. “All communities that we visited exceeded our expectations… in coming out and supporting our filming of this.” Green said the Tiga Talk! crew was treated very well at Ditidaht, “in all ways, in all respects. “That was just an absolutely powerful time.” Tiga Talk! she said is a jammedpacked program that is fun, entertaining and educational. “And it gives a look into the community’s children’s programs and the beautiful children that we have.” It is designed for viewers ages two to five.
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A door closes on the hatchery and opens on tourism By Denise Titian Ha-Shilth-Sa Reporter Henderson Lake–Deep in the forest, far away from the hustle and bustle of city life, is the idyllic Henderson Lake Wilderness Lodge, a place difficult to reach even with a new logging road connection to Port Alberni. But it’s that solitude that Uchucklesaht First Nation is banking on as they convert their former salmon hatchery into a wilderness escape for solitude seekers. There is 70 kilometres of very rough road that connects the lodge with Port Alberni. It is an active logging road traveled by massive trucks that can swallow up almost its entire width. Traveling the road without a VHF radio is dangerous, and there are dozens of intersections on which to get lost. But Uchucklesaht Chief Councillor Charlie Cootes said there are other ways to get to the area. One could take a boat part way and call ahead to lodge manager Candace Devoy for a truck ride the rest of the way. It is best to call ahead anyway to make reservations and travel arrangements. Situated at the most remote end of the lake, the lodge is subject to strong windstorms, the kind that blew over
Uchucklesaht is hoping that tourists looking for a little solitude will find the new Henderson Lake Wilderness Lodge an appealing destination. some of the other outbuildings. But of the world. There is a phone, VHF Chief Cootes said he was aware of the radio, computer with Internet access and kind of storms that blow through the site satellite television. There is plenty of and made sure the builders constructed fresh, chlorine-free water flowing from something that could withstand 100 Canada’s rainfall capital to make sure the km/hr winds. taps won’t run dry. The lodge boasts eight rooms, which The lodge is heated with a woodcan sleep 13 people. It has been used to burning furnace and powered, for the lodge tree planters for two weeks at a time-being, by generators. Cootes hopes time. to switch over to micro hydro power Despite its remote location the lodge, generation somewhere down the road. is not entirely disconnected from the rest There is one main kitchen where
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Devoy puts on her chef’s hat and prepares meals for her guests. Her specialty is her delicious home-made apple pies. In the summertime guests will have access to canoes. They may try their hand at sport fishing in a world-class steelhead river nearby. Bears roam the area and are often seen in the fall, fishing for salmon which spawn in waters directly in front of the lodge. Hikers seeking a challenge may be interested in the steep mountain right next door. Cootes said he sent a group of climbers up to check into the possibility of making hiking trails but they turned back, not able to reach the top. There are dozens of deactivated logging roads in the area making for great places for all terrain vehicle drivers or horseback riders to explore. Nestled under an ancient forest canopy is a small cabin that is being prepared as rental accommodation. Heated with a wood burning stove, the tiny cabin makes a cozy, secluded getaway. Devoy plans to finish the basement to make a separate manager’s quarters and dining/recreation area for guests. Work is underway clearing away remnants of the former hatchery to make the wilderness retreat more appealing. Chief Cootes regrets that the hatchery was forced to close, but notes that without its efforts, the Henderson Lake salmon run would likely have become extinct. The lodge officially opens in May 2009. Devoy hopes that with summer vacationing, the autumn hunting/fishing season and winter storm watching, the lodge can offer year-round adventure. For more information about the resort contact Candace Devoy at 250-7248312 or e-mail candacedevoy@hotmail.com .
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BladeRunners giving back to the community By Jack F. Little Ha-Shilth-Sa Reporter Port Alberni–BladeRunners coordinator Robert Oldale and the youth of the BladerRunners program have been busy constructing two picnic tables They have donated the tables to the Knee-waas and Usma organizations. Last year in the BladeRunners program gave its first picnic table to Tsawaayuus (Rainbow Gardens assisted living centre. The BladeRunners program is run by the Nuu-chah-nulth Employment and Training Program (NETP) and is designed for youth between the ages of 18 and 30 years old. It seeks to provide meaningful work experiences that will result in long-term employment. It assists individuals from disadvantaged groups and builds on the work done by other community-based programs through establishing partnerships with organizations that share similar goals and objectives. One of the main goals of the BladeRunners program is to provide
Jackie Wells, coordinator of the Kneewaas program, was very happy to receive the picnic table. The Knee-waas program is associated with the Port Alberni Friendship Center (PAFC). Knee-waas means “It belongs to all of us.” It is located one block from the PAFC at 3435 Fourth Ave. Wells said Knee-waas offers a variety of programs, including the Urban Aboriginal Childhood Development Program, Family Services Programs, and Parent Circle. It provides health and education services and drop-in services associated with the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council nursing program. “Knee-waas offers all-encompassing programs to attempt to meet all of the needs of the family and our goals are to Rob Oldale (far left) and Rod Amos (white cap) of the BladeRunners program promote community leadership in presents USMA, Nuu-chah-nulth Family and Child Services with one of the parenting and also to promote positive picnic tables that were constructed by the participants in the program. parenting practices for parents,” she said. Staff at USMA, Nuu-chah-nulth Family There are 13 youth that completed the youth with the entry level skills needed and Child Services, have recently moved training program this past July: Byron for successful employment and out of the tribal council building on Charlie, Christopher Baader, Earl apprenticeship in the construction Tatoosh, Erickson Morgan, Mitchell Joe, Mission Rd. and into the old Catalyst industry. Building. They were also very thankful to Lareina Lucas, Jordan Amos, Nicole As part of the program, the receive the picnic table as the new office Papequash, Ryan Rush, Shawn Little, participants are required to build Tim Hamilton, Peter Amos and William location offers picturesque views of the something. In three of the programs the Somas River. Mark. youth built the picnic tables.
Social concerns discussed at NTC AGM By Denise Titian Ha-Shilth-Sa Reporter Port Alberni—While the theme of the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council (NTC) Annual General Meeting was Reclaiming Our Language as Nuu-chahnulth-aht, a spotlight was also put on social concerns and the need for healing programs in communities over the twoday event held Nov. 4 and 5. “We want the violence to stop in the communities, the violence against our women and our children,” said Elder Agnes Martin of Tla-o-qui-aht. “We seem to have gotten in a real crisis state and it needs to stop. We need to let go of the guilt and shame brought on by residential school issues. The women in our society are scared. We’re not here to scold anybody. We’re saying that that healing needs to go on. We want the men to stand with us, to work with us.” Sharon Marshall added her voice to the discussion. “We have cultural ways of dealing with this, teachings, spirituality,” said. “One tradition,” she said, “was for four days out of the year men did all the work and women were honored.” NTC Interim President Dr. Michelle Corfield said a date had been set aside for a meeting on social issues. She invited people to send suggestions and ideas to the NTC so that they may build a meeting suited to the needs of the communities and people. Huu-ay-aht elder Benson Nookemis said he is also concerned about the alcohol, drugs and violence that plague his community. He said he’s been bringing the same issues to chief and council for years because he’s worried about the grandchildren. Parents, he advised, have to get involved and support chief and council in their efforts to combat addictions and violence. Ahousaht and Hesquiaht then announced they had an important message about their ha-houlthee to deliver. Ahousaht speaker Murray John Sr.
said Ahousaht and Hesquiaht will work together as one to take control over resource management in their traditional territories. Hesquiaht Councillor Carol Ann Hilton said they will put meaning and power behind the signatures of their ha’wiih. “Hesquiaht and Ahousaht ha’wiih are aligning to become an unstoppable force in our traditional territories,” she said, adding, “We will shake the government through unity of our ha’wiih and communities; what happens in fisheries and forestry will be in the name of our Tyee Dominic Andrew.” David Frank, speaking on behalf Maquinna (Lewis George), said, “If our people want to log on our land, we need to see our ha’wiih. If we want fish out of our territories, we need to see our ha’wiih. It’s their ha-houlthee and the time has come to show we own this land lock, stock and barrel. Government has nothing to give to us. It’s time for action, not just talk.” Ahousaht Deputy Chief Councillor John O. Frank said there would be no more government forestry managers, no more DFO; “if we want to do something in our territories we will do so under the authority of our ha’wiih. We are telling the government and environmentalists it’s ours.” The Huu-ay-aht language project presentation was made by Denny Durocher. Huu-ay-aht, he said, took a risk in developing a program that was fairly costly to help them recover their language. They created a language nest, a model developed in other indigenous communities that is an immersion-type program where the children have access to the elders. “We gather two days a week in our language pawats (eagle’s nest), where no English is spoken.” Durocher said they knew that they needed to develop new fluent speakers so they started a mentorship program. With only 10 fluent speakers, Huu-ayaht elder Benson Nookemis is teaching his wife Hilda Nookemis to speak only the Huu-ay-aht language. Hilda is fluent
in her mother tongue Hesquiaht. Huu-ay-aht has been successful in securing funding, but says they need more. They plan to raise some money and suggest that smaller groups might unite for cost-sharing purposes. “We’re willing to share pointers on how groups can maximize their success in securing grants,” he said. Chief Robert Dennis said the federal government should be funding language programs. Hundreds of Nuu-chah-nulth children went to residential school. “The feds spent thousands and thousands of dollars to take the language out of us; we believe strongly the federal government should provide core funding,” said Dennis. Victoria Wells delivered a report on the Nuu-chah-nulth Language Conference that was held in Campbell River earlier in the year. She agreed with other language groups about the need for collective action. According to Wells, local school districts began working on a tool to have the Nuu-chah-nulth language accredited in the provincial school system. Without accreditation, children taking Nuu-chahnulth language courses will not get course credits for their learning like they would had they taken French and Spanish. Elder Fidelia Haiyupis has been working hard on getting Nuu-chah-nulth language courses accredited. The language working group submitted a document to the NTC AGM for approval from the leadership before it is submitted to the province for accreditation. Tseshaht Chief Councillor Les Sam thanked elder Kathy Robinson for being instrumental in development of haahuupayuk’s language curriculum. “She’s still working with the school 33 years after haahuupayuk first opened,” he said. He went on to say that Tseshaht is negotiating jurisdiction over their curriculum, along with Ditidaht and Ahousaht. Martin Watts said Tseshaht is in a good position in their negotiations. “We have been teaching language and culture and in the past five years the
local school district asked to purchase the use of our language curriculum,” he added. Darrell Ross presented a video that their people made about Tseshaht culture and history. “Tseshaht Singing People Documentary” is an hour-long video featuring haahuupayuk students and teachers and what they’ve accomplished. They have developed a 120-word list focusing on feasts. They are archiving with their new database software that enables them to store their archive materials. “I’m very proud of the work done in our community and the work our speakers have done to preserve our dialect,” said Hupacasath Chief Judith Sayers, adding they’ve always had a very small number of speakers. With the help of their speakers they have developed a series of language booklets. The books are dedicated to the elders that worked so hard on them, but passed away before they were completed: Willie Tatoosh, Rosie Tatoosh and Vernon Ross. The nation has also worked on CDs and a calendar project designed to help users learn a Hupacasath word a day. “We are now down to three fluent speakers in our community and we’re running out of time,” Sayers said. Ditidaht Chief Jack Thompson said a group of their elders met regularly back in the mid-1970s to develop a set of recordings that they knew future generations would need. The tapes featured Ditidaht words, practices and culture with regard to ha-houlthee. Those elders, Joshua Edgar, Effie Johnson, Lena Johnson, Martin Edgar, Helen Thompson, Ernest Johnson, Kelly Peters and Frank Knighton, are now gone, but Ditidaht thanks them for their foresight. Breaking from the agenda, Marge Amos’ made an appeal for help. With much emotion she said her husband Brian struggles with Alzheimer’s disease. Continued on page 16.
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Nin’anaks ha: Babies welcomed in ceremony with our elders,” Wells said. She also said that the Knee-waas program have a very good working relationship with the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council staff members Debbie Neuwirth and Cheryl Mooney. Mooney is a Community Port Alberni–There was a very good Health Nurse and Neuwirth is the turnout on Nov. 7 for the Nan’anaks ha Mothers Support Worker for the NTC. (Baby Welcoming) ceremony held at the Upon arrival each of the new babies Port Alberni Friendship Centre, which was presented with a gift bag. Once was also combined with an elders’ everyone had luncheon. There arrived, Ed were about 60 Tatoosh from community Hupacasath and members who Irene Robinson witnessed the from Tseshaht Nan’anaks ha, each welcomed with 13 new the participants babies to their acknowledged. respective “We do the territories. Elder baby welcoming Kathy Robinson ceremony from Tseshaht program to then said a welcome all the prayer in her new babies into language. the community The new and we do this babies were every six Photos by Jack F. Little introduced to months,” said Wendy Thompson holds Cole, one of her twin everyone and Jackie Wells, babies during the welcome ceremony held on presented with a Knee-waas Nov. 7 in Port Alberni. cedar head band coordinator. The made by Jan Green. Knee-waas program is under the Mooney then called on Julia Lucas umbrella of the PAFC and has been from Hesquiaht First Nation to sing operating for the last six years. The lullaby songs to the babies. Lucas was Nan’anaks ha program is a major part of accompanied by her husband Simon the Urban Aboriginal Early Childhood Lucas who was asked to say a few Program. words. “The Knee-waas program sees the “In our ancestors time it was the importance of our babies, their families grandparents’ role to welcome the new and especially our elders and we attempt born babies, however I am glad that the to have the gathering with family Friendship Center is also taking on this involvement and whenever possible By Jack F. Little Ha-Shilth-Sa Reporter
role here today,” said Lucas. “I want to talk to you the parents, especially the mothers, about emotions. You have to have good emotions because if you don’t your baby will be able to feel your emotions,” said Lucas. He said it was also important to keep a good mental state during and after pregnancy. “Your physical being of your child and especially yourself is critical’” Lucas said. Food is an important part of your emotions, mentality and physical being as well. “Make sure your child sees, hears and experiences your connection with spirituality,” he advised. “Talk to the creator and let your child hear you,” he said. All good things Julia Lucas sings lullaby songs to the newborns at the should come from the Baby Welcome ceremony hosted by Knee-waas at the deepest part of your Port Alberni Friendship Centre held Nov. 7. In her inner being or what he arms is one of her 18 grandchildren, Edward Watts, called “klee-muck-stee”. Hawilthtskiw, who is two. “Your child should morning.” hear and see you practicing good things Lucas then sang three lullaby songs to because life is short and you should the to honor them. After her final song always prepare yourself and your child she said, “Hold on to your precious one day to be a parent and grandparent,” children as they are a gift from the Lucas said. “I have very good news to share,” said creator,” said Lucas. Ed Tatoosh then sang a lullaby song. his wife Julia. “Today we just had our eighteenth grandchild born this
If things didn’t work out the way you had hoped KUU-US Crisis Line Society operates a number of different programs in the community. The AHRI (Aboriginal Homeless Response Initiative) program is one of these programs and as part of this program exists a Homeless Coordinator who is responsible to work with landlords and tenants (who experience barriers to housing). Evictions There are several reasons why a landlord may evict a tenant and the rules that apply to them differ. They are: Material breach of a rental agreement is the reason used if the tenant is in breach of the agreement and has been given one written warning and
a reasonable time to comply, or correct the breach. Breach of agreement requires one month’s notice. Non-payment of rent requires 10 days notice; five days to pay rent or vacate in 10 days. Tenants no longer have the ability to apply for arbitration for an extension of time to pay rent. Cause or conduct requires one month’s notice; a tenant has 10 days to dispute. Landlord’s use of property requires two month’s notice with a 15-day dispute period. Landlords are required to pay the equivalent of one month’s rent to the tenant on or before the effective date of the end of tenancy. For manufactured home sites, 12 months notice is required with a 15-day dispute period.
Tenant ceases to qualify for subsidized rental unit (residential tenancy) requires two months notice with 15-day dispute period. Permitting Landlord Entry to the Premises (Times and Reasons) Landlords must give a minimum 24hours up to a maximum of 30 days written notice stating the time and purpose of entry, unless either the tenant consents or there is an emergency. Nonemergency entry is allowed between 8 a.m. and 9 p.m. If notice is not served in person, it must be taped on the door or served in the mailbox and three days must pass before the landlord enters the premises. The landlord may enter if a dispute resolution officer issues an order
to enter. The tenant may refuse entry if either no reason is given or it is unreasonable, according to the dispute resolution officer. May the tenant withhold rent for repairs? Withholding rent for repairs is not allowed unless the dispute resolution officer gives an order to do so. Tenants can deduct the cost of emergency repairs from rent owing. The tenant can also recover the amount through dispute resolution if they tried on two occasions to notify the landlord within a reasonable period about the emergency and were unsuccessful. Continued on page 9.
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Water taxi owner experienced business ebb and flow Continued from page 2. NEDC co-chair Brenda Read said Nuu-chah-nulth culture is featured prominently throughout the resort; it is exhibited through a variety of components, such as Nuu-chah-nulth storytelling, art exhibits, and Aboriginal foods on their menu. “This past year Tin Wis was recognized by the Aboriginal Tourism Association of British Columbia with the Strength in Marketing Award and today, the Tin Wis Resort is recognized as one of the most successful aboriginal-owned businesses in Canada,” said Read. Tin Wis general manager George Atleo thanked NEDC for the award, which he said was a great honor. “I feel very strongly that our staff is a valuable asset,” he said, adding that it is their service and input that helps Tin Wis as it strives for excellence. NEDC Co-Chair Ida Mills and Read presented the Best Environmental and Sustainable Business award to a delighted Judith Sayers for Hupacasath’s Incredible Edibles. According to Read, Incredible Edibles began in 2005 as a horticulture training program. The following year they sold farm shares; this year they began roadside sales, increasing their share sales by 33.3 per cent. Incredible Edibles operates seasonally, April to October on Beaver Creek Road in Port Alberni. Chief Sayers thanked the NEDC and the Nuu-chah-nulth leaders of the past who had the foresight to go forward with the concept of economic development support for aboriginal business. “This is a great example of what we can do in economic development,” she said, alluding to the many successful aboriginal businesses now operating on the West Coast of Vancouver Island. Incredible Edibles grows 100 per cent organic fruits and vegetables. Sayers said Hupacasath has valuable agricultural
land that, in the past, they leased out. With the help of grants they provided training for their members on how to grow organic products. Michelle LaPoint was emotional as she received NEDC’s Youth Business Award for EM Salon and Spa located in Port Alberni. The young Métis business owner thanked the NEDC, her family and friends for the support given as she worked so hard to make her dream come true. She thanked Ron Arcos of NEDC, whom she said was always there to help her through the most frustrating times. “I’m honored to have the support,” she said. LaPointe purchased Precisions Hair Studio and Spa from her mother in 1999 after working with her since 1995. “Michelle’s experience as manager/owner of Precisions led her to the idea of expanding and changing the whole face of the business. In 2007, she established EM Salon and Spa at a new location in Port Alberni,” said Read. Changing the business name and location, LaPoint moved EM Salon to a newly-renovated 100 year-old heritage house on Margaret Street. EM Salon offers a variety of services, including hair care, coloring, massage, manicures, pedicures, facials, and waxing. In 2006, Michelle won fourth place in a Business Plan Contest for her EM Salon and Spa initiative. John Tom of Tla-o-qui-aht was pleased to receive the NEDC Outstanding Business Achievement Award for his long-running John Tom Water Taxi business, which operates out of Tofino and Opitsaht. In addition to his taxi service, he transports school children, has a contract with Creative Salmon Ltd., offers tours, and provides water taxi support for any emergencies. Tom said he first launched his business 30 years earlier and has seen his share of ups and downs, but he’s always had
support. He thanked NEDC for their continued support. Ida Mills wrapped up the awards ceremony by paying tribute the staff and management of NEDC. She thanked them for their hard work and dedication and applauded NEDC manager Al Little
for providing solid leadership to a very strong team. Their strength as an organization, she said, shows in the communities with all the successful aboriginal business now making progress.
Correction:
Correction:
On page 7 of the Oct. 23, 2008 issue of Ha-Shilth-Sa, we identified late Spencer Peters’ maternal grandparents as Jackson Peters and Maggie Cootes, when it should have read Jackson Jack and Maggie Cootes. We apologize for any confusion or offence the error may have caused.
In the Sept. 25, 2008 issue of HaShilth-Sa in a story about the seating of Ha’wilth Ray Seitcher II we reported that George David was the brother of the late Ernest David. George is Ernest’s son, not his brother. We apologize for any confusion or offence the error may have caused.
Tseshaht First Nation Accountant The Tseshaht First Nation Office requires an Accountant to assist with the financial management, reporting and administration of accounting routines and systems. Accountant duties involve completion of account reconciliations and finance reporting, assisting with cash management, budgets and financial analysis. The successful candidate will fully understand and can readily apply recognized accounting principles to assist the operational oversight and delivery of Finance operations, inclusive of Accounts Payables, Receivables and Payroll. The successful candidate requires the following experiences and capabilities: • Diploma/Degree in Business Administration/Commerce or current enrollment in a recognized Accounting Program such as a CGA or CMA. • 3 or more years of applied job experiences with Senior Accounting Clerk/Supervisor Accounting or Accountant level work. • Good knowledge and proficiency with accounting systems and programs. Tseshaht offers a competitive salary with a comprehensive benefit package. If you believe you have these skills and abilities, please submit your application , in person, by mail or email to the attention of: Office Services Administrator, Tseshaht First Nation Office, 5091 Mission Road, Port Alberni, B.C. Canada V9Y 8X9 or Email to: jjones @tseshaht.com
Submissions for the next Ha-Shilth-Sa are due by Sept. 19.
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NTC Post Secondary Funding Deadline – Fast Approaching Students who are currently attending post secondary with NTC funding and those who are thinking about attending post secondary between September 2009 and August 2010, this is a reminder that the deadline to return a completed application is approaching. The deadline for funding applications to be submitted to either the NTC or to your First Nation is Monday, February
Renters Continued from page 7. Also, the landlord may take over the completion of emergency repairs at any time. Changing Locks If a tenant can prove the landlord entered the premises illegally, it is possible to apply to a dispute resolution officer for an order for a lock change (residential tenancies). With this order, the landlord will not have a right to a key until the tenancy ends, and may enter the premises only in accordance with the dispute resolution officer’s order. Should you wish to access AHRI Services for advocacy, landlord/tenant mediation, landlords wishing to post a vacancy, the housing registry or for crisis purposes please call 24 hrs a day at 723 4050.
2, 2009 by 4:30pm. Current and prospective students can find funding applications at the following places; NTC website @ www.nuuchahnulth.org Band offices Major post secondary institutes NTC front office area NTC post secondary department – located in the Chichu-aht House (behind the NTC) If you need help out filling-out your application please contact Maria Gomez, Post Secondary Advisor at (250) 724-5757 or toll free at 1-877677-1131. Completed applications can be returned on or before Monday, February 2, 2009 by 4:30pm to either your Band office, faxed to the NTC at (250) 723-0463 or (250) 724-9682 or scanned email to mariagomez@nuuchahnulth.org or lynnette@nuuchahnulth.org
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Land, cash allows for economic development Continued from page 1. Tla-o-qui-aht elder Levi Martin explained that the dance is called the Mamulthni (white man) dance and was made when the mamulthni began to appear on the West Coast. Despite the jubilation in the room, a young Tla-o-qui-aht mother, Ruth Ogilvie, stood to read a prepared statement on behalf of some Tla-o-quiaht members who were not supportive of the day’s events. In her statement she said many people feel ignored by the British Columbia treaty process. She said the Incremental Treaty Agreement was pushed forward without proper consultation and consent of all Tla-o-qui-aht members, and called the process that brought on the ITA undemocratic because there was no vote. “You don’t have the authority to bargain away our rights and title,” she declared. Mike de Jong said the parties first met in July where they set goals. He said elected Chief Francis Frank shook hands with de Jong saying together they can make their dream of a treaty a reality. He described the ITA by saying it wasn’t necessarily a big step, but a series of little steps. It was the passion of Francis Frank to look after the future
of his children and grandchildren that inspired the premier to say ‘We have to help them get to where they want to get,’ said de Jong. Chief Councillor Frank thanked Ogilvie for having the courage to voice her concerns. He assured the people that Tla-o-qui-aht leadership will share ideas with and include membership in the decision-making process. He offered an open invitation to sit with her group, or any group for that matter, to share their thoughts and ideas about the ITA. “Future generations are what this is all about,” he said. He went on to say that the ITA is the first of many steps to a final treaty and that land selection has yet to be dealt with. Boundary disputes with Ahousaht have yet to be settled. Frank assured the people and Chief Maquinna George who was in the audience that the neighbors would meet soon to continue their efforts in settling boundary issues. He told the people that today’s signing of the ITA will bring immediate benefits: ownership of a district lot in Tofino which they can access immediately and begin to make economic development plans a reality. Premier Campbell praised Frank for his leadership saying he hopes the ITA will strengthen British Columbia and
show other B.C. nations that the province is willing to work with them. The premier recalled meeting a group of children dressed in dance regalia who greeted him upon his arrival at Tin Wis. When asked what group they represent a young girl announced, “We are the future!” “As Chief Frank thinks of his grandchild I think of mine,” he said. “We are all here to stay and to build a future for our grandchildren that we can be proud of.” He concluded by calling Tla-o-qui-aht a leader. “They are the first ones to move forward with an ITA. Mistakes will probably be made, but if we move forward one step at a time, that can lead us to a treaty which makes a difference for all of B.C.” Young Marissa Amos, speaking on behalf of the First Nation Wickaninnish Elementary School students proudly presented a shawl designed and made by the students. The black shawl featured the Tla-o-qui-aht serpent logo with small hand stamps lining the edges. The hand pattern, Amos explained, was made from the children’s hands and they represent the future. Premier Campbell appeared touched
Below: Aaron Frank performs what was described as the Mamulthni dance. Young people hold up pictures that represent the past and the future of Tla-o-qui-aht.
Right: Premier Gordon Campbell looks on as Ha’wilth Howard Tom prepares to sign the incremental treaty.
Remi Tom performs a chiefs dance at the incremental treaty signing on Nov. 13.
by the gesture. Wearing the shawl he shook hands with each of the children thanking them before joining them in a dance. The next transfer of land comes with the signing of an agreement-in-principle and another with the signing of a final treaty and so on. The total value of district lots to be turned over to Tla-o-qui-aht has an estimated worth of $19.5 million. The premier said the ITA is a bilateral process between the province and Tlao-qui-aht. It is not intended to exclude Canada, but it is a way to find progressive, innovative ways to final treaties. “This first-of-its-kind agreement is an innovative approach that aims at providing real, tangible benefits for First Nations sooner, and fulfills our throne speech commitment to pursue flexible and creative solutions at the negotiating table,” said Premier Campbell. “By providing an opportunity to benefit earlier in the treaty process, this agreement helps build trust, creates incentives to reach further milestones, and provides increased certainty over land and resources for the benefit of all British Columbians.”
Elected Chief Francis Frank takes part in a fun dance where he is to hide a feather behind the back of one of the women dancers and the guests have to find it.
Above: Megan Martin is thanked by Premier Gordon Campbell for her work on the shawl that was presented to him by students of Wickaninnish School.
Left: Ruth Ogilvie, stood to read a prepared statement on behalf of some Tla-o-qui-aht members who were not supportive of the pre-treaty. Photos by Debora Steel
Theresa Frank teases Minister Mike de Jong and Premier Gordon Cambell during a fun dance.
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Sports and Recreation
Tournament held with a message: Eat well, live well By Jack F. Little Ha-Shilth-Sa Reporter Ucluelet–In the inaugural tournament held in honor of the late Evan Touchie only teams and players that competed with or against Touchie were invited to take part. Melody Charlie, Evan’s widow, is thankful for all who participated. It was held on Nov. 8 through Nov. 10 at the Ucluelet Secondary School gymnasium. “I really felt that the first tournament in honor of my late husband needed to be very intimate and special and we had asked only certain teams and players to play in it,” said Charlie. “It meant so much to me that teams and players responded and I am also wanting to leave them all a very strong message: Eat healthy for life,” an emotional Charlie said in an interview with HaShilth-Sa. Eight teams participated in the tournament: Hot Springs Cove, Ahousaht Suns, Ucluelet Guardians, Ucluelet Junior Guardians, Ahousaht Wofpack, Tofino Ballers, Ucluelet and the Port Alberni Hawks. The Ahousaht Suns won the tournament defeating the Hawks. The Hawks had earlier defeated the Tofino Ballers to advance to the final. “It is fitting that the Suns played the Hawks in the championship final and that the Suns won. This was the team Evan played for in the All Native Tournament in Prince Rupert and who he also played for in Junior Boys Basketball,” said Tyson Touchie, Evan’s brother. “The tournament was really for me and my family to get our message out for everyone of how Evan both lived his life, but also how he died too,” said Charlie. “My message and number one reason for doing the tournament was to bring awareness to people, to learn more about a healthy lifestyle and share how late Evan died,” Charlie said.
Matilda Atleo, the Healthy Living Coordinator for the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council, was set up at the tournament Saturday to test anyone who wanted to be tested for diabetes. Charlie extended her warmest appreciation to Atleo for being a big part of the success of the Late Evan Touchie. tournament. “Every time I walked by the table where people were getting their blood test, I was very happy and a lot less stressed out,” said Charlie. It takes a lot of time, energy and commitment to organize and run a tournament and Charlie worked tirelessly during the weekend. During the tournament all of the food and drinks that were served were all healthy, with juices, energy drinks and lots of bottled water replacing the usual pop at the concession stand. Nutritional rice cake snacks replaced the potato chips, a fish plate and chili with brown rice replaced the standard hot dogs and hamburgers. “I wanted to be as clear as I could with the message of healthy foods and drinks as I feel strongly that everyone needs to start to practice eating and drinking healthy foods,” said Charlie. “I intimately shared a part of my story about Evan’s life, his love of basketball, of life, and, yes, unfortunately of death and how he died and I want everyone to learn from how he died by eating unhealthy and fast foods all of the time. I challenge people to eat healthy. One day while Charlie was watching TV, she saw a program about fast foods and young people who eat it a lot. A young man in his thirties had a heart attack and died. She shared this with late
Evan and he said “that will never happen to me because I am healthy as I play a lot of sports.” Not long after he died from a heart attack. Touchie was a wellknown athlete, especially in basketball. Another Above, Sheldon Touchie is given his late father’s passion and love he had uniform by Suns coach Harvey Robinson. Matilda was surfing. For 18 years Atleo takes Tyee Wilson Jack’s blood pressure. Touchie played with Ahousaht, first for the Ahoushat she saw her sons playing in the game. At Wolfpack Junior boys team, (17 and the end of the tournament Coach under), then the Ahousaht Suns Robinson from the Suns gave Sheldon Intermediate men’s team (21 and under) his late father’s uniform. The Suns had and then the Men’s team the Suns. In just ordered new uniforms prior to both the Intermediate and Men’s teams Touchie passing away. Robinson invited he played for Ahoushat in the big All Sheldon to play for the Suns anytime Native Tournament in Prince Rupert. and also told Jayden he too was Touchie also played for the Guardians welcome. Men’s team from Ucluelet in invitational A few of the main sponsors of the tournaments mainly on the Island. tournament were the Camp of In a class act coach Harvey Robinson Champions from Whistler BC, Ukee from the Suns and player coach Ivan Bikes from Ucluelet, and the Inner Thomas from the Hawks each allowed Rhythm Surf Shop. There were also late Touchie’s sons to play. Sheldon many individual sponsors. A special played for the Suns and Jayden played acknowledgement was also sent out to for the Hawks as Thomas took his all of the volunteers which included uniform off and let Jaden finish the score and time keepers, concession and game. Late in the game Evan Jr. ran clean up volunteers Charlie says “Kleco! around on the court in the last two Kleco! I could not have done it without minutes of the game. them.” Charlie was very moved by this when
Hawks once again playing in Nanaimo men’s league By Jack F. Little Ha-Shilth-Sa-Reporter Nanaimo–The Hawks basketball team is playing in the Nanaimo men’s
basketball league. This is the Hawks second season in the league. Bobby Rupert from Tseshaht hosted an open men’s icebreaker tournament to fundraise so he could enter the team. In the Hawks’ season opener they played a new team called the Singles.
Right from the opening tip of the game Bobby Sinclair scored on a lay-up and then they never looked back. Sinclair’s team-mate Mike Lange scored seven of the first 11 points in the first three-anda-half minutes. Finally the Singles scored a basket almost four minutes into
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the game. Lance Martin who is originally from Ucluelet First Nation came off the bench and scored 10 points in the first half. Martin capitalized on his speed and scored baskets in the paint. Lange was able to make pin point passes to Martin as he had three assists and six rebounds to go with his 16 points in the first half alone. The score after the first half was the Hawks leading the Singles by a score of 36–22. To start the second half the Hawks once again scored 11 unanswered points to take the commanding lead of 47–22. In the latter part of the second half the Singles trailed 61–28, then the Singles outscored the Hawks in the last six minutes of the game. The Hawks would score only another eight points and the Singles actually scored 19 points in the last six minutes of the game. The final score was the Hawks defeating the Singles by a score of 69–44. Lange led the way for the Hawks with 24 points and Lance Martin tallied 17 points. All of the Hawks managed to play during the game. Continued on page 12.
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Sports and Recreation
All Native tournament celebrates 50 years with a new way to enter event By Jack F. Little Ha-Shilth-Sa Reporter Prince Rupert–In February 2009, the All Native Tournament which is held annually in Prince Rupert will turn 50 years old. The popular tournament will be held Feb. 6 to 14 at the Russell Gamble Gymnasium and the Ice Arena at the Civic Centre Recreational complex. There will be four divisions of competition: Men’s, Intermediate Men’s (21 and under), Women’s and Men’s Masters (35 and over). Clarence Martin is the chairperson of the All Native Tournament Committee. Martin said that usually there is a qualifying tournament for teams that want to enter. It is also for teams that were knocked out early in the previous year’s tournament. There will not be a qualifying tournament this year. “For any team that wants to enter the 50th Annual All Native Tournament the coach or manager must write a letter of invitation expressing that they wish to enter,” said Martin. This is different than previous years. Once the committee receives the letters of invitation they will decide if your team is invited. “This year we are expecting up to 64 teams in the four divisions, and in the Senior Men’s division for the first time we will be having a “Senior A” and a “Senior B” division. The Senior A division will consist of the bigger villages or stronger teams and the Senior B division will consist of the smaller villages or weaker teams,” said Martin. “This is one of the largest and probably the biggest tournament in Canada. There is only one other tournament that I know of in North America that has a 64 team tournament
and that is the NCAA tournament in the United States,” said Martin. Martin said that when a team sends a letter it does not mean that their team is confirmed to be in. The coach or manager must send all of their teams contact information, team name and fax their letter to the committee office. The committee will review all applications and then will determine how many teams in each division. The structure of the board that runs the All Native Tournament is also brand new. Previously the tournament was run by a 14-person committee and now it is a seven-person board. The board will review all letters of intent and also wants to stress that only one team per village will be invited. Martin said that if there are two village teams wanting to participate then the teams would have to have a play-off game to see who would represent their village team. “We will be having one day on Feb. 6 put aside just for a cultural celebration and First Nations will be invited to dance and sing,” said Martin The Nisga’a Nation may have up to seven dance groups, but when they are performing they will be only one dance group. The Nisga’a dancers and singers group may be up to 800 people strong. Martin said he would like to invite the Nuu-chah-nulth Nation to participate in the cultural celebration on Feb. 6. Mark your calendars for the All Native’s 50th Tournament and make your reservations because the hotels will soon all be booked. For any team that wishes to be invited, again write your letter of intent to the board and send it in via fax to 1-250-627-8072. Alternatively you can email the letter of intent to either clarencemartin44@hotmail.com or ant@citytel.net. The office is located at 9 Cow Bay Road Prince Rupert BC V8J 1A4.
Lack of opportunity in valley forces teams to travel over the hump Continued from page 11. Rupert is still recuperating from a serious injury and played sparingly. Josh Fred, Vance Sieber and young Brenden Sam-Lundy from Tseshaht, Gino John from Ahousaht, Gord Gladstone from Bella Bella first nation players for the Hawks. Other players are Phillip Gamble, Graham Hall and Jim Ndiaye In the second game of league play the Hawks once again prevailed over the Los Diablos by a score of 61–41. Lange led the way for the Hawks scoring 28 points. They next played Kimbo Slice in league action. The Hawks defeated Slice by a score of 99–38. Lange and Graham Hall led the way with 21 point each and Lance Martin and Bobby Rupert added 11 points each. In the Nov. 9 scheduled
game the Hawks could not make the game as they played in the final game at Evan Touchie memorial tournament on the same weekend so they lost by default to the Ballers. The Hawks currently sit at three wins and one loss in the league. “We are mainly a first nation basketball team with exception of a couple of players,” said Rupert. Last year Lange also played for the Hawks and is one of the key players for them. “There just does not seem to be enough interest to have a basketball league in Port Alberni so this does not leave much choice but to join the Nanaimo league again,” said Rupert. Each Sunday the Hawks play a league game. The league will run through to Feb. 15, 2009.
Is there an event you’d like us to mention? Email hashilthsa@nuuchahnulth.org or Fax us at (250) 723-0463.
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Mental Health Tiic^@aq+
Build a positive self-image Submitted By Kim Rai Mental Health Worker
Self-esteem is how you see yourself as a person. If you value the type of person you are, you have a good sense of self-esteem and you’re proud to be you. You value your skills and talents, respect your own intelligence and act on your beliefs and feelings. But if you could feel better about yourself, these tips might give you some ideas about how to start. Listen to self talk We all carry on a steady mental dialogue. Do you ever listen to what you’re saying to yourself? Do you put yourself down or call yourself names? Learn to hear the things you say about yourself, then replace that dialogue with positive images. Stop negative self-talk and take the first step toward a more positive self-image. Recognize accomplishments Make a list of your accomplishments,
no matter how small they may seem to you. Maybe you won’t win a Nobel Prize, but your accomplishments have worth to you. By recognizing them, you can begin to understand that you are important and that you have self-worth. Be assertive Learn to be assertive and to practice clear communication. Say what you mean and respect what others have to say. Remember that you have rights, too. Be tolerant Be tolerant of yourself and others. Nobody’s perfect! Try not to criticize yourself or other people and don’t expect others to criticize you. Recognize that a mistake is only a mistake and don’t dwell on it. Know good friends Spend time with people who value you. Listen to what they say about you. If others are constantly putting you down, you might want to reconsider those relationships. People you choose to be around can be mirrors of how you feel about yourself. You can find the best in yourself and others by expecting it.
Health and Wellness
Spiritual Healing Group to host discussion/dinner The Tseshaht Spiritual Wellness Group is hosting a community dinner to gather information about what band members would like to see in the development of a Spiritual Healing Centre. The Centre will focus on wellness and recovery from drug addiction and can include other addictions as well. Ideas and involvement from the community is needed to make this idea a reality. Band members are invited to come to a community dinner at Maht Mahs on Nov. 26 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. In October, the Spiritual Healing Working Group held two lunch meetings to get feedback from community members on their work. They discovered that many band members thought there was a need for a Spiritual Wellness
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Comfort, support provided On Sept. 23, our family was stricken with huge loss. My daughter Karen Isabel Frank was taken from us after a brave battle with a sudden illness. In a time our time of grief, we were overwhelmed with the amount of kind and generous support we received from numerous relatives, friends and communities. We want to acknowledge and give thanks to those who aided in our comfort, providing support through those very hard days and nights. To the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation for their very kind and generous support throughout. Evelyn David, who stayed with us day and night at the hospital giving us an enormous amount of support and comfort, thank you very much. Ray and Regina Martin, who continually stayed by our side. Nuuchah-nulth Tribal Council for your kind contribution. An extra special thanks to all the people who kept us nourished to give us strength: Maxine Manson, Margaret Titian, Freda Thomas, Jon Manson, Tim Manson, Jan Thomas, Tabitha Frank, Terry Masso, Dora Frank, Agnes Brown, Linda Williams, Gloria Jean Frank, John Frank Jr., John Williams, Shannon Crowshoe, Roseanne Charlie, Melissa Martin, Debbie and Anna Masso, Debbie David, Bert and Lillian Mack, Pat North and Jackie Godfrey.
Walking a good road together help and I am so grateful. Son, Ken, it makes me proud that you have made a positive decision to change your life for the better. To improve your way of living, not just for yourself, but your family as well. I thank the Lord for answering my prayers. I feel a huge weight off of my shoulders knowing that you are making an effort to live life to the fullest. Son, you are a good man and you will make the most of what you have to offer. We are so proud of you! Love always, your mother Jackie and step-dad, Wilson. Brother, Ken Lucas I love you! I am
To the following people who stood with us: Barb Audet, Deanna Dick, Auntie Kathy Robinson, Dorthy Wilson, and Tessie Hanson, thank you for your words, presence and strength for us all. To Rick Lindholm who came to our aid and officiated, thank you ever so much. Also to Debbie Botting, who has continually been there for my family. Your graciousness in assisting in any way possible is always a blessing. Thank you. Auntie Precious and Benny, for being so close by when we needed you, you gave us the support and comfort we needed. Thank you. Plus much more, if we missed anyone it wasn’t intentional. Our hearts especially go out to Francis Frank, Moses Martin, Levi Martin and Leo Manson. Your guidance and planning kept us re-assured and calmed through one of the hardest times we faced. We are forever grateful for the strength, patience and kindness you have shown our family. It will never be forgotten. Thank you! We were so blessed to have the amount of care, support and love so close by, that my family will never ever forget. To all who visited, phoned, cooked, donated, and much more, thank you from the bottom of our hearts. Klecko Klecko! Nellie Joseph and Family Tla-o-qui-aht.
October was Foster Parent Appreciation Month in BC.
Klecko’s - +ekoo My family and I would like to say “thank you!” to Janey Thomas and her mother, Lil Webster, her auntie Hilda Webster and the entire family who were involved in fundraising for my son, Kenneth Louis Lucas, so that he could attend a program to help him heal his spirit from his bad habit. It is very touching that the family would go to this length to help another. Through the years I have prayed and hoped that my son would come clean of his addiction and the day has come. It wouldn’t have been possible for him to participate in the program if it weren’t for all of your
Centre. Some of the activities people thought they would like to see include: preparing a person after they leave treatment; cultural and spiritual healing; cleansing, to learn self trust; work with elders; life and coping skills; and child care to give time to heal before going into full-time parenting again. Regular meetings to help bring a Spiritual Healing Centre to Tseshaht are held on Thursday evenings. Anyone is welcome to join. Please contact Anne Robinson at 250-720-8907 or Jacqui Watts at (250) 723-7244 for information. So that we can plan to have enough food available for everyone at the dinner, please contact Anne Robinson at 250720-8907 to confirm.
so proud of the positive changes you have made in your life. Now my nieces and nephew have something to look forward to. I also understand that you are a greathelping hand in Ahousaht. That’s just great! I know brother that you have a lot to offer and now you can succeed in whatever your heart desires! I will always support you! I would also like to thank Janey Thomas and her family for taking care of my brother. Now, my brother and I can walk the good road together. Kleco! Kleco! Love your brother, Mathew Jack
Usma Nuu-cchah-nnulth Family & Child Services Wishes to acknowledge the hard work and commitment our caregivers provided over the past year. Thank you, once again.
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C o m m u n i t y&B e y o n d Loonie Toonie / Flea Market
Nov. 21
Hupacasath Begins at 5 p.m. at Hupacasath House of Gathering. For more information on tables call Jeff at 731-6147 or Ed at 723-6400.
you need to return to your initial business vision? Are you frustrated by wasted time and energy due to conflicting priorities? If any of these apply, this workshop is for you! Path Clearing is about separating valuable business strategies from the clutter using a new, straightforward, practical tool that will help clear your path to success. To register: Contact Jennifer Gallic @ 250-724-3131; toll free: 1-866-444-6332 or by email jennifer@nedc.info
Education
Update from Gill Elementary School
Ahousaht Islanders Men’s Ballhockey Tournament
Nov. 21 to 23 Port Alberni
Eight Men’s Teams: Entry fee $350 (Will accept up to 10 teams). 1st place cash prize $1,000. (based on 8 teams). 2nd place cash prize $500, plus trophes for 1st, 2nd, 3rd place, all stars ect. There will be concession, raffles, 50/50 Etc. Come out and have fun. See you all there. Contact Gena Swan at 250-670-2447 or Clara Thomas at 250-670-2336. NEDC Workshop
Nov. 27 Port Alberni To by held from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. atNEDC (7563 Pacific Rim Highway. Money Management in Business. Facilitator: Caledonia Fred. Learn how to effectively manage your cash flow. To register: Contact Jennifer Gallic at 250-724-3131; toll free: 1-866-444-6332 or by email jennifer@nedc.info
Maa-nulth 6th Annual General Assembly
Submitted by Richard Samuel
Port Alberni
Hard to believe Christmas is upon us. Many things have been happening at Gill since the beginning of the school year, such as Hee Haw, Open House, Haunted Hallway, Basketball, Cross Country Run and the Costume Parade. There are many things coming soon like: Parent/Teacher Conference, Choir Fest, and Winter Wonderland. As mentioned before, the school participated in basketball and crosscountry. The basketball team consisted of Grade 4, 5 boys and girls. The team played very well at the basketball jamboree at Alberni District Secondary School (ADSS). As for the crosscountry runners, there were approximately 40 students from Gill at the district meet. The boys and girls team achieved second overall! Coby Felsman placed seventh and won an individual ribbon. Congrats Coby! In case you didn’t know, I work at Gill two days a week, Tuesday and Thursdays. If you have any questions you can reach me at 250-723-9311 or by email rsamuel@sd70.bc.ca Upcoming Dates Nov. 26 and 27: Parent/Teacher Conferences (Dismissal 1:30 p.m.) Nov. 28: Food Day Dec.1: Pro Day (No School) Dec. 2: Choir Fest (ADSS) Dec. 2 and 3: Parent/Teacher Conferences (Dismissal 1:30 p.m.) Dec. 11: Chirstmas Concert Dec. 19: Winter Wonderland and last day of school in 2008 Dec. 22 to Jan. 2: Winter Vacation Jan. 5, 2009: School reopens!
Dec. 5 and 6
Members of Huu-ay-aht, Toquaht, Ucluelt, Uchucklesaht and the Ka:’yu:l’t’h’/Che:k’tles7eth’h’ Nations will gather at the House of Gathering at 5500 Ahahswinis Drive. There will be door prizes and meals. Bring your drums. For further details Tel: 1-250-724-1802. Email: info@maanulth.ca . Web: www.maanulth.ca . Gertie V. Lucas Memorial Basketball Tournament
Dec. 5 to 7 Port Alberni
All Native Basketball Tournament
Senior men: $350: $1,000 1st place if enough teams. Junior boys and Junior girls: $200. Either master men (35 & over): $350 or intermediate men (21 & under): $300. All native, status cards if requested. Games will start on Friday morning. Contact Bruce at brucelucas59@hotmail.com or cel (250) 735-0160.
Port Alberni
Memorial Potlatch
Intermediate Men’s and Women’s t the Athletic Hall on Beavercreek Rd. Come support the youth. Games start Firday, Nov. 28, 2009. See you there.
Ahousaht
Nov. 28 to 30
Toonie BINGO
Nov. 29 Tseshaht
To be held at Somass Hall beginning at 7:30 p.m. Silver carved bracelet, 50/50 BINGO, tools, starbucks gift basket, kids toys, spa gift basket, Christmas gift basket, DVD player and TV, 60/40 BINGO, picture frams, towels, Guaranteed $50 Texas Blackout. Christmas Market & Loonie Toonie
Nov. 29 Tseshaht
Dec. 6
The Thomas-Webster family cordially invites you to a memorial potlatch for West Thomas on Saturday, Dec. 6 in Ahousat starting at 5:00 p.m. with a dinner at the Maaqtusiis Gym. Contact: Lil Webster at 250-670-2314 (h) or at 250670-9555 (w). Cory and Tammy Howard: Wedding Reception
Dec. 13
Port Alberni Bill and Beulah Howard and Clifford and Marie Nookemus invite you family and friends to join in celebrating the wedding reception/traditional dances on Saturday, Dec. 13 at 1 p.m., Port Alberni Athletic Hall. For more info, please contact Cory or Tammy Howard at (250) 736-1133
Network with talented artists and craftpeople from far and wide at Maht Mahs gym from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. See their recent creative works. No admission charges, but bring a non-perishable food item. (Proceeds go to NEDC George Watts Scholarship Fund.) Featuring quality handmade crafts and fine art by mainly local artists and artisans. Exhibitors: Reserve your table now. Contact Matilda Atleo: (250) 7244026 or (250) 720-6141 or matilaatleo@hotmail.com .
First Nation Shinny Hockey
Ahousaht 2008 Christmas Party
Masters Ball Hockey Tournament
Nov. 29 Ahousaht
Charlie Family is hosting Ahousaht 2008 Christmas Party at T-Bird Hall. Time: 6 p.m. Come and enjoy dinner and fun with family and friends. Thunder Floor Hockey Tournament scheduled for the December 6th weekend - CANCELLED NEDC Workshop
Dec. 3
Port Alberni From 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.at NEDC (7563 Pacific Rim Highway). Path Clearing: Cutting Through the Idea Clutter. Facilitator: Women’s Enterprise Centre. Are you looking for new direction in your business? Are you feeling like your business is pulling you in multiple directions? Do you wonder whether
Jan. 17, 2009 Port Alberni
Birthdays & congratulations
All ages and abilities welcome! Admission $3. Equipment available for borrowing. Contact Sherri at rezgirl77@hotmail.com or (250) 720-0923. Saturday from 7:15 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. at Coulson Arena.
Jan. 23 to 25, 2009 Port Alberni First 10 Men’s teams, First 8 Ladies teams will be entered. Deadline for registration – January 9, 2009. Registration fees: MEN’S $350. LADIES $250. We require $150 deposit non-refundable along with registration before 4:00 pm, January 9, 2009. Tseshaht First Nation will include trophies; 1st, 2nd, 3rd place, as well as Allstar sweatshirts. For more information, please contact Gina Pearson at one of the following: Work Mon. – Fri. 8:30 am – 4:00 pm (250) 731-1207. Email addresses: gcpearson@tseshaht.com or ginawatts@shaw.ca
"Nuu-chah-nulth member Dr. Charlotte Cote (Tseshaht) with the new U.S. President Barak Obama. Way to go Barak!" Happy birthday Carson. We love you very much and hope your day is a great one. Love Grandma and Grandpa. Happy birthday to Tyler. We are so proud of you and all of your accomplishments, especially in someone so young. Love you lots Dad and Debora.
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Birthdays & congratulations My son Caleb was born on Nov. 26, 2001 in the Gold River Health Clinic at 10:17 a.m. He weighed 8 lbs 9 oz in the clinic, (with a blanket on) but when we made it to the Campbell River Hospital he weighed 8 lbs 2 oz. (w/o a blanket). He came into this world so fast and quick that I had no time to make it into the ambulance. (Again, sorry to my sisters who were already waiting for us in CR, but it wasn’t my fault). I was in labor with him for a mere six hours (sorry ladies, and yes he was my first born). I already had his name picked out, and was just so filled with joy and excitement when I had him. He was born right on time, according to his ultra sound. Thanks to my Uncle Pat, Mom and Grandma Veronica who were there waiting and helping me along. Anyways, I would like to wish my little boy Caleb Jay’son Deontae Johnson a happy 7th birthday on Nov. 26. OMG, three more years and you will be in the DD (double digits). Time sure flew by my son. I love you with all my heart. Hope your day is filled with excitement, and happiness. Love you always Mom, Dad and your little sister Aimee (your companion, friend, and rival) LOL JK, Wishing my husband Joseph George Sr. a happy second anniversary on Nov. 25. Love your wife Myrna George. Wishing Dez-Rae Titian/Frank a happy 6th birthday on Nov. 25. Lots of
We would like to send out a “Holla” to our godson Caleb Johnson on Nov. 26. He will be lucky number 7... All the best my son. Have fun on your day... Luv always, your auntie Joni and your uncle Lee.
Happy 5th birthday Grace. xoxo Mama and Daddy xoxo
We would like to wish a happy birthday to our nephew Richard Gillette on Nov. 14 from his Uncle Francis and Aunty Dianna. love from mama Myrna, papa Joe, uncle Beef, uncle Tony, papa Steve, nana Cecelia and your one and only mommy Melanie. Happy ?? birthday Bobby Joe (Bobber) on Nov. 26. Enjoy your day. Don’t work so hard. From Myrna and Joseph. I would like to wish my niece Cynthia a belated happy birthday on Oct. 24. Hope you had a good one. Love you. Auntie Janet, cousins Pat, Louis, Rachel. Congratulations on your daughter. Daniel and Cynthia Blackstone.
In Memory Birthday wishes go out to Angel Jules Nov. 8. Hope you had lots of fun. Many more. Happy birthday to Randy Jack Nov. 22. Sixteen already. Slow down. Love you son. Eat lots of cake. From Janet, Pat, Louis and Rachel. Happy birthday to Elijah John Nov. 23. Four years old. Hope you have fun on your special day. Love you grandson. Grandma Janet, Uncle Pat, Louis and Auntie Rachel. Oh yes, I would like to thank my brother Paul and Velina for the yummy smoked fish. My sister Natalie for the yummy smoked fish and my younger sister Pauline for the fish you gave me. Thank you all for taking care of us. Thank you. And I thank Kathy for the jarred fish. Thank you all so much. From Janet. I would like to say happy birthday to Nathan Charlie (Babs) on Nov. 27 and many more to come. Love your baby sis shish and jay and boys we luv u Babs. Would also like to say congrats to Chad and Toressia on theie new addition to the Charlie family. Welcome Harlon Edgar Charlie. Also to Floyd and his girl would like to welcome Anya Charlie. I would like to send a special birthday wish to a special lady, my mom for Nov. 11. I hope you enjoyed your birthday dinner and chumus. Wishing you nothing but the best. I love you mom. Love Carol. Congratulations to my nephew Gary and Catherine on your one-year sobriety.I am so happy and very proud of you both. Always remember you are not alone. You have family for support. Love Auntie Carol. Continued on page 15.
Forever in our hearts Crystal Iris Fred June 21, 1978 – November 27, 2006 I can’t believe it’s already been two years since you left us. Not a day goes by that I don’t think about you I miss you a lot. Every time I look at Raquel, I see you. She looks so much like you. You will always be in my heart. Until we meet again. Love always, Wes I love you Mom. I will always love you mom. I miss you mom. Alvin Fred Why I miss you I miss you because you bought us clothes, food. Always got us what we wanted and I miss going to the Fall Fair with you. I miss going to Nanaimo with you and going on the ferry. We had so much fun with you. I will always love you for the rest of my life. By Daniel Price You always You always took care of me.You always loved me with your heart. You always smiled at me when you seen me.You always hugged me really tight.You always kissed me on the cheek.You always made me laugh. You always made sure I went to school.You always had fun with me. You always made sure I ate before I went to school.You always made me smile. By Raquel Kimberly Doreen Price I love you so much mom.
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In Loving Memory In Loving Memory of Helen Rose Lambert Nov. 22, 1936 – Aug. 25, 2007 I thought of you today Mom But that is nothing new I thought of you yesterday And I will tomorrow too… I think you in silence But make no outward show For what it meant to lose you Mom Only those that love you know… Mom remembering you is easy We do it everyday, it’s the heartache Of losing you that will never go away… You will forever walk softly In our hearts and in our dreams When our feeling run rampant And our tears begin to fall Your spirit will surround us Lending comfort to one and all We will always miss you Mom Time can’t erase that pain Yet we will always be grateful That into our lives “Our precious mother came” Loved and sadly missed by Marie, Aaron and Ashton
Grandma We Miss You I think about you all the time And every day it hurts to cry So much has happened in my life I’m not sure how hard to try. Tears are falling constantly My heart hurts every day I think about your beautiful smile That I pray I see again someday… But all your helpful teachings Are always here to stay I can’t express how much you taught me So much I can’t explain All the times I can remember Never once heard you complain So many hearts were broken The day God called you home It seems as though each one of us Were left to survive alone I know there was a reason Grandma That you had to leave To keep us in your watchful eyes So now in God I really do believe We love you Grandma! Sadly missed by your grandchildren Khrystina, Kate-Lynn, Ashton
Birthdays & congratulations Continued from page 15. Happy birthday to neph Jeff Tom on Nov. 26. Wishing you nothing but happiness for you and your family. Love Auntie Carol. Happy birthday going out to our niece/cuz Zhalah Frank over in Nanaimo. Have a good day. We love you. Also the same goes out to our unc/gramps John (Jabe) Keitlah. Have fun and a good day. Happy birthday lil’ bro Thomas Campbell for Nov.15. Have an awesome day. Have fun but stay outta trouble. Luv ya’ guys, Elizabeth and kids. We would like to say happy birthday to our mother/gramma Brenda Sue Campbell. Wish we could be there with you but we be thinking of you like we do everyday. Have a great day. We miss you and we luv ya. Mom/gramma. Elizabeth, Sky, Adam, Cha-asta and SiiSuuk. Nov. 5: To our niece Natasha Mack in Pacheena. Nov. 7: Starla Watts, Deerin Thompson and ‘Sugar’ Cassy Dennis. Nov. 9: Cuz. Daphne Peter over in Sechelt. (Miss u Daph. XOXO). Miss you luv ya! Nov. 10: Happy 16th birthday to our nephew Joshua Tate. Missing you lots. Nov. 12: Uncle Jim Fox out at Macoah. Nov. 13: Cuz. Noah Plunka out at Macoah too. Nov. 14: We would like to wish my brother Wayne Tate a very happy birthday. Luv ya. Have a good one Wayne. Nov. 16: Cuz. Perry Edgar in Nitinaht. Nov. 19: To our niece ‘Crunchie Carrots’ Andrew Sam, a very happy 20th birthday. Nov. 26: Very happy birthday to Samara Marshall. Have a great day Samara. Nov. 27: To our niece Cheyenne Tate. Aunty Karen loves you baby-girl! Nov. 28: To a very dear friend of mine, Melody Charlie.
Happy birthday Melody. Thinking of you always. You’re a very strong, caring, loving, fun (and more) Woman. Don’t ever change. Missing you always, your friend Karen Mack (Tate). Nov. 28: We would like to wish lil miss Olivia Naomi Amger Peters a very happy first birthday today. We love you a whole bunch. Hugs and kisses. Xoxox. From Uncle Andrew and Aunty Karen Mack. Birth announcements: I would like to congratulate a very close friend of mine, Maggie Patterson, on the birth of her beautiful baby girl. Makenna Bailey Patterson was born on Sept. 11, 2008 in Duncan, BC. Congrats Maggie. Lov ya both so much. From Karen and Mercediese. I would like to congratulate my cousin Paul Tate and his wife Estelle Fraser on the birth of their second son Shawn Anthony Richard Tate who was born on Oct. 18, 2008 in Port Alberni, BC. Congrats to both of you! Welcome lil’ Shawn.A baby brother for Alexandria, Theresa, Geoff-dudes, Chantelle and Cheyenne. From Karen and family. I would like to send a very happy anniversary out to my beautiful wife Vivien Bertha Darcine Louie Thomas on Nov. 17. It already has been 18 years of marriage. I would like to say “Thank You” for being you and for sharing the love that you share. I sure do appreciate the things that you do for the family. Much love Vivien. On this day is our daughter Tabitha Ina Shirley Marie Louie Thomas’ birthday. I wish you the best on this day Tabitha, take good care of yourself. Remember Mom and Dad love you. Have a good day Vivien and Tabitha. I Love you both with all my heart. Charles.
The deadline for submissions to Ha-Shilth-Sa is Nov. 28.
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Journey to recovery aided by many people a.m. in the morning. First of all, thank you creator for the The last thing I remember was that gift of life. It has been a long time the doctor was saying they were going coming. Thank you to all our family and to put me on oxygen. The surgeon was close friends that came to see me while I the last person I remember talking to was in ICU in Victoria General Hospital while I was in Port and also in the Royal Alberni. I was in a coma Jubilee Hospital too. for the next two weeks. Thank you for all your When I first woke up I prayers, well wishing, thought I had only slept cards and messages. I for a short period of time, truly believe in the power But I was told I had been of prayer. in a coma for two weeks. I Just before I ended up don’t remember too much in the hospital I went to at first when I woke up, Ditidaht to help Carl but I was very weak. Edgar Jr. and his family I especially want to finish a canoe. It had been Kelly John thank my daughter Janice, in a shed for the last my grand-daughters Arlene and Dawn seven years. I spent a few days on the Jo, my great, great grand-daughter lake with Carl and members of his family. We went fishing and I ate a lot of Jayne for staying in Victoria while I was in the hospital for a month. crabs and I enjoyed spending time with A special thank you to the Kyuquot the Edgar family. John Rice showed up and we started to Band for your support for my family; thank you also to the carve the Edgar family canoe. I spent a Mowachaht/Muchalaht Band for couple of weeks to help to finish the sending my boys; thank you to my son’s canoe. It was very hot on many of these Dennis, Edward and She-wi for also days. I started to feel sick; I had chills being there at the hospital for me; thank and then started to spit up blood. I you to all of the people that worked on thought it might be from working on the me while I was in the hospitals in canoe as there was a lot of dust from Victoria and Port Alberni; thank you to sanding the canoe. It especially got my partner Mary Pat for being there for worse whenever the wind would blow. After a few days continuously working me, for bringing me breakfast and just being there for me. in these conditions I went to town to see A special thanks goes to all my my family doctor. My doctor gave me an friends and family for visiting me and anti-biotic to take and I went back to especially for all of your prayers. It has Ditidaht. Steadily it seemed to get worse been a little over two months now for as I was still spitting up lots of blood. One morning Helena Howard saw how my recovery. I am gradually getting my strength back but I still get very tired sick I was, and she immediately said she yet. would take me to the hospital in Port It is probably impossible to thank Alberni. When I arrived I was so short of everybody as I do not want to miss breath and she had to get a wheel chair anyone. Your prayers, messages and to take me to emergency. They admitted visits were all greatly appreciated, kleco me to the hospital right away. I was told – kleco. that I may have TB because of all of the I love you all! I also believe in the blood I was spitting up. They put me on insulin for part of the day and transferred power of prayer as this has helped me to survive. I am forever grateful to be me to ICU. alive. Thank you one and all again and In ICU, while I was talking to the surgeon I passed out and don’t remember we hope to see you all soon anything after that. Chuu, kleco, kleco! I was told that they had apparently Kelly John medi-vacced me to Victoria at about 3
NTC AGM talks language Continued from page 6. “It’s like being a widow before becoming a widow,” she said, adding that Alzheimer’s is a hereditary disease and it also runs in her side of the family. She asked for donations so that research can be conducted on Alzheimer’s on behalf of her children and grandchildren. “There were very clear and strong recommendations made at this AGM regarding language,” said Cliff Atleo, including that the Nuu-chah-nulth community remains committed to coordinating and sharing their language and cultural recovery initiatives. It was also moved that sustainable levels of funding for recovery of the Nuu-chahnulth languages be sought from the governments of Canada, B.C. and international organizations. “I thank Huu-ay-aht for their work in making these recommendations,” he said before requesting that the table act on the motions immediately.
Derek Peters thanked Tseshaht for allowing Huu-ay-aht to take part in the AGM in their homeland. He reminded people that over during the agm they’ve talked about language, culture and healthy communities. Peters requested the revival of the Tlu-piich games. He said he believes their return will bring health and happiness to the youth. “We need to give our youth the proper tools they need to be healthy Nuu-chahnulth-aht and to get along. When their turn comes to sit at this table they need to know how to get along and not fight personal battles at tables like this,” he explained. Peters thanked the people, the elders and everyone who shared stories and ideas. You make me feel proud to be Nuu-chah-nulth. You give us strength to carry on,” he told them. Chief Dennis announced that Huu-ayaht would contribute $10,000 toward the games in support of their chief.
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Apology well-received and dinner well-attended By Jack F. Little Ha-Shilth-Sa Reporter Campbell River–There was an estimated 200 people in attendance at an apology ceremony for the Oscar family from Che:ktles7et’h’ and the Billy family from Ehattesaht. It was held at the Navy League Hall in Campbell River on Nov. 7. Anthony Oscar, son of third Ha’wilth Bill Oscar, apologized to ex-wife Samantha Billy, daughter of Agnes John. Their children are Anthony Jr., Sidney, Melissa, Charlene and Agnes. They have one grandchild Cassandra. Oscar had been separated from his wife Samantha due to his unhealthy lifestyle. Oscar was involved in a serious accident a little over a year ago where he was shipwrecked for two days at Tachu Point. “This is what opened my eyes and when I decided to change my lifestyle,” he told Ha-Shilth-Sa. An opening came up and I went to Tsow-tun Le lum Treatment Centre in Nanoose,” said Oscar. “I am very thankful to the Tsowtun Le lum Treatment Centre as it has really helped me be the person I am today and I am using all that I learned there every day,” Oscar said. Since his sobriety he has continued his relationship with his children. During this past summer he had his daughter Agnes with him at Kyuquot. Agnes was recovering from a broken arm when she fell while playing and broke the other arm. Anthony Jr. also had an accident on his quad about one week after Agnes’ accident. This is when Oscar talked to family members and told them he would like to apologize to his ex-wife Samanatha, and do something culturally for the accident of his daughter and son. This is how the dinner for an apology to Samantha and the Billy family happened. “Our son was born six-and-a-half weeks pre-mature,” said Oscar. “He was only three pounds when he was born. He was in the Victoria General Hospital for three months.” Today Junior is 13 years old and is healthy. Oscar’s son Sidney had flesh eating disease when he was one year old and he now is 11 and pretty healthy. “Today, I have a lot to be thankful for with the challenges my children have faced and I want to share in my thanks to the creator for the health today of my children,” said Oscar. After dinner Anthony Oscar stood with his father Bill and Randy Chips as
Anthony Oscar takes time to apologize to his ex-wife Samantha Billy (left) for his treatment of her and their children during their relationship while he was addicted to drugs and alcohol. Oscar said he should have treated her with respect, like he treats his Aunt Agnes (rght). Dennis John did a ciquaa (chant). John was the master of ceremonies for the evening’s gathering. He introduced Anthony Oscar who was going to address the Billy family, their extended family and everyone who gathered to witness the evening. “Anthony talked to me about how he used to treat his ex-wife Samantha and said he was very sorry and that he would like to apologize to her. He also told me that he should have treated her like he treats his auntie Agnes Oscar,” said John. John told the gathering that one day soon Bill will be passing his seat on to his son Anthony. “We as a family want Anthony to spend time with our family to learn his role, his responsibilities and especially his songs and dances,” John said. Anthony Oscar then nervously took the microphone. “First of all, I would like to apologize to Samantha for everything I did. I always wish now that I could have had the strength and courage that I have today since I have sobered up and I would not have made these mistakes that I made’” said an emotional Oscar. “I wished that I could have shown you, our children and our families more respect,” he said. He openly shared his addiction to alcohol and drugs experience. “I had a hard time with my addictions and I know Samantha asked me to quit drinking and taking drugs, but I did not listen to her,’” said Oscar. “It is really hard to explain how I am feeling, but I am really hurting inside for
Photos by Jack F. Little
Beulah howard and her family presented a shawl to Samantha Billy to honor her acceptance of the apology and the courage it took to hear it.
what I did to Samantha, our children and her family. I should have shown you respect like I do to my auntie Agnes,” said Oscar. He then sent a strong message to the younger people: “We really need to look after our children because they are precious. To the young couples and especially the fathers, respect your woman all the time.” Oscar said there are many young people who have children of their own and yet they themselves are not adults. He said young parents miss out on being teenagers because they have to become parents themselves. Simon John responded on behalf of Samantha’s family. “We thank you for your apology. Everyone has to understand that our women are important and that they need to be respected. We accept your apology. It is an honor to still be your brother,” said John, and then the two families embraced. Elder Alex Short acknowledged Anthony for apologizing and said it was not an easy thing to do.
Elder Vi Johnson is among those who spoke to Anthony Oscar’s courage in making the public apology to his ex-wife and she stood him up presented him with a blanket for holding the apology ceremony.
“There is a strong message for our chiefs and community members to listen to our younger generation, especially Anthony’s message from his heart,” said Short. Sarah Short, Alex’ wife, also gave words of encouragement and support. “Everyone here in this hall is related. We are all one. I hope this will be a lesson to each and every one of our young people. Anthony, I hope you have learned from this and that you have a better life,” she said. Alex and Sarah Short have been married for 57 years. Guests Gilbert and Kateri John have been married for fifty five years. Oscar said that Nuu-chahnulth need to get back to the grandparents’ teachings and way of life. Oscar admired those who have been together for all of their lives. Randy Chips of Ditidaht also spoke. “I really want to thank my nephew Anthony for sharing his story… I also want to encourage Anthony to continue on his path, his healing journey,” said Chips. Anthony Oscar had a very special presentation to Henry Smith Jr. and his wife Carol. Oscar had a vision while he was on a beach one day and their late son came to him. He asked Anthony to watch closely as he walked into the water and then transformed into a killer whale. Twenty years ago the Smith’s lost their son. During the evening the Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nation dancers entertained. Presentations were made to Antony Oscar as well as Samantha Billy. Dennis John and his family members also performed. Finally the host Ha’wilth Bill Oscar performed. After this the family members of Anthony were given Indian names. Anthony Oscar Jr. was given the name Che jim sanup. Melissa was given the name A cou ists isup. Charlene was given the name Ma ko be aups. Sydney was given the name Quin-yuks sath. Cassandra was given the name Cha ak ups. And Samantha was given the name His tes-ups.
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Nuu-chah-nulth Registry and Treaty Information ...
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Registering events are very important! · Birth Registrations: It is important to get baby registered as soon as possible. You must complete the parental consent for Registration/Statement of Band Affiliation form and provide the LARGE form birth certificate, these consent forms can be obtained through your Band Office or at the NTC Office. Registration takes 6 - 8 weeks. · Transfers: Are you wishing to transfer to another Band? Write to the Band you want to transfer into. Once accepted you will need to complete a consent to transfer form, also, notify the Band you are currently in and let them know your intentions. · Marriages, divorces, name change, deaths: Please provide appropriate certificates to up date the Indian Registry Lists. A consent form needs to be completed for any name changes. · Are you turning 18 soon? If you would like your own registration number then you have to submit a letter of request. Process also takes 6 - 8 weeks (no longer automatic). · All documents are to be submitted to Rosie Little - Indian Registry Administrator at the NTC Office, with the exception of Ditidaht, Hesquiaht, Huu-ay-aht and Tla-o-qui-aht. Contact these First Nations directly. To have a status card issued through NTC from these four First Nations please have your Indian Registry Administrator fax approval and your information prior to coming into the office if possible. · Does your First Nation have their membership code in place? If so, and you would like the above events recorded for "BAND MEMBERSHIP" then it is EQUALLY AS IMPORTANT that you contact them as well. · Your First Nation needs your current address and phone number so they can contact you regarding Treaty developments, letters and bulletins. · First Nation phone numbers and addresses are listed below for your convenience.
FOR SALE: Autotel- GL2035. Great for remote areas, fishing vessel. Priced at $550.00. Call Ron at 250-923-6972. FOR SALE: 1997 Ford Aro-Star van. Well maintained. Serious inquires. If interested call (250) 670-2393. FOR PURCHASE: Blue beads. $2.50 per bead. Lovely replicas. Please call 250-248-4486 or e-mail winchee@shaw.ca.
FOR SALE: F-225 hp Yamaha 2002 outboard motor. Dealer maintained. (250) 731-5727. FOR SALE: 2005 Ford Windstar. Asking $7,000.00 Serious enquires only. 250-745-6237. CAR FOR SALE: (Campbell River) – 1991 Chevy Lumina. Automatic, 4-door, power windows. Excellent condition. $1,700. Belonged to the late Leo Jack Sr. His wife Margaret doesn’t drive and it’s hard seeing his car in the driveway. My dad kept everything tuned up. It has great tires, breaks, muffler, etc… Questions contact: Margaret Jack at 250 286-9926.
Ahousaht (250) 670-9563 - Fax: (250) 670-9696 General Delivery Ahousaht, B.C. V0R 1A0 Ditidaht First Nation 1-888-745-3366 - Fax: (250) 745-3332 PO Box 340 Port Alberni, B.C. V9Y 7M8 Ehattesaht 1-888-761-4155 - Fax: (250) 761-4156 PO Box 59 Zeballos, B.C. V0P 2A0 Hesquiaht First Nation New Toll Free 1-866-670-1181 - Fax: (250) 670-1102 PO Box 2000 Tofino, B.C. V0R 2Z0
Misc. HOUSE RENOVATIONS: Phone Bill Webster 250-723-5624. FOR SALE: “George Watts – Creating Greatness” books: $20 each. All sales proceeds go to George Watts Scholarship Fund. Call Caledonia at NEDC: 250-724-3131 FOR SALE: 12 X 65’ Mobile trailer or looking for a piece of land to move it to. Also for sale 27” TV - $75; 20” TV - $25; 13” TV brand new - $50; 13” TV - $20. Phone 250-731-3946.
Daniel Blackstone Community Development & Mental Health: • Presentations • Workshops • Meetings, Formal or Informal • Cultural Awareness (250) 757-9366 or blackstoned@shaw.ca
FOR SALE: Cedar weaving by wii-nuk Mary Martin. 1-250-716-9991 or cel 1-250-668-9118. www.cedarweaving.com cedarweaving@shaw.ca. SIEBER’S STILL KICK’N Fresh Live Prawns and Crab. Now Selling in Port Alberni. Prawns $12.00 lb. Crab $8.00 each. Call Krystal Anderson (Sieber) 7231725 to make your order. Looking for my speed boat: 18 ½ foot, colour is white with orange stripe, hard top, in board out board motor, 14K31371, leave a message for Henry Charlie at 7231984 or 670-2355. Rooms for rent in Nanaimo. Close to Vancouver Island University. $500 per month. phone: (250) 716-9991 Cell: (250) 668-9118 FOR SALE: 18 ½ Hourston with Merc OB and kicker. Good condition. Boat is fast, safe, easy on fuel. May be purchased with trailer. Price negotiable. Open to trade for car or pick up. 250-723-8249. EMPLOYMENT: Weekend/On-Call Resource Care Worker Ooh-ah-tluk-kuu-wil Society Youth Resource Home. Drop Off Resume/Pick up Application Package at 4890 Beaver Creek Road, Port Alberni, BC. WANTED: Free music cds. Will pick up. Call 250-723-8085.
Hupacasath First Nation (250) 724-4041 - Fax: (250) 724-1232 PO Box 211 Port Alberni, B.C. V9Y 7M7 Huu-ay-aht First Nation 1-250-728-3414 PO Box 70, Bamfield, BC V0R 1B0 Ka:’yu:’k’t’h’/Che:k’tles7et’h’ (250) 332-5259 - Fax: (250) 332-5210 General Delivery Kyuquot, B.C. V0P 1J0 Mowachaht / Muchalaht (250) 283-2015 - Fax: (250) 283-2335 Toll free - (800) 238 - 2933 PO Box 459 Gold River, B.C. V0P 1G0 Nuchatlaht First Nation (250) 332-5908 - Fax: (250) 332-5907 PO Box 40 Zeballos, B.C. V0P 2A0 Tla-o-qui-aht First Nations (250) 725-3233 - Fax: (250) 725-4233 PO Box 18 Tofino, BC. V0R 2Z0 Tseshaht First Nation Toll Free: 1-888-724-1225 - Fax: (250) 724-4385 5091 Mission Rd. Port Alberni, B.C. V9Y 8X9 Uchucklesaht Tribe (250) 724-1832 - Fax: (250) 724-1806 PO Box 1118 Port Alberni, B.C. V9Y 7M7 Ucluelet First Nation (250) 726-7342 Fax: (250) 726-7552 PO Box 699 Ucluelet, B.C. V0R 3A0
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Nov. 20, 2008 - Ha-Shilth-Sa - Page 19 Artists Cedar Weaver: Baseball caps, bridal floral bouquets, for sale. Traditional hats, headdresses, bracelets for trade. email whupelth_weaver@shaw.ca ARTIST: Anne M. Robinson. Cedar bark jewellry, artwork, including cedar roses, taking orders 723-4827. Authentic basket-weaving grass, picked and processed by Linda Edgar of Nitinaht, 3 corner, sharp and swamp grass and cedar bark. Please call 741-4192 in Nanaimo.
House of Win-Chee Aboriginal Fashion Denise Williams, Designer Victoria, B.C. Phone: (250) 382-7379 Email: winchee@pacificcoast.net James “Wihayaqa,cik” Swan Native Artist. 250-383-9779 home 250-361-7389 cell jamesswan@telus.net jfswan@finearts.uvic.ca
Gordon Dick Nuu-cchah-nnulth Art in Gold Silver & Wood. Phone 250-723-9401 e-mail: gordondick@shaw.ca
3395 4TH AVE., Port Alberni, BC, V9Y4G8 (250) 724-6831
FIRST NATIONS WILDCRAFTERS, BC: C. Anne Robinson and Keith Hunter “specializing in non timber and other value added forest products and services” 7000 "A" Pacific Rim Hwy., Port Alberni, BC, V9Y 8Y3, Phone: 250-720-8907, FirstNationsWildcrafters1@shaw.ca www.FirstNationsWildcrafters.com
For Purchase FOR SALE: Carvings such as coffee table tops, clocks, plaques, 6’ totems, canoes made by Charlie Mickey 731-4176. Place an order my mail PO Box 73, Zeballos, BC, V0P 2A0. BASKET WEAVING FOR SALE: Grad Hat Regalia, Baskets, Weaving material, specializing in Maquinna Hat Earrings. Available to teach at conferences and workshops. Call Julie Joseph (250) 7299819. FOR SALE: Weedeater and carvings. Call Bruce 728-3414 if you’re interested. PACIFIC BALANCE SEAL OIL your source of OMEGA 3. Both Omega 3 and Omega 6 are essential fatty acids (EFA’s) (the good fats). Available from Faith and Richard Watts @ (250) 724-2603 (cel) 731-5795. FOR SALE: Sweaters & sweatpants, blankets and baby blankets, denim handbags. Order from Doreen and Anna Dick at 250 204-2480. FOR SALE: One 471 Diesel engine with capitol gear, 2 ½ - 1 reduction in good running order. Can be seen in Ahousaht. Call Chester @ 720-9736 or 670-2587. FOR SALE: Creosote Timbers: 36’ x 13” x 14”, 23’ x 13”x14”, 41’ x 12” x 7”, 18’x12”x7” and odds and ends. Call Willy at (250) 735-072.
CLASSIFIED ADS For Purchase FOR SALE: Hair for sale. Phone Georgina at (250) 294-0185 FOR SALE: 35 ft wooden troller. 350 GM diesel, capital gear cruise. 7 71/2 knt., G.P.S, Sounders. Sleeps 4, oil stove, anchor winch. 10,500 O.B.O. 758 3566 or 741-0041. FOR SALE: House at 399 Esowista. Secluded location. Sold with bed and breakfast business. $225,000. (250) 7253482. FOR SALE: Native Beadwork: Chokers, Anklets, Bracelets, Keychains, Earrings and also fancy Chokers, moccasin pins or earrings. E-mail me at muriel_malcolm@hotmail.com FOR SALE: Deer hides. $10.00 each. Excellent for drum making. 724-2932. FOR SALE: 24-ft herring skiff. Great shape. (250) 731-5727. FOR SALE: Silk screening company. Can do up to 500 shirt per day. Can do four to eight colors. Call Billy Keitlah at (250) 731-9943.
Wanted WANTED TO BUY: DVD movies at $3 each. 723-1465 WANTED TO BUY: Good used running 90 HP motor with controls. Please phone Bernard at 1-250-670-1133. WANTED: Old college study texts to be donated. Any subject, any level. Call Robin collect at (250) 726-2040. Will arrange for pick-up. WANTED: To buy house on Tseshaht Reserve. Call Jay 250-723-7772 or cel 735-2596. WANTED: whale teeth, whalebones, mastodon ivory and Russian blue cobalt trade beads. Lv. msg. For Steve and Elsie John at 604-833-3645 or c/o #141-720 6th St, New Westminster BC V3L3C5. WANTED: Ucluelet First Nation is looking to build a contact list for carpenters & contractors. Please send us this information by contacting us at (250)7267342 or fax (250)726-7552 attention to Housing Administrator. WANTED: House to rent for seven people in Port Alberni. Call 724-2935.
Accommodations FOR RENT: A non-profit organization has rooms to rent, by the day, week or month. Very reasonable rates for Room and Board. Also, there is a Boardroom available for rent. For information phone 723-6511. FOR RENT: Equipment for power point and DVD presentations. Projector and Screen. By the hour or day. Deposit required. Telephone: 250-724-5290. NITINAHT LAKE MOTEL: Open year round! Coastal rainforest and worldclass recreation at your doorstep! For reservations and other information call 250-745-3844. TOQUART BAY CONVENIENCE STORE, CAMPGROUND & MARINA: Reservations available. Open year round. Status cigs available. 1-250- 726-8306 or 1-250-726-8349.
Automotive FOR SALE: 1 ton crew cab on propane. $2500. (250) 735-0833. FOR SALE: 1988 GMC 1 ton crew cab; new tires, new clutch, new starter, new batteries, $3,500 o.b.o. Phone: (250) 726-2949, or cell:(250) 726-6287. FOR SALE: 1989 Ford F-150. Blue 5spd. 4X4 V8 351 Motor, tinted Window, P/W, P/L, Lift Kit, New Trans, New Clutch, New Muffler, New Rear End, New Battery, New Starter/Alternator. LOTS INVESTED BUT MUST SELL $1500 OBO. (250) 724-1683.
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Up to 50% off all framed Native Art prints. Picture framer on site – 811 Wharf Street, Victoria, BC. Call Witchita at 250381-1022. MEETING FACILITATOR / NEGOTIATOR: Are you tired of meetings going all night long, never finishing the agenda, going around in circles? 20 years experience and proven track record. Keep your meetings on track. Call Richard Watts, Weelth-tsah @ (250) 724-2603 or (cel) 731-5795. Available any time. ELEGANT ADVANTAGE DECORATING AND CATERING SERVICES: Tracey Robinson @ home:723-857. We do all occasions: Weddings, Showers, Graduations, Banquets, Brunches, Dinners, * Super Host and Food Safe Certified* PROFESSIONAL available for Workshops/ Conferences. Healing Circles/Retreats/ Canoe Journeys. Contract or full-time position. Holistic massage and aromatherapy with essential oils by Raven Touch. Please contact Eileen Touchie @250-726-7369 or 726-5505. T.S.G. TRUCKING SERVICE: Moving And Hauling, Reasonable Rates. Tom Gus, 5231 Hector Road, Port Alberni, B.C. Phone: (250) 724-3975. FOR HIRE:Pickup truck and driver. Need something transported or towed? Transport/move furniture, fridge, stoves, outboard motors, your boat, canoe or travel trailer towed or moved. By the km and by the hour. Call 250-724-5290. FREE LANGUAGE CLASSES: at Hupacasath Hall. Language Instructor Tat Tatoosh. Monday and Wednesday Nights. 7 pm to 9 pm. (Bring your own pen and paper). Parenting Skills for Parents and Tots. Fridays from 3 – 4 pm. EVERYONE IS WELCOME. cuu kleco. Edward Tatoosh, Certified Linguist. TSAWAAYUUS ELDERS: Are requesting volunteers to come and share your time with us. Singing and drumming, native dancing, storytelling, crafts of any kind and crib players. Come and share some special times with us. If you are interested, please contact Bunt Cranmer at 724-5655. Mr. Martin the Magician is taking bookings for all locations. Phone 250995-2942.
Lost and Found LOST: Drum with whale painted on it. On Jan. 28 at party at Maht Mahs Gym. Call (250) 745-3483. MISSING: 2 MAQUINNA HATS from 3957 10th Ave. Port Alberni around October or November 2005. Anyone with information please call 724-2184. LOST: Gold necklace with a 1in X 1in Indian design butterfly pendant. Last seen on my niece at the Ucluelet Secondary School in March. Please call Jeannine Adams @ 670-1150 or email ballgrrl@hotmail.com. Thanks. FOUND: A shawl was left at the House of Himwitsa and has not been picked up by the owner. Please pick up your shawl at the House of Himwitsa. Lewis George, House of Himwitsa Ltd. LOST: Red Camera (720-5191). LOST - 24 INCH DRUM. At the Hesquiaht First Nation school opening on August 26, 2008. No design. Possibly from one of the boats returning to either Ahousaht or Tofino. Contact Linus at 250723-8585.
REPREZENT DESIGNS: First Nations Graphics. Specializing in Native Vinyl Decals. (Custom Made/All Sizes). All types of Native Graphics. Celeste Howard. Email for quotes and prices. reprezent.designs@gmail.com
Employment SPEAKER AVAILABLE: I’ll be available for Workshops and public speaking for people who live with F.A.S.D. (250) 315-2188. I was born with this Sept. 26, 1969. Tim Manson.
Marine FOR SALE: 115 - Mercury/2004 OtptiMax $6900. 4 - Blade Prop/SS New for 150 or 200 Yamaha $350. 5 - Blade Prop/SS for 115 fits any motor $300. Contact Leo Jack 250-332-5301. FOR SALE: Area "G" AI Troll License 37.5 ft. Contact Louie Frank Sr. at 250670-9573 or leave a message at the Ahousaht Administration Office at 250670-9563. FOR SALE: Custom made nets (250) 923-9864. CANOE BUILDING: Will build canoe, or teach how to build canoe. Call Harry Lucas 735-5706. WANTED: Boat Trailer for 20’ boat. Call Michael @ 720-6026. FOR SALE. Nets –Different Sizes, Different prices, make an offer. Trolling gear – offers. View – 5010 Mission Rd. Phone – 723-9894. FOR SALE: 48’ Fiberglass Troller. Area F license. Very reasonably priced. View at sellyourboat.ca. Phone (250) 380-3028. For Sale: 28’, 1983 Spirit. Command bridge, hardtop stern roof, all new canvas & canopy, twin 350 Chev engines (570 hrs), Volvo dual props, hydraulic steering, anchor winch, all electronics, kitchen, bathroom, security system, hot water. $23,000. (down from $25,000). Any offer will be considered. Call (250) 723-1496. 1 BOAT FOR SALE: 1 - 32 foot fiberglass, 180 horse Isuzu motor, radar and colour sounder. Serious inquiries only. Boat can be seen in Ucluelet. Phone 250-726-4620. MARINE ISUZU ENGINE MODEL 6BD, 145 HP complete with capitol marine gear, 2 ½ to 1 ratio recently overhauled engine and gear. Any serious offers will be considered. Call Louie Frank Sr @ 250.670.9573 (home) or 250.670.9563 (work).
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