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Hupacasath welcomes support of Leadnow, Canadians By Debora Steel Ha-Shilth-Sa Reporter Hupacasath—It’s been called a David and Goliath fight. Tiny Hupacasath with only 300 members is taking on the federal government over the Canada/China Foreign Investment Protection Agreement, also known as FIPA. An injunction against the FIPA treaty was filed by Hupacasath in federal court on Jan 18. On Feb. 8, Hupacasath found out it is not standing alone against this government initiative. Leadnow, an online prodemocracy advocacy organization representing 220,000 Canadians, hand-delivered $30,000 to Hupacasath for the legal challenge and 2,500 letters from Canadians in support of the nation. Hupacasath Councillor Brenda Sayers has taken the lead on the challenge. She says Canada has been negligent in its duty to consult with First Nations on the agreement as per section 35 of the constitution. Sayers said the FIPA treaty violates the rights of first nations. She said the question for Hupacasath is why Canada
Hupacasath Councillor Brenda Sayers, Chief Councillor Steven Tatoosh and representing Leadnow, Jamie Biggar, on Feb. 8 at Hupacasath House of Gathering. would sign a treaty with a foreign country when there are so many first nations without treaties. If the Canada/China FIPA is ratified, said Sayers, companies from China could rush into BC and extract natural resources at an unprecedented rate—an unmanageable rate in Hupacasath’s eyes,
she said—and what will be left of those resources for Hupacasath’s negotiations would be a great unknown. She noted that the Canada/China FIPA is a 31-year-agreement, and first nations are concerned for future generations. Jamie Biggar, representing Leadnow, said first nations are one of Canada’s last
defenses against a government increasingly out of control. “The assertion of First Nations rights and title is one of the only powerful checks on the land base left in this country,” he said. Sayers said it was an emotional moment that Leadnow would honor Hupacasath protocol and deliver the letters to the nation. It means a great deal that so many Canadians are behind Hupacasath. “One of the biggest themes that you see in these letters over and over and over again,” said Biggar “is people saying that they often feel hopeless, but they are inspired by the Hupacasath, that they are inspired by the action that they are taking.” Over and over, said Biggar, people expressed the sense that this legal challenge by Hupacasath “is kind of a light in the dark.” Sayers said Hupacasath is in the process of gathering affidavits from other First Nations across Canada which will be filed in court within the coming weeks, and then Canada can submit its evidence and a court date will then be set. Continued on page 4.
Elk hunt a go in Tseshaht, despite BC's objections By Debora Steel Ha-Shilth-Sa Reporter Tseshaht—If the sporties are hunting elk, so are Tseshaht hunters, said Chief Councillor Hugh Braker. “You cannot claim there is a conservation problem and at the same time allow five sport hunters and one guided hunter to go into Nahmint,” Braker said of the licenses the province issued this season in the territory. The aboriginal right to harvest comes second only to conservation. The sports hunt is further down the list of priorities. For 25 years or more, the province has limited Tseshaht’s elk harvest to one per year. “For a community of 1,200 people, that’s not enough,” said Braker. So, when it was learned the province was issuing sports hunting licenses, Tseshaht devised its own Elk Hunting Plan, which was submitted to the province, and rejected. “The province doesn’t want to talk to us on this issue.” Braker said he had received a letter
Hugh Braker, chief councillor of Tseshaht First Nation from the province asking if he would like to talk. He sent a letter back saying yes, he would, and he hasn’t heard from anyone since, except to receive a letter saying BC was opposed to the Tseshaht harvest. This year Tseshaht has issued 11 tags to its hunters, and, as of Feb. 1, seven of
Inside this issue... Remember this time in our history.............................Page 2 Sponsors needed for Run the Wild Side....................Page 3 BC Hydro to upgrade Ahousaht.................................Page 4 Men’s group works to end violence........................... Page 9 Province comes to table on Maa-nulth.....................Page 10
the tags had been filled. The rules for harvesting are based on Tseshaht culture, said Braker. There is a responsibility to harvest in a way that does not endanger the continued existence of the herd or the genetic diversity of the herd, and every hunter that bags an elk must give half of it to the community. “The first few elk that were harvested, the hunter took half and the other went to elders, disabled and widowed,” Braker explained. The elders got elk roast. “The next few that were harvested, the hunter got half, and half went into the community freezer to be used for funerals, potlatches… If we’re successful in our continued harvest, the next few elk will be distributed to the community in general.” Tseshaht has identified a number of herds traveling in their territory. Each hunter has their own area in which to hunt in an effort to minimize the effect on any one of those herds. “The last elk was harvested by Tseshaht last week (end of January). It was a very good elk. A five-pointer,” said Braker. The population of Tseshaht was very excited over the feast of elk they had at their community Christmas party. It was, for some, the first taste of elk in
their lives. For others, it was the biggest feast of elk in recent years. Historically, the Alberni Valley had very large herds of elk, said Braker, and historically, Tseshaht hunted elk with a dead fall system that involved a large log swinging across the path of a herd. Port Alberni inlet is the dividing line in regards to the health of the current herds, Braker explained. Anything south of the inlet the elk are endangered. North of the inlet the elk are doing reasonably well. And in a few places at the very north of the island the elk herds are quite large. The Roosevelt elk that populate this region are the biggest elk in the world, Braker said. “We’d like to work with the province, but if they are not going to, if they are just going to be confrontational, and just do what they want to do, then it’s really unfortunate, because I think both of us could benefit from a planned hunt,” Braker said. “We ask our hunters to tell us where and when the kill was made, whether there were other elk nearby, and if so what the sexes were...All sorts of information that we try to collect.” Continued on page 3.
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Remember this time in our history By Ken Watts, Vice-President Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council I hope that each and every Nuu-chahnulth person has the opportunity to takein, grasp and remember this very important time in our people’s lives. I am filled with pride and joy, as I have seen many of our Nuu-chah-nulth-aht coming out in large numbers through the Idle No More movement and sharing our culture, educating non-Indigenous people about who we are and where we come from, voicing their concerns over this federal Conservative Government’s negative relationship with our Nations and coming together as one no matter what Nations we are from. But what I am even more proud of, and what lifts my spirits even more, is when I see people, specifically our young people, educating themselves on these issues and having a genuine interest in these very important political issues which affect not only our people but all Canadians. When I see young Nuu-chah-nulth people on social media voicing their concerns in a respectful way about Stephen Harper and this Conservative Government’s dealings with our people and raising issues like Bills C-38 and C45, it empowers and inspires me. Today our Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council and many of our First Nations are faced with cutbacks in funding, stricter reporting guidelines and application processes, and a ton of our other restrictions, such as the Indian Act, which try to hinder our people’s progress forward in Canada. But I have no doubt in my mind that no matter how bumpy the road is ahead, that our people will continue to move forward. There is a window of opportunity for our people, or an open door that our people must take the first step and walk through. We can no longer walk side to side and peek through the door and wonder what lies ahead, and we will not take one or two steps backwards. Our Nations and people are going to take the necessary steps that we need to and that is forward, through that door together as a people, and we are going to
Ken Watts with son Kailand do it as Nuu-chah-nulth. Since I started this position back in September of 2012 I have attended meetings, written many letters, attended press conferences, phoned into various conference calls and never stopped working hard to push our people’s issues to the forefront. Over the next several months I hope that people will continue to speak about the Nuu-chah-nulth like they have in the past and noted what a forward, diverse, strong and progressive group of Nations we are. I know that a day will come where all of our Nuu-chah-nulth commu-
Meeting Notice Council of Ha'wiih Forum on Fisheries March 13 - 15, 2013 at 9:00 AM Hupacasath House of Gathering, Port Alberni Ha'wiih and Nations are encouraged to put forward their priority fisheries issues for this upcoming meeting. Please contact either Sally Hill at sally.hill@nuuchahnulth.org or Don Hall at don.hall@nuuchahnulth.org or by phone at 250-724-5757 with suggested agenda items for consideration of the Ha'wiih implementation committee. DFO will be invited to attend the meeting on November 15.
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nities will be economically independent enough where they will not rely on government funding, many employment opportunities will exist for our people, we will have amazing education opportunities and schools for our children, we will be one of the best at delivering programs and services, we will be self-governing Nations and we will determine our own future. How do I know all of this will occur? Because I stay positive and I believe in our people. In closing I would like to end with a quote from my late father George Watts, who spoke at a forum in 1990 on Aboriginal self-determination which was later edited into a book by Frank Cassidy, where he stated: Well, I want to tell the Canadian people we’re going to survive. We’re going to survive and teach our kids to be tougher than us. That’s what we’re doing right now. We don’t really see any visible movement on behalf of governments in terms of finding our place in this country. What alternative do we have? I am not going to bring my kid up with hate in him. But my kid’s going to survive. My little two boys and my daughter are going to survive, and they’re going to survive as Nuu-chah-nulth. And I don’t want to get personal with the people at the Department of Indian Affairs, but you better not be around when my kids grow up because they’re not going to put up with you. They’re not going to put with your colonialistic government running our lives. Kleco, Kleco
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Community Sponsors needed for second annual shares elk Run the Wild Side half-marathon Continued from page 1. Braker said the province does a fly over once a year to determine elk populations. Tseshaht has people out in the bush all the time bringing information back. The province has only two officers in the entire Alberni District, which is huge. Wildlife officers rely on the citizens of the area to report. “Really, we wish we could work with them more.” There has been some unregulated hunting in Tseshaht territory that the nation is looking for information about and is under the investigation of the ministry. There was a significant number of remains found in the Museum Creek area, said Braker; one partial carcass with harvestable meat left on it, and other gut bags nearby. “We were appalled that someone would harvest so irresponsibly. We do believe in hunting elk, but you have to do that responsibly, in a way that does not endanger the herd, the continued existence of the herd or the genetic diversity of the herd. When you go in and kill five animals all at once, you are threatening the continued existence of the herd, so we were quite appalled by it.” A call was placed to the province for comment on Tseshaht’s elk hunting plan. So far, we haven’t heard back. Visit www.hashilthsa.com for another article regarding Tseshaht and Elk and the nation’s interest in the province’s management plan.
By Denise Titian Ha-Shilth-Sa Reporter Ahousaht–Organizers for the Run the Wild Side race are gearing up for the second annual event, which they promise to be even bigger and better than last year. Travis Thomas, an employee of Ahousaht’s nature trail called Walk the Wild Side, is helping community members prepare for the half-marathon (22 km) by leading training runs along portions of the trail. In 2012, the entrants were offered the choice of running the 5k or 10k race which took them along the rugged trails, board walks and beaches on Flores Island’s southwest coastline. This year the trail is being extended to include Ahousaht’s western-most beach on Flores Island, Cow bay, named for the whales that feed close to the rocky shoreline. The entry fee will double in 2012 to cover the additional expenses. It is still a good value considering the fee covers water taxi fares to and from the community, refreshments, a commemorative Tshirt, cultural entertainment and a light meal at the end of the day. “It’s 11 km out to Cow Bay and running out there and back makes it 22k or a half-marathon,” Thomas explained. The bigger event means the need for more resources, sponsors and an increase in entry fee.
“There are nine beaches on the run and we will need sponsors for water stations on each beach,” said Thomas. In addition, sponsors are needed for the water taxis that will be used during the race; a $400 sponsor for the Sea Bus and $150 to sponsor a smaller water taxi. Thomas said this is great opportunity for local business to support a great community event and get their business names out there. Thomas is also looking for fresh fruit sponsors to provide sliced fruit to the runners. “Walk the Wild Side Trail is a nonprofit organization and this year it will run without financial support from
Ahousaht Band Council; events like this helps us showcase the trail and promote tourism in Ahousaht,” said Thomas. Not only are the beaches and trails ruggedly beautiful, but encouraging runners to use the trail also promotes a healthier lifestyle. Beginning Feb. 19 people will be invited to begin training in Thomas’s run/walk programs. In addition, resource people will be on hand to provide nutrition information. For more information contact Thomas at wildsideoffice@gmail.com or at 1250-913-0022 or go to runningroom.com for more information.
This year’s run will take participants to Cow Bay, named for the whales that feed close to the rocky shoreline.
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A ‘nasty situation’ avoided with cooperation By Debora Steel Ha-Shilth-Sa Reporter Tseshaht—The Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District and Tseshaht First Nation are about to ink a deal on lands near the Alberni Valley landfill. The agreement, which is in the process of being drawn up, will turn what could have been a ‘nasty situation’ into a win/win,” said Chief Councillor Hugh Braker. “The province, quite frankly, goofed,” when it recently gave ACRD authority to remove gravel from lands across the road from the garbage dump, Braker explained. It was the now late Glenn Wong, regional district chair, who saw the problem and immediately approached Tseshaht to negotiate a resolution to it. “It’s a long, long story,” said Braker,
which begins when the dump was licensed for the current site without consultation or the nation’s consent. Tseshaht entered into negotiations with the province on the issue. As part of those discussions Tseshaht had expressed interest in some parcels of land near the dump for economic development purposes. The province had agreed to put a notation on the fee simple land registration that stated Tseshaht’s interest. Then, along came the ACRD which needed gravel for the landfill, and didn’t they find a supply nearby, on the land that interested Tseshaht. It was only after the permits were granted that ACRD noticed the problem. “Tseshaht recognized that the regional district was not at fault,” said Braker. “It was the province. They have the land title office, they have the notation, and they had the notes and the memory of the negotiations with Tseshaht. They didn’t
BC Hydro to upgrade Ahousaht’s power By Denise Titian Ha-Shilth-Sa Reporter Ahousaht–Plans are in the works to upgrade electrical power service to the remote village of Ahousaht. Chief Councillor Curtis Dick said the submarine hydro cables stretching from Tofino to Ahousaht have reached capacity and cannot meet the electrical needs of the rapidly growing community. According to Karla Louwers of BC Hydro, the two submarine cables that supply power to Ahousaht are reaching the end of life and if one cable fails, the other could not support the electrical needs of the community. BC Hydro is bringing in one or two backup generators that would be used if the submarine cables fail. The long-term plan is replace the two existing cables and add a cable or two more to meet Ahousaht’s needs. A final decision on exactly how many generators and additional power cables will be installed has not been made, but Louwers expects the BC Hydro Board of Directors to have answers in the coming weeks. Located on Flores Island, Ahousaht had its first taste of community electricity in the early 1970s when BC Hydro installed generators to service the few dozen existing homes. Back then the newest subdivision had just been built on the hill behind the old school on the beach. The village was still very tiny. Prior to this, only those with small home generators had
electricity. During the 1980s the overworked generators were beginning to fail and were replaced with two submarine power lines that connected Ahousaht to the power grid. Since that time the community has at least quadrupled in size with nearly 200 family units, along with new community buildings like the two schools, gym, fire hall and clinic. A new subdivision, capable of housing more than 60 families, is quickly filling with new homes and two more subdivisions are on the horizon. Ahousaht Council has been working with Aboriginal Affairs Canada to get the necessary upgrades to infrastructure like sewer, roads, and hydro to service the new development. Dick said evidence of the upgrades is starting to show in the village; new hydro poles are waiting down at the dock. The current hydro dock, which was used to access the old generators more than 30 years ago when that part of the village was only accessible by boat, is now surrounded by homes and businesses. It is a heavily used landing site but it is in poor condition. According to Dick, the old dock with its crumbling ramp, will soon be removed. “A new dock will be built a little further west,” said Dick, on the site of his late grandmother’s home. The new dock will still be known as the hydro dock because the two generators will be installed there. The hydro upgrades are expected to begin in April.
Canadians with Hupacasath Continued from page 1. A court challenge is an expensive proposition. Chief Councillor Steven Tatoosh was asked about the financial burden on the nation. “Yeah, we’re a little first nation but we have a pretty big heart.” He said Hupacasath is ready to step up and take on Canada. Leadnow also told HaShilth-Sa that it will continue to fundraise for the challenge. Sayers shared one particularly poignant letter with the gathering. It read: Thank you. My granddaughter will be
four this year, and when I see her next I shall teach her to sing your name. She will just be old enough to understand what I mean when I tell her ‘My child, you were born into a world full of misery, suffering and daffodils. Remember the daffodils, and the Hupacasath. There is nothing so substantial as an insubstantial gesture when it’s needed; a friendly wave, a welcoming smile, a gentle touch, a tender kiss, and nothing so enduring as the inspiration from those who teach us by example to do the right thing when it must be done. Again, my ancestors, descendants and I thank you.
communicate that to the regional district.” So now the organizations have agreed that Tseshaht will log the land, a necessity for the ACRD to extract the gravel. There will be some fees Tseshaht will pay to ACRD, and as a bonus ACRD will extend its blue box recycling program on reserve. Logging will begin very soon, perhaps within the month. So far there has been no estimate on the revenues that will be realized by the logging. ACRD is down to about a two-month supply of gravel left at the landfill, said Russell Dyson, ACRD administrator. Garbage is deposited in cells at the dump, he explained. Gravel is used to contain those cells. It acts as a filter for waste water and suppresses any fire from spreading. ACRD did identify another gravel supply near the airport that could have been
accessed, but that would have been expensive to transport and nobody wanted all of that heavy industrial traffic travelling through the reserve to get to the dump, Dyson said. Braker told Ha-Shilth-Sa that Tseshaht had an excellent relationship with the ACRD through Wong, and, since his sudden passing last year, the ACRD has carried on Wong’s passion for good relations. “They know that Tseshaht and Hupacasath earned about $4 million last year through fishing, and they know that 75 per cent of that is going to stay within the Alberni Valley,” said Braker. “The regional district sees the value in continued development and prosperity for Tseshaht. They see the value is for the entire valley, not just Tseshaht.”
Call for Catering Bids: USMA USMA is accepting catering service bids for the “creating Permanency” scheduled: Date: March 7 – March 8 2013 Place: Hupacasath House of Gathering, Port Alberni Time: 8:00 a.m. daily Catering service required for 200 people as follows: • Coffee service including coffee, tea, unsweetened juice, and water, on arrival and refilled mid-morning and mid-afternoon • Chumus on arrival (8:30 a.m.) and mid-afternoon (assorted healthy snacks) • Healthy traditional lunches Caters will be expected to: • Serve meals in a timely fashion at times specified or otherwise provided • Prepare and serve above mentioned meals • Use real dishes supplied by the House of Gathering • Clean up after each meal and during meeting • Provide copies of food safe certificates for caterer and all helpers. Please submit your bid, sample menu, and copies of food safe certificates to USMA Office: 4000 Stamp Avenue Port Alberni, BC Or by fax: (250)723-6017 Or email: eva.wilson@nuuchahnulth.org Attention: Eva Wilson Catering bids will only be accepted until 4:00pm February 20, 2013 *** Thank you to all those that apply, but only the successful caterer will contacted***
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The Aauuknuk lodge is nestled on the western edge of the village of Ahousaht at Sunshine Bay. The lodge is currently taking reservations.
New guest lodge opens in Ahousaht By Denise Titian Ha-Shilth-Sa Reporter Ahousaht–A new hostel-type guest lodge has opened in Ahousaht providing 22 private rental units to visitors to the village. The grand opening for Aauuknuk Lodge has not been set but manager George Atleo expects it will be very soon. “We are just waiting for some kitchen equipment and new curtains,” said Atleo. The lodge is really the result of the leaders making the best of resources already in the village. During the construction of the new high school several older trailers were shipped to the community and were set up on the school sports track. They served as bunkhouses for visiting workers, office space and a cook house. After the new high school was built the trailers were moved to Sunshine Bay, a pretty little area at the western edge of the village. They were renovated and new buildings were added to create the water-side lodge. According to the webpage, the lodge is as an ecologically sustainable, ecotourism operation. “We provide quality service and comfort to our guests along with a cultural experience that exposes visitors to the rich culture and history of Ahousaht First Nation,” reads the website
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www.Aauuknuklodge.com The Aauuknuk Lodge also offers a full operational kitchen, lounge, separate men’s and ladies shower, washroom and a coin operated laundry room. Construction continues and when it is complete there will be 24 double-bed guest rooms and a kitchen/dining room. Ahousaht band member Tabitha Thomas has been hired to run the kitchen. Guests have the option of renting the room only, or, for an additional cost, may have meals prepared for them at the lodge. The lodge has been renting out rooms since late 2012. George said there is a huge demand for accommodations in Ahousaht. During the warmer months, hikers arrive in the village to test the Walk the Wild Side Trail and all year long service providers come to Ahousaht needing accommodation. The lodge will be run as a non-profit society with the proceeds going back into the community. George, former manager of Tin Wis Best Western Resort in Tofino, said the renovations were made on a limited budget and he hopes to be able to make more upgrades to the lodge in the future. The Lodge webpage is at www.Aauuknuklodge.com where more information, including room rates can be found; or call 1-250-726-6637 to make your reservations.
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History of relationship helps build understanding By Debora Steel Ha-Shilth-Sa Reporter Hupacasath—When elder Julia Lucas learned that the grandchildren in her House had been taken away to residential school, she stood up and stole them back. Resistance to offensive government policy has been a part of the uncomfortable relationship between first peoples and Canada’s government for many years on the West Coast. Lucas was taking part in a workshop held at Hupacasath House of Gathering on Feb. 4 which included 29 representatives of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, the Nuu-chah-nulth fisheries team and other invited Nuu-chah-nulth-aht. The day’s activities were designed by John Rampanen. He tweaked his Nananiiqsu Ha-huu-pa (teachings of the grandparents) cultural workshop to be more fisheries specific for the occasion. The workshop endeavors to demonstrate a little about how Nuu-chah-nulth lived and worked together before contact with Europeans and what occurred to this lifestyle over 250 years of living with mumulthee (non-native) society. The day ended with a discussion on how to proceed from the point we have reached today. The event was hosted by the Council of Ha’wiih Implementation Committee. The Council of Ha’wiih meets with senior DFO staff every three to four months to discuss fisheries issues of concern to the Nations. As people entered the House of Gathering they were appointed to one of four ‘houses’ within: The whalers, the harvesters, the canoe carvers and the house of spirituality. Once in their houses, people were assigned roles. In the Whaling House, for example, one person was assigned the role of Tyee Ha’wilth or head chief. It was explained that the Tyee owned everything in the territory and it was his responsibility that his people and his territory remained healthy. In the Harvester House the fishers were worried. Their streams were not producing this year and they feared they would not have enough fish to put up for the winter months to feed their community. Their Tyee Ha’wilth went to the Tyee Ha’wilth of the whaling house to ask permission to fish in his territory. After the harvest, the group brought the Tyee a tribute, or a share of what had been harvested. This tribute was then distributed to the people of the tyee’s house and to the other houses in the room. The activity was no accident. Nuuchah-nulth nations have returned this protocol to official practise in recent years, using it when one nation’s salmon systems, for example, have been depleted or damaged by industrial practices. Fisheries and Oceans has been reluctant to honor these protocols, relying on adjacency restrictions that insist a nation fish in the waters near their lands, regardless of the health of the stocks there. In the Canoe Carvers House the group discussed the many types of vessels the Nuu-chah-nulth used to travel and fish along the West Coast. In this house was Pat Charleson, a commercial fisherman from Hesquiaht with 65 years of experience. He had built 10 canoes in his time, and he talked about choosing the right log for a canoe, the tools he used and the time it took. He said Nuu-chah-nulth used to be
Photos by Debora Steel
Students from Haahuupayak School stopped by the workshop between Nuu-chah-nulth-aht and Fisheries and Oceans Canada and brought with them their Animal Kingdom dance to demonstrate man’s continued reliance on the natural world. They finished up with a community song where partcipants to the workshop joined in. able to go to the forest to choose a tall cedar with no branches on it for a canoe. Today, Nuu-chah-nulth must get their logs from the logging companies in the territory or seek permissions from others to fall a tree. As a demonstration of man’s ongoing reliance on the natural world, the students of Haahuupayak School ended the morning’s activities with their animal kingdom dance. It was then that mumulthee were introduced, and together indigenous and non-indigenous people thrived. At contact in the late 1700s on the West Coast the relationship between the two peoples was mutually beneficial, said Rampanen, with trade in otter pelts, seals and other marine resources established. Over the years, however, Europeans began to exert control over indigenous peoples. Government policy limited reserve land. Laws limited access to the resources harvested from those lands and waters. Laws limited Native people from legally defending these losses. At every turn, First Nations were being cut off. By 1868, the department of fisheries was established and within a dozen years the Native fisheries were being identified as a privilege, not a right. By the end of the 1800s, the Native commercial fishery, which once thrived, even decades after contact, was but a memory. Access to food fish was becoming more difficult with the federal government making it illegal to catch fish in traditional traps, weirs and drift nets. Fines were levied and fishing gear confiscated. It’s all been about taking things away from Nuu-chah-nulth, said one participant. Up on a screen Rampanen went through a timeline of government initiatives that were purposely and deliberately meant to assimilate first people into nonNative society and curtail aboriginal economic potential. When a nation contravened a policy, like fishing in an area not approved by government, Nuu-chah-nulth canoes were confiscated and burned. In the four houses, people were removed from the circle to sit against the wall as a demonstration of the loss. If a ceremony was held contravening the potlatch ban, spiritual items like rattles and masks were removed from the houses and given to museums. The healers in the Spirituality House were removed and sat against the wall as the attack on indigenous culture continued. When the small pox came, it removed the elders from the houses, and when the residential schools were opened, that removed the children.
Pretty soon there were only a couple of people left in the four houses; the capacity of nations left in shambles. Except that, despite all of this, Native people found a way to hang on, and the tide began to shift again in the late 1960s, said Rampanen, with an understanding of social justice issues growing out of the racial tensions in the United States at the time. After a sombre and humbling overview of the history of colonization, participants were returned to their houses to wrap up the day with a discussion on four questions. 1.) How do we come together to focus on healthy marine resources. 2.) How do we honor the cultural dif-
ferences between Nations in our planning and negotiating around marine resources? 3.) How can we each as individuals work to build understanding and strong working relationships? 4.) Where do we go from here, considering the challenging historical relationship between Nuu-chah-nulth and Fisheries and Oceans? How do we work together for positive change? NTC Vice President Ken Watts spoke to all assembled about the need to work together to rebuild Nuu-chah-nulth houses. The mood in the room changed from one of despair to hope as people who spent the day together, learning together, realized that they all had something to contribute to this rebuilding.
Pat Charleson speaks to a Fisheries and Oceans representative Mike Spence in the Canoe Carvers House about the way forward together for a mutually beneficial relationship and improved access to marine resources.
Protocol agreements between Tyees (head chiefs) allow for the sharing of resources. Here the Harverster House asked the Whaling House for permission to harvest fish from their territory. After the harvest, the Harvester House paid tribute to the Whaling House Tyee by presenting smoked fish. The Tyee distributed the tribute to members of his house and shared among the other Houses.
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Above: These are just a few of the babies that Ahousaht welcomed into the world at a ceremony held on Jan. 31.
Photos by Melody Charlie
Baby Welcome in Ahousaht
By Melody Charlie Ha-Shilth-Sa Contributor New babies were welcomed into the community at a gathering Jan. 31 in Ahousaht at the new high school. The babies and their parents were surrounded by elders and traditional healers who shared a lullaby and traditional song that started their ceremony. Each parent introduced their child, their child’s age and what their wishes were for their child. The babies were each presented with a traditional drum as their welcoming gift. With no time wasted, the room was immediately full of little hands and voices proudly drumming and singing to their own beat. Coordinators Iris and Angeline Frank were extremely grateful for all the babies who showed up. They look forward to next year’s event.
Above left: Alice Atleo shared her wishes for her daughter Nevaeh at the welcome ceremony held in Ahousaht at the end of January at the new high school. Above right: Royson John with his mother Monica Sabbas. Her wish for Royson is to be involved with his culture, to have an education and to always be close to his family.
Coming of Age in Ahousaht Four young ladies—Shakayla Thomas, Shauntay Sam, Jordan Frank and Ashley Thomas—were each carried separately into the gym at Ahousaht by their four guardians on Jan. 26. A packed houseful of guests and witnesses all stood as the girls made their traditional grand entrance for their coming of age ceremony. An evening full of scared ceremony, feasting, traditional naming, songs, dances and speeches went on until 3 a.m. The girls and their families had
planned and prepared for months for this day. “My feelings towards our culture as First Nations people grew stronger, said Mom Madeline Lucas. I had never quite understood the purpose of Coming of Age as clear as I did this night as my girl was carried in. I felt so proud. I knew this young lady would always have love and respect given to her.” It was a beautiful, strong, powerful tradition that will carry these young ladies through the rest of their lives.
Photos by Melody Charlie
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Feb. 16 Tseshaht
This is an open invitation to attend a discussion regarding the Commemorative Park Honor Of Residential School Survivors. The discussion will take place on Saturday Feb. 16 between 11a.m. and 2 p.m. at the Great Room in the Tseshaht Band Office. Everyone welcome. If you or a loved one was affected by the Residential School, we are looking for your involvement in a Commemorative Sculpture and Park. We are on our second stage and will be reviewing the concepts for the park in this meeting. Please come and give us your input; we need you. What do you want it to represent? How do we respectively embody those that survived the Residential School? How do we make it? Potluck Lunch. Please bring something to share with everyone. Please RSVP to Nicole Watts, Project Assistant Intern, Tseshaht First Nation, 250-724-1225. Memorial for Anthony Mickey
Feb. 23
Port Alberni All friends and family invited to come to the Maht Mahs Gym at 12 noon. For more info please call Les Mickey at 250266-0148. Naming Potlatch
March 9
More details to come. Council of Ha'wiih Forum on Fisheries
March 13 - 15
Students give back to their community
Port Alberi
The students in the Employment Transition/ Construction Labourer pro9:00 AM Hupacasath House of gram at North Island College’s Tebo Gathering. Ha'wiih and Nations are campus in Port Alberni, primarily made encouraged to put forward their priority up of local First Nations men, are underfisheries issues for this upcoming meetstandably pleased. The hard work, dediing. Please contact either Sally Hill at cation and interest they have invested in sally.hill@nuuchahnulth.org or Don Hall the program is paying off in greater capaat don.hall@nuuchahnulth.org or by bility and confidence, and recognition phone at 250-724-5757 from the community for their contributions. Coming of Age Potlatch They began by building saw horses. Next came tool boxes and picnic tables. April 20 Some of their projects have been given Gold River proudly to family members as gifts. The students recently completed buildOn behalf of Chief Jerry Jack/Chief Steve ing two sheds: a garden shed will be Tom We would like to invite Family and donated to Westhaven Multi Level Care Friends to a Coming of Age Potlatch. Garden, and a bicycle shed will be donatStart 10 am at the Wahmeesh Gym, ed to King George apartments run by the Tsaxana, Gold River, BC Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA). Forster Parent Orientation Training
Soon the students will enter the next phase of training. At the end of April, they will look for work experience placements in the community. If you can mentor a student in a work placement, please contact Instructor Ellen Chambers at 250-724-8764. The students need work experience to succeed, and the program needs support from the community so it can continue to be offered in the future. Being able to give back to their community instills a sense of pride, and knowing that they have the skills to land good-paying jobs gives them confidence. For many students, this is a first. There is a new eagerness to get up in the morning and go to school, to see what the day brings, and what they will accomplish. And from what they’ve done so far, that is a lot.
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Men’s group works to end violence against women and children By Denise Titian Ha-Shilth-Sa Reporter Victoria–There will be a gathering of men who have pledged to stand together to stop violence against women and children. The Moose Hide campaign is a grassroots movement of aboriginal and nonaboriginal men who are standing up against violence towards Aboriginal women and children. They do this because of the statistic and because of what is happening to aboriginal women and children across the country. “Aboriginal women are three times more likely to experience domestic violence than non-aboriginal women, and three times more likely than non-aboriginal women to be killed by someone they know,” reads the Moose Hide Campaign Web site. “Too many of our wives, daughters, sisters, aunties, mothers, grandmothers are not safe in their own home. Too many have been murdered or are missing. It is time for us to change this.” The Gathering of Aboriginal Men–Standing up against Violence towards Aboriginal Women and Children, will take place on Friday, Feb. 15 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Harbour Towers Hotel in Victoria. It will start off with guest speakers including Dr. Evan Adams, and possibly President Stewart Phillips of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs and MLA Scott Fraser. There will be break-out groups following the guest speakers. The men will be invited to share their thoughts on violence against women and children. The goal, says Jeannette MacInnis of the BC Association of Friendship Centers, is to create a space for open dialogue for men. The event is being sponsored by the BCAFC. Participants will enjoy a light lunch
before taking part in a march to the BC Legislature for a ceremony and a press conference to speak out publicly against violence towards aboriginal women and children, and to commit to action. “Many efforts, projects, and strategies are now underway throughout the province to change this reality, but we can and need to do more. Silence is not good enough, and simply being a nonabuser is not good enough. We need to speak up and take action, and we need to support each other as Aboriginal men,” according to the Moose Hide Campaign. They issue an invitation to aboriginal males of all ages in BC First Nations communities, aboriginal Friendship Centres, colleges and universities, provincial and federal government offices, RCMP and municipal police forces, and other aboriginal organizations. “We also extend a warm welcome to our non-aboriginal brothers who want to stand with us and work together to achieve this vision.” Women are also welcome to attend as witnesses. “This is a healing journey that we will walk together.” This is both a call to action and an open invitation for our brothers, uncles, fathers, grandfathers, and sons to come together and continue our province-wide campaign to end violence against aboriginal women and children. There is no fee, and coffee and snacks will be provided. For further information, please contact Paul Lacerte at 250388-5522 or e-mail at: placerte@bcaafc.com Or Jeannette MacInnis at 250-3885522 or e-mail at: jmacinnis@bcaafc.com Organizers say that if you can’t attend the gathering in Victoria you could hold a gathering in your own community to bring awareness to the cause. This is the second annual gathering of
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Province comes to the table on Maa-nulth claim By Debora Steel Ha-Shilth-Sa Reporter Tseshaht First Nation has its eye on the clock with regard to action on its claim of title and rights infringement in regard to the Maa-nulth Treaty. “Tseshaht has no intention of letting this issue die,” said Chief Councillor Hugh Braker. “We are not going to ignore it. We are going to hold the governments accountable for this treaty.” Tseshaht objected to some of the provisions in the agreement when the Maanulth Treaty was entered into; in particu-
lar, some lands were transferred to the Maa-nulth tribes, as well as rights to harvest seafood, that the nation claims fall within traditional Tseshaht territory. There are two pieces of land the nation is concerned about. One, transferred to Ucluelet, is located just north of the Alma Russell Islands. The other is land at Rainy Bay, transferred to Uchucklesaht. Harvesting rights were transferred to Huu-ay-aht, Uchucklesath and Ucluelet, and all from Tseshaht territory, Braker said. “We believe the evidence is absolutely overwhelming; both our own knowledge, laws and beliefs, but also studies by numerous archeologists, anthropologists
A highway runs through it By Debora Steel Ha-Shilth-Sa Reporter On Feb. 25, the residents of Lower McCoy Lake Rd., Lower Watty’s Hill and Hector Rd. will be meeting to discuss the province’s latest proposal to realign and raise the Pacific Rim Highway around their homes. The discussion will be held in the Great Room at the Tseshaht Administration Building beginning at 7 p.m. It is the latest round of discussions regarding that stretch of highway. Recently, provincial representatives met with Tseshaht about the possibility of transferring the title of the highway lands to the province. Currently, the title rests with the federal Crown in benefit of Tseshaht. There are pros and cons to the transfer, said Chief Councillor Hugh Braker. The move would effectively cut the
reserve in half, and that could be problematic going forward for infrastructure planning and service delivery. Braker gave the example of a sewage line. If it ran on one side of the highway, how would the nation get it to the other side if the lands become the province’s. On the other hand, said Braker, Tseshaht members aren’t using the lands except to travel the reserve or head over to Tofino or Ucluelet. The land transfer could result in Tseshaht receiving useable land in an acre-for-acre agreement. The band has not made any recommendations to the members, who have told chief and council to investigate the options and report back. They want to know what the province would offer, what alternatives there are and an estimate on the value of the lands. There is no timeline, said Braker, and with the provincial election upcoming in May, he suggests that there will be no big decisions made for the next six months or more until a government has been established and ministers appointed and up to speed on their portfolios.
Healthy sockeye return predicted By Debora Steel Ha-Shilth-Sa Reporter It looks like it’s going to be another good year on the Somass River for First Nations fishers with 700,000 pieces of sockeye expected to return this year, said Tseshaht First Nation Chief Councillor Hugh Braker. It is the same estimate as the sockeye return last year at this time. It may kick up a little, said Braker. No one is expecting it to go over one million, but it could be more than the 700,000 that Fisheries and Oceans is currently predicting. “That’s a good return.” Tseshaht works under an established model for its share of the return. If the numbers hold up, Braker predicts the economic gain for the members of the two tribes that share in the resources— Hupacasath and Tseshat—will be much the same as last year. In total Tseshaht and Hupacasath members made between $3 million and $4 million from the Somass River fisheries all year, and that includes all the runs, including chinook and sockeye. “That money, of course, went to the individual members, not to council or to the governments. It was an opportunity
for our members to gain some income.” The diehards will go out on the water as early as the end of March, and those numbers of fishers will increase in April and May. The real fishing starts in the last week of May, said Braker. Last year was an unusual year, with a very high snowpack and a slow melt, which meant a high cold river The fish went up to spawning areas quickly. They did not school. “Sports fishermen were quite upset last year. They did not see a good return for the sports fisherman,” said Braker. There are similar conditions this year, he noted, with a high snowpack in the mountains on Vancouver Island, including those that feed the rivers and streams that enter the Somass. Last year there were fewer roadside sales of fish because Tseshaht had set up buyers for the catch last year. This will continue this year, said Braker. The Somass River sockeye are one of the first runs to return, which causes some issues for buyers and sellers, with high prices for the fish in the beginning and dropping off substantially as other runs become available. Demands from China for seafood, however, allowed the price to stay higher last year for Tseshaht fishers.
over the past 150 years that all refer to those territories as Tseshaht. So we think we have a very strong case in terms of our aboriginal title and rights.” Braker said Tseshaht made its objections known to the province and the federal government at the time the treaty was entered into. The federal government has chosen not to do anything about the infringement claim, but the province has commenced discussions with Tseshaht about it, said Braker. “We are really talking about compensation at this point,” he said. “Under the law, when the government infringes your right, you must decide if the infringement is justified. And we have no doubt that it’s not,” explained Braker. “And then you have to look at whether or not the government is taking into account the aboriginal perspective. They did not take into account our perspective. And then you have to look at other things… is there some way that the infringement can be ameliorated? In this case, no. It’s a treaty. So we are really looking at compensation.”
Braker said the province has not put anything on the table that it wants to call an offer, but up for discussion are lands and rights for Tseshaht in the Barkley Sound area. He said it is Tseshaht’s wish to settle the infringement through negotiations and discussions, “but we will push this issue. “Tseshaht’s not going to let this issue sit. We are going to pursue it.” Tseshaht is in discussions with lawyers on how much time it has to initiate an action on the claim. “Anytime someone does a wrong to another person in Canada, if you want go for compensation, the courts impose times and deadlines on you and you must commence an action within a certain amount of time. And Tseshaht has to keep that in mind… there is a difference of opinion on how much time we have,” he said. The clock may have started on the day the treaty was signed in April 2009. It may have started on the day the treaty came into effect on April 2, 2011.
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Marine FOR SALE: 16 ft. double eagle on trailor, 115 hp Johnson motor and a 4 hp Johnson motor. $1500 obo. For more info call 724-3049. FOR SALE: 150 HP Yamaha 2 stroke outboard motor with 720 hours. Runs excellent. Complete with controls and gauges. $5000. Also custom built powder coated pod that had been mounted on an 18 and ½ foot Double Eagle. Good Condition. $1000 Contact: 250 670 1131 FOR SALE: Custom made nets (250) 923-9864.
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