Ha-Shilth-Sa November 1, 2012

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Emergency warning systems put to the test Denise Titian Ha-Shilth-Sa Reporter British Columbia – A 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck Haida Gwaii on the evening of Saturday, Oct. 27 has put the entire BC coast to the tsunami preparedness test.

News of the earthquake came quick through social media like Facebook and Twitter but it took 43 minutes for PEP to issue a tsunami warning.

In the confusion over whether or not there was an official tsunami warning many coastal communities like Tofino and Ucluelet took the cautious approach, activating their tsunami warning systems and evacuating people to higher ground.

The tiny village of Hot Springs Cove is no stranger to the danger of tsunamis.

The original village was located deep inside Refuge Cove; it was wiped out in 1964 after it was hit by a tsunami generated by the 9.2 Great Alaskan Earthquake.

Back then there were no early warning systems. The tsunami struck late at night, about 11:00, after the community generator was turned off. Those still awake were spending quiet evenings in their homes by the glow of oil lanterns.

By the time anybody noticed anything was wrong, it was too late. Water had already surged into the cove causing boats to drift away and lifting houses off of their foundations.

People in Hot Springs Cove were taking no chances when they heard about the Haida Gwaii earthquake on Oct. 27. The community was wiped out by a tsunami in 1964 after the 9.2 Great Alaskan Earthquake.

Most were able to wait until the initial wave subsided before making their way to high ground while others were forced to swim in the frigid water.

One house was carried toward the mouth of the cove with three women trapped inside. They were rescued and taken aboard a canoe before the house burst into flames.

And so it is no wonder that people living in the cove take seriously any tsunami warning even though nearly 50 years has passed.

Hesquiaht’s Emergency Services Coordinator Bernard Charleson said he normally gets tsunami alerts from PEP, British Columbia’s Provincial Emergency Preparedness Program but on the night of Oct. 27 he was first made aware of the Haida Gwaii earthquake by a call from Port Alberni.

“It took 45 minutes for PEP to issue an alert and we had to warn people not only on the springs side (the Hesquiaht village) but also the people on the co-op side,” said Charleson.

The village of Hot Springs Cove is now located on high ground, north west of the old village site; it faces Maquinna Provincial Park on the opposite side of the cove where the famous hot springs are located. The park sits on a small peninsula with a housing co-op community that sits back-to-back with the park.

Charleson said he rode out in his boat to warn the people there of the potential tsunami. He reported a small wave that eventually washed through the cove but everyone was safe in their homes.

Some, he said, wanted to get to higher ground to the school but it was a weekend night and nobody left in the village

had the keys.

While everyone was safe, Charleson said the event served to highlight what his community needs to do to improve their emergency preparedness. “There will be a community meeting tomorrow evening where we will talk about the gaps that need to be worked out,” said Charleson.

He said his community works with Ahousaht and is looking forward to a visit from Curtis Dick to share ideas about tsunami safety.

Over in Tla-o-qui-aht, Chief Moses Martin said he was en route home when word about the tsunami danger reached there. He said it sounded like things went well.

TFN has appointed two emergency preparedness coordinators; John Williams for Esowista and Tyhistanis located near Long Beach and Norman Thomas for Opitsaht, located on Meares Island.

According to Martin lower Esowista was evacuated within eight minutes.

“Although Tyhistanis is above tsunami level people still wanted to go to higher levels,” said Martin.

Things went a little slower in Opitsaht due, said Martin, to the lack of emergency equipment. Opitsaht does not have an emergency alarm system like the ones on Long Beach so people were forced to run house-to-house to warn people.

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Help needed to feed body and spirit of less fortunate Victoria–Once again Ahousaht is taking the lead in bringing a hot meal and cultural medicine to those in Victoria who rely on the services provided by Our Place. Located in downtown Victoria, Our Place is a charitable service organization offering food, shelter and a sense of belonging and dignity to those less fortunate. Through donations and volunteerism they serve meals there five days a week.

Regular visitors of Our Place have grown close to one another, developing a sense of family. A large percentage of those using the service are first nations people, and many Nuu-chah-nulth.

A large number die young mainly due to high risk lifestyles. When that happens Rev. Al Tysick, founder of Our Place, would often hold a memorial service and the photograph of the person is added to the memorial wall. Many of the faces on

that wall are Nuu-chah-nulth-aht.

Back in 2007 a group of Ahousaht people descended on Our Place; then it was in its old location, a former restaurant in downtown Victoria. There they served hundreds of people a turkey feast and even offered hard-to-get home smoked salmon. They also handed out care kits filled with donated toiletries along with blankets and warm clothing.

Ahousaht Chief Councilor Curtis Dick said the idea started with his late uncle Darrell Campbell and his father, Alec Dick, over a cup of coffee. The two men were talking about the cold winter and how so many of their people and family members were living in the streets of Victoria and elsewhere.

That set a plan in motion to feed the people, give them much-needed items to make life more comfortable and to lift their spirits with song and dance.

Inside this issue...

Historic three days of pipeline protests.....................Page 2 Too much risk, say First Nations................................Page 3 Shawn Atleo to receive Indspire award.....................Page 5 Nuu-chah-nulth artist heads to Paris.........................Page 9 Lance Martin and success......................................... Page 11

Curtis Dick speaks to volunteers at Our Place at a past ‘Feeding and Giving from the Heart’ dinner. He’s looking for help for this year on Nov. 23.

Others joined in from other Nuu-chahnulth nations and people living in Victoria. Businesses up and down the

island contributed, donating food and toiletries.

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Historic three days of pipeline protests

By David P. Ball Ha-Shilth-Sa Contributor Victoria—An historic three straight days of protests against oil sands, pipelines and tankers took place across B.C. from Oct. 22 to 24, led by a coalition of First Nations, environmental and labour groups.

The events kicked off with a massive protest which drew at least 4,000 to the Legislature lawns in Victoria, led by hundreds of First Nations leaders and drummers decrying the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline and the planned expansion of Kinder Morgan’s TransMountain pipeline.

The next day, Vancouver activists with Rising Tide, a newly-formed environmental justice group, occupied a Shell Canada gas station, unfurling a banner from its roof reading, “Stop Shell’s Tar Sand Expansion.” They stated their action was in support of Alberta’s Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation’s new constitutional challenge against the government and Shell over expanding its Jackpine Oil Sands mine, which held its first hearing that day.

On Oct. 24, at least 65 communities in every region of the province, including the Lower Mainland, Interior, Kootenays, Vancouver Island and northern regions, held demonstrations outside politicians’ offices throughout the day, most of them several hundred people strong even in smaller communities.

For Lubicon Cree nation member Melina Laboucan-Massimo, speaking at the Oct. 22 Legislature rally, the impacts of the Alberta oil sands is deeply personal–and deeply painful.

“For the past several years, my family and my community have been impacted by one of the largest industrial projects on the face of the planet: the Alberta tar sands,” she said. “Now, with the expansion of the tar sands, what we see is the landscape changing, from a pristine, beautiful Boreal forest, to an increasingly industrial terrain. We see mines the size of cities in our territories. We see the pristine, beautiful forest being decimated, fragmented and stripped away, all for tar sands oil.”

LaboucanMassimo, who is a Climate and Energy campaigner with Greenpeace Canada, recalled witnessing a major oil pipeline spill–the largest in Alberta’s history–which devastated an area only seven kilometres from her family’s home. She said her relatives experienced “burning eyes, headaches, nausea, and dizziness” days before they were informed of the disaster four days later by officials.

“Before, my Jessica Brown and her brother Saul Brown take part in the family was able to Defend the Coast rally in Victoria on Oct. 22. drink from the waters; but now, people no longer feel us, is not for sale. The Squamish Nation safe to do so,” she said. “Our way of life is opposed to supertankers that will polis being replaced by industrialized landlute our water and continue to threaten scapes, where the health of the land is our way of life.” becoming highly compromised.

Other Aboriginal activists said the “It [is] a landscape forever changed by protests demonstrate the resolve of the oil that had consumed a vast stretch of majority of British Columbians–both our territory, where my family had once Native and non-Native–to protect the hunted, harvested medicines, picked lands and waters from the risk of oil berries and fished for generations.” spills like the one Laboucan-Massimo Indigenous leaders led a large delegadescribed. tion to the rally in traditional regalia of “Looking at this diverse and beautiful dozens of nations across the province, crowd, I’m just full of inspiration,” said followed by dozens of drummers. Thirty Clayton Thomas-Mueller, with the speakers addressed the crowd and shared Indigenous Environmental Network. dances, songs and stories, arguing that “We’ve got voices from all across B.C... the entire fossil fuel system needs to be and all across Canada. challenged, not simply individual “Enbridge and Kinder Morgan have pipelines, oil tanker traffic, or the oil got fear in their hearts from the power sands themselves. represented by this crowd today. And we “Together, we can stop this,” said know they’re never going to build these Chief Ian Campbell, hereditary chief of pipelines, and they’re never going to Squamish Nation. “We are going to make bring these tankers.” a difference for future generations, For many Native leaders, companies because what we do today will someday like Enbridge have failed to adequately become traditional. consult or listen to their communities, “The people of this land will protect despite the firm’s insistence that it is listhe Salish Sea; we will protect our way tening to concerns and will ensure a safe of life, as people of this land together. pipeline which respects Indigenous comThe creation, that has been provided for munities.

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Too much risk, say First Nations protesters

By Debora Steel Ha-Shilth-Sa Reporter Port Alberni—About 50 people protested outside NDP MLA Scott Fraser’s office Oct. 24 to raise awareness of the growing opposition to the proposed Enbridge pipeline project. The protest was one of about 60 similar events taking part at MLA offices across British Columbia.

The Enbridge proposal will see crude oil delivered over land by pipeline from the Alberta oil sands to Kitimat in northern British Columbia. The oil will then be loaded onto supertankers for export to such places as China.

A major rally at British Columbia’s legislative building took place on Oct. 22, which attracted about 4,000 concerned people, led by the First Nations communities that will be affected by the pipeline proposal should it go forward.

The Yinke Dene has been staunchly opposed to the proposal, as have the Coastal Nations Alliance, and those who are signatories of the Fraser River Declaration.

MLA Fraser was among the protesters on Monday in Victoria and joined the protest outside his own office today in Port Alberni. The Opposition NDP has taken the position not to support the Enbridge proposal. Fraser said the risk for environmental devastation to the coast and the interior of BC in the event of a spill was just too great.

And Fraser has some specific experience around this industry. He was an oil refiner for Shell and drilled for oil in the

Carolyn Fred, Ann Barker and Andrea Amos-Stoney took part in the Oct. 24 protest of the Enbridge Oil Pipeline project held during the lunch-hour at MLA Scott Fraser's office.

Arctic in his time before politics. He said of Vancouver Island. She said the proposthere is no way to clean up an oil spill if al doesn’t make much sense, given that it were to happen. the benefits will flow out of province, Carolyn Fred of Ditidaht took part in and out of the country. the noon-hour protest on Johnson St. She It will take just one wrong turn for a told Ha-Shilth-Sa she came out to the marine disaster to occur, and it will be event after thinking about our children’s just a matter of time for that to happen. and grandchildren’s future.

She said this is the conclusion she had “Greed has got us nowhere,” she said, reached after doing research on the projadding that the coast is a precious ect. resource that needs protecting.

“It’s too much to risk. No one is thinkAndrea Amos Stoney attended as well, ing about the generations to come. She saying she wanted to throw her support said Enbridge is risking “our beautiful behind those working to stop the tankers coast and all of its life” just to make that will carry oil along the inside coast money.

After inviting protesters into his office for coffee and cookies, Fraser addressed the crowd and said the moratorium on supertanker traffic along the coast remains in place. He said it was a motion that went to the legislature from Tofino and was passed unanimously back in the day. There has been no legislation that would overturn that moratorium so it remains on the books.

Fraser also said that the former Campbell Liberal government had signed away environmental protections for BC to the Harper federal Conservatives, so BC does not have a mechanism for an environmental review of the pipeline proposal.

During a recent meeting of municipalities held in Tofino, Fraser said delegates learned that there are just 13 people trained in the province to respond to oil spills. Fraser asked what the response time would be if there was a tanker spill in the north (he used the Hecate Strait as an example) and the response, he was told, would be 72 hours from when the spill was detected, but there were no details given as to what that response would entail.

Fraser made it clear to the protesters at his office that there is no way to clean up a spill. He said Exxon Valdez remains a disaster. Enbridge’s 2010 spill in the Kalamazoo River in the United States will remain a disaster.

Fraser said “we have to get off the fossil fuel treadmill.” He said extraction has been fast-tracked by government, and it is being shipped away as though there were no future generations.

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Change of leadership in Ahousaht First Nation Chief Councilor Johnny O. Frank has resigned and Deputy Chief Councilor Curtis Dick has taken the reins.

Dick confirmed Frank stepped down as chief in mid-October, but he didn’t give a reason for the resignation.

A formal announcement was made in Ahousaht on Oct. 30.

Melinda Swan will step in as Deputy Chief.

Are you prepared for the next emergency You may have some of these basic emergency kit items already, such as a flashlight, battery-operated radio, food, water and blankets. The key is to make sure they are organized, easy to find and easy to carry (in a suitcase with wheels or in a backpack) in case you need to evacuate your home. Whatever you do, don’t wait for a disaster to happen.

Easy to carry Think of ways that you can pack your emergency kit so that you and those on your emergency plan can easily that the items with you, if necessary.

Water Two litres of water per person per day (Include small bottles that can be carried easily6 in case of an evacuation order).

Food That won’t spoil, such as canned food, energy bars and dried foods (remember to relace the food and water once a year).

Manual can opener Flashlight and batteries Battery-powered or wind-up radio Extra batteries First Aid kit Special needs items Prescription medications, infant formula or equipment for people with disabilities Extra keys for your car and house Cash Include smaller bills, such as $10 bills (travellers cheques are also useful) and change for payphones Emergency plan Include a copy of it and ensure it contains in-town and out-of-town contact information.

You may also want to pack: Candles and matches or lighter, change of clothig and footwear for each household member, sleeping bag or warm blanket for each household member, toiletries, hand sanitizer, toilet paper, garbage bags, household chlorine bleach or water purifying tablets, basic tools like a hammer, pliers, wrench, screwdrivers, work gloves and pocket knives, small fuel-operated stove and fuel, a whistle to attract attention, and duct tape.

ALBERNI-CLAYOQUOT REGIONAL DISTRICT NOTICE OF VOTING Referendum - West Coast Multiplex Service Area Establishment, 2012 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given to the electors that the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District is conducting a referendum in the following areas: Electoral Area "C" (Long Beach), District of Tofino and District of Ucluelet. The question to be voted on is as follows: WHEREAS the West Coast Multiplex Society is committed to raise all the funds necessary to engineer, design and construct a multiplex facility on the West Coast.

AND WHEREAS the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District has been requested to establish and operate a service for public recreation including a multiplex facility on the West Coast.

QUESTION: Are you in favor of the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District enacting Bylaw E1056, West Coast Multiplex Service Area Establishment, 2012 to establish a service area within Electoral Area "C" (Long Beach), the District of Tofino and the District of Ucluelet, to operate a public recreation facility for community use, including a multiplex facility, with an annual maximum requisition limit of the greater of $450,000 or $0.335 per $1,000 of taxable value of land and improvements?

VOTING DATES AND LOCATIONS GENERAL VOTING DAY will be open to qualified electors of Electoral Area "C" (Long Beach), District of Tofino and District of Ucluelet on Saturday, November 24, 2012 between the hours of 8:00 am and 8:00 pm at the following locations: Tofino District Office Council Chambers 121 3rd Street Tofino, BC

Ucluelet Community Centre Activity Room #1 500 Matterson Drive Ucluelet, BC

ADVANCE VOTING OPPORTUNITIES will be open to the qualified electors on Wednesday, November 14, 2012 and Tuesday, November 20, 2012 between the hours of 8:00 am and 8:00 pm at the following locations: Tofino District Office Council Chambers 121 3rd Street Tofino, BC

Ucluelet Community Centre Activity Room #1 500 Matterson Drive Ucluelet, BC ELECTOR REGISTRATION

There is no need to pre-register to vote as the registration of all electors for voting will take place at the time of voting. You will be required to make a declaration that you meet the following requirements:

18 years of age or older

Canadian citizen

resident of BC for at least 6 months immediately preceding voting day

resident of OR registered owner of real property in Electoral Area "C" (Long Beach), District of Tofino or District of Ucluelet for at least 30 days immediately preceding voting day, and

not otherwise disqualified by law from voting.

Resident electors will also be required to produce 2 pieces of identification (at least one with a signature). Picture identification is not necessary. The identification must prove both residency and identity.

Non-resident property electors must produce 2 pieces of identification (at least one with a signature) to prove identity and proof that they are entitled to register in relation to the property. If there is more than one registered owner of the property, only one of those individuals may, with the written consent of the majority of the owners (using the Non-Resident Property Elector Consent Form), register as a non-resident property elector. Non-resident Property Elector Consent Forms are available on the Regional District website at www.acrd.bc.ca.

MAIL BALLOT VOTING Voting and registration may be done by mail for those electors who: Have a physical disability, illness or injury that affects their ability to vote at another voting opportunity,

Expect to be absent from the Regional District of Alberni-Clayoquot on general voting day and during the times of all advance voting opportunities,

Electors who reside in Electoral Area "C" (Long Beach) where:

their only access to their residence is by boat or aircraft,

their travel time by road from their residence to the nearest voting place at which the person is entitled to vote is greater than thirty minutes

Electors who are eligible to vote by mail and wish to vote must apply in writing to the Chief Election Officer between 8:00 am Friday, October 26th and 4:00 pm, Friday, November 23, 2012. Application forms are available by contacting the Chief Election Officer or can be downloaded off the Regional District website www.acrd.bc.ca SYNOPSIS OF BYLAW E1056 The intent of Bylaw E1056, West Coast Multiplex Service Area Establishment, 2012 is to establish and operate a service for public recreation and community use including a multiplex facility on the West Coast.

The maximum amount that may be requisitioned annually for the cost of the service is $450,000.00 or $0.335 per $1,000 of taxable value of land and improvements, whichever is greater.

The areas subject to the bylaw are Electoral Area "C" (Long Beach), the District of Tofino and the District of Ucluelet.

Bylaw E1056 may be viewed during regular office hours at the following locations: Regional District Office 3008 Fifth Avenue Port Alberni, BC

District of Ucluelet 200 Main Street Ucluelet, BC

District of Tofino 121 3rd Street Tofino, BC

This synopsis is not an interpretation of Bylaw E1056.

SCRUTINEERS An elector may apply to volunteer to be a Scrutineer. Information on the requirements and procedures for making an application to apply to be a volunteer Scrutineer are available on the Regional District website or contact the Chief Election Officer. Completed application forms must be delivered to the Chief Election Officer at 3008 Fifth Avenue, Port Alberni, BC, V9Y 2E3 between October 26, 2012 and November 5, 2012.

Further information on the Bylaw or the voting process can be obtained by contacting the Chief Election Officer or Deputy Chief Election Officer at (250) 720-2700 during regular office hours, Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 p.m.

Wendy Thomson, Chief Election Officer (250) 720-2706 www.acrd.bc.ca Wendy.thomson@acrd.bc.ca

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Indspire announces 2013 Indspire Award recipients

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Ahousaht’s Shawn A-in-chut Atleo is one of 14 outstanding Indigenous Canadians named Oct. 16 as recipients of the 2013 Indspire Awards. Formerly called the National Aboriginal Achievement Awards, the Indspire Awards have, for 20 years, celebrated the significant contributions of Indigenous people in Canada.

This year, a national jury comprised of former Award recipients reviewed all the nominations and selected 10 career achievement award winners, three youth award winners (First Nation, Inuit and Métis) and one lifetime achievement award. The selection is a confidential process that is based on the highest merits of fairness, honesty and respect to the hundreds of deserving nominees.

“Each and every one of our Award recipients is a role model and a leader who has made a profound impact in their communities and across Canada,” said Roberta Jamieson, president and CEO of Indspire. “By honouring their achievements, we continue to inspire others to demonstrate their own potential, which is why the work we do at Indspire with First Nation, Inuit and Métis students is so essential.”

The 2013 Indspire Award recipients are:

Jacqueline Guest, Alberta – Arts; Charlie Evalik, Nunavut – Business & Commerce; Winston Wuttunee, Saskatchewan – Culture, Heritage & Spirituality; Shawn A-in-chut Atleo, British Columbia – Education Lloyd (Sonny) Flett, Alberta – Environment & Natural Resources; Ruby Jacobs, Ontario – Health; Viola Robinson, Nova Scotia – Law & Justice; Duane Smith, Northwest Territories – Politics; Gail Cyr, Manitoba – Public Service; Theoren Fleury, Manitoba – Sports; Graham Kotowich, Saskatchewan – Métis Youth Award Gabrielle Scrimshaw, Saskatchewan – First Nation Youth Award; Elizabeth Zarpa, Newfoundland and Labrador – Inuit Youth Award; Alex Van Bibber, Yukon – Lifetime Achievement Award.

Indspire will formally recognize these remarkable individuals at a special Indspire Awards gala event on Feb. 15, 2013 at the Sid Buckwold Theatre in Saskatoon, Sask. The Awards promote self-esteem and pride for the Indigenous community and provides outstanding role models for Indigenous youth. The Awards broadcast the success of individuals who have the discipline, drive and determination to set high standards and accomplish their goals.

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BC nations in opposition of new treaty with China The Union of BC Indian Chiefs are asking for the government of Canada to reject the Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement with China because the feds have breached its fiduciary duty to consult First Nations on our respective constitutionally-enshrined and judicially-recognized Aboriginal Title, Rights and Treaty Rights.

Furthermore, as both Canada and

China have adopted the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, both countries are bound by Article 19 which states: “States shall consult and cooperate in good faith with the indigenous peoples concerned…in order to obtain their free, prior and informed consent before adopting and implementing legislative or administrative measures that may affect them.”

Volunteers required for Our Place dinner Continued from page 1.

In the end it was worth it as people in the packed room with wide smiles told of their appreciation and love for the ones that took the time to spend the day with them.

More people joined in the 2009 trip to Victoria in what Dick now calls ‘Feeding and Giving from the Heart.’

The event will take place again and Tseshaht and Tla-o-qui-aht members have expressed an interest in helping out. This year’s event will take place on Nov. 23 at Our Place located at 919 Pandora Ave. Dick said the Esquimalt Nation has generously donated the use of their facilities; starting at 6 p.m. food will be prepped in Esquimalt the night before the event.

This year organizers plan to offer both lunch and dinner along with cultural activities. Blankets, clothing and toiletries are being collected again, but no firm locations have been determined for collection and storage of donated items.

Dick said the plan, so far, is to pick up donated items in each city from Tofino to Victoria using Ahousaht’s freight truck.

“We are looking for other nations to step up to the plate and donate food, clothing and culture to be brought to Our Place in Victoria,” said Dick. Ken Watts is helping from the Tseshaht and many others from all over the island, he added.

Everyone is invited to help.

Dick said they will need servers to bring food to the people after they’re seated. “It seems they always have to line up for their food so we want to serve them instead.”

“This year I have had so many emails and phone calls regarding this and asking if we are going to host it again, so we are doing it again,” said Dick. He went on to say that his contact person at Our Place indicated that it’s been a particularly a tough year with the loss of many people.

If you would like to help, contact Curtis Dick on Facebook or at 250-7207382.

UBCIC says if Canada is to ratify the agreement, it would greatly increase their investment in the development of the Alberta tarsands, pipelines, mining projects and possibly future offshore drilling projects “all at a great cost to our Aboriginal Title, Rights and Treaty Rights.”

The agreement provides far superior protection for Chinese investors’ interests than for our First Nations’ Aboriginal Title, Rights and Treaty Rights, said UBCIC. The agreement prohibits the Government of Canada from offering special treatment to any Canadian investor that it does not offer Chinese investors. We believe the agreement would enable Chinese investors to challenge Canadian regulations, policies and/or legislation designed to protect the

environment as well as current reconciliation negotiations, accommodation measures and treaty negotiations.

“To recklessly disregard our Aboriginal Title, Rights and Treaty Rights is an affront. Our rights are human rights. The government of Canada continuously champions the fundamental principles and values of human rights and democracy. Yet Canada repeatedly violates them when our rights are ignored.”

The agreement, said UBCIC, will adversely impact our rights and territories, “and we urge you to immediately cease and desist and to indefinitely postpone the signing of the Canada – China Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement.”

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Two enter BCAFN race Shana Manson, a Coast Salish woman who once worked as treaty negotiator for Hupacasath First Nation under former chief councillor Judith Sayers will run for the position of BC Assembly of First Nations Regional Chief. The position is currently held by Jody Wilson-Raybould, and was held by Shawn A-in-chut Atleo in the years before winning the position of National Chief of the AFN. WilsonRaybould is seeking re-election.

Manson served as a commissioner for the BC Treaty Commission under Chief Commissioner Sophie Pierre and is currently serving as elected representative for the Vancouver Island Coast Salish to the First Nations Health Council.

She holds a BA in political science and an MA in Indigenous Governance, both from the University of Victoria.

“First Nations people are living in challenging times with this Harper Government, and I believe that I have the experience and education to be an effective regional chief,” Manson said. The agenda of Stephen Harper’s Conservative government is to erode the inherent rights, title and treaty rights of first nations peoples. We have to stand togeth-

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er to protect our rights. That is the source of everything we have.”

The BCAFN is a political organization that represents the 203 first nations in British Columbia. The regional chief represents the concerNs of the BCAFN constituents on the national Assembly of First Nations and sits on the BC First Nations Leadership Council.

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Community & Beyond Crochet Your Story

Nov. 6

Port Alberni Would you like to crochet your family story or history? 'Crocheting History" course. 6 to 7:30 at Knee-waas, 3455 4th Avenue. For info call Irene at 250 - 723 8281.

ADSS First Nation Steering Committee Community Dinner

Nov. 7

4790 Tebo Ave (behind Co-op gas station on Johnston) from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Gas cards for the Co-op, 32 inch flat screen TV, Hotel stays in Nanaimo/Victoria/Parksville, Golden cart full of grocery ($150 worth), Dinner/Movie package. Various packages, Gift baskets for all ages, Gift certificates (from various stores). ALL proceeds will be going towards the B.C. Elders Gathering 2013 being held in Prince George and also to Educational Conferences for Youth! Everyone welcome.

Hupacasath House of Gathering Post-Secondary Recruitment Grade 12 Student Success Forum 5:00 P.M. at Hupacasath House of Gathering, 5500 Ahahswinis Drive Please bring your families and come sit and have dinner with us and check out our Post-Secondary Booths

2012 Indigenous Statistics Conference: Data as a Tool for Change

Nov. 21 to 22 Vancouver

9am to 4pm, 5211 Watty's Rd Log House on Hwy 4 to Market. Great prizes, crafts and treasures. Yummy concession. 50/50 draws. Come out and join in the fun!

More info call Linda Gomez at 250-7247152 or Naomi Seitcher at 250-726-4099 All proceeds to support Tla-o-qui-aht Elder Barney Williams and his family.

A joint partnership between DPRA Canada and the First Nations Statistical Institute (FNSI) and is supported by numerous federal/provincial/territorial government departments and Indigenous organizations. Held at the Sheraton Wall Center in Vancouver, between 300-500 delegates across the country will be there. The diversity of the conference themes and quality of speakers will tackle some of the most prominent challenges within our Indigenous communities, leading to a better understanding of the quality of life for First Nations, Inuit and MĂŠtis Peoples in western and northern Canada. www.indigenousdata.com

Southern Region Diabetes Expo

Thunder Ball Hockey Ice Breaker

Port Alberni

Port Alberni

Hupacasath House of Gathering 10am - 3pm. Find out your risk for developing diabetes. Learn how to eat healthy, be active, diabetes management, behavior change and prevention. For further information contact Matilda Atleo 250-7245757

For more information please cal Les Sam at 250-720-7334 or les.sam@tseshaht.com or Richard Sam Jr. at 250-731-5422

Xmas Xtravaganza Loonie Twoonie

Nov. 10

Tseshaht Cultural Centre

Nov. 13

Loonie Toonie

Nov. 24

Port Alberni To be held by Uchucklesaht at the Alberni Valley Rescue Hall, located on

Nov. 30 to Dec. 2

Memorial for Anthony Mickey

Feb. 23, 2013

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Nuu-chah-nulth artist heading to Paris, France Candace Curr is continuing her preparations for travel to an elite art exhibition Nov. 27 to Dec. 2 where her work will be on display in the Grand Palais in Paris, France.

Curr is an artist, singer/song writer of Ditidaht, Kilsmeht, Ahoushat and Lillooet ancestry. Mom is Iris Sanders nee (Marshall) of Ditidaht First Nation, and dad is David Sanders Sr. from Toronto.

Curr is one of only three Aboriginal artists in Canada to have been invited to

the event.

The Nuu-chah-nulth woman was born in Port Alberni and after graduating Grade 12 she moved to Nanaimo in 2001 to attend college where she took Visual Arts, Psychology and Physical Education.

After working in the education system for a short time, she took ill and ended up having heart surgery.

Curr had to lie around and not do any heavy physical activities during her recuperation. She grew restless and bored, so one day decided to go to a dollar store

and get few paints and brushes.

She soon grew to realize she very much enjoyed painting, and as she got better, she decided to go into art classes at the college.

From there it has been a whirlwind of change in her life. Curr’s creative and personal touch was coming out in so many different artistic ways. She has written seven new songs now. Candace also created a video on “Safety” in the First Nation Health Council video contest. This was an experience for her to realize she has so many ideas to promote,

educate and have fun with videotaping.

Candace comes from a third generation of the effect of residential school.

She had no idea what this experience had done to her late grandma Evelyn Marshall. With the education of Truth and Reconciliation Commission, it has brought Curr to do several art pieces in which she honors her grandparents.

Her mother, who did not go to residential school, was still deeply affected in so many ways from the place.

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Two Nuu-chah-nulth language classes offered Written by Denise Nicole Green Submitted by Quuquuatsa Language Society The Quuquuatsa Language Society, through the generous support of the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council and many individual Nuu-chah-nulth tribes, has collaborated with the University of Victoria and North Island College to offer introductory and advanced Nuuchah-nulth language courses in Port Alberni this fall.

The semester began last September and the courses are filled and off to a great start!

The Quuquuatsa Language Society is thrilled that so many individuals, institutions and communities have come together to promote Nuu-chah-nulth fluency and education.

In addition, these courses offer university credit through the University of Victoria’s Aboriginal Language Revitalization Program. This means that students receive university course credits, which they may use towards a certificate program and/or a Bachelor’s degree.

The two courses offered this fall are Linguistics 159 (Introductory Nuu-chahnulth Language) and Linguistics 259 (Advanced Nuu-chah-nulth Language).

Jane Jones is the instructor for Linguistics 159, and is assisted by fluent speakers, Benson Nookemis and Angie Joe. Fidelia Haiyupis is the instructor for Linguistics 259, and is assisted by fluent speaker, Barb Touchie, and teaching assistant, Linsey Haggard. The Quuquuatsa Language Society is proud that these teaching teams hail from Nuuchah-nulth communities.

“I can see future teachers in our classes,” beamed instructor Jane Jones. These university-accredited courses allow Nuuchah-nulth people to work toward a uni-

versity degree, while living on the West Coast.

Knowledge about Nuu-chah-nulth language, culture, social organization, spiritual beliefs and worldview is not held at some far-away university. It is right here in our own communities. Thi s is the advantage of training future Nuu-chah-nulth educators right This is the current Nuu-chah-nulth language Linguistics 259. here at home, where students benefit from the immense knowledge that guage education.

The vision of the Quuquuatsa is held within our home communities.

Language Society is to increase fluency The Quuquuatsa Language Society in the Nuu-chah-nulth language. The hopes to offer similar courses in other society plans, advocates, and works to communities on the West Coast. At the rebuild practices of speaking, thinking, moment, the two courses are offered in hearing, seeing, and dreaming in the Port Alberni. Students and teachers alike Nuu-chah-nulth language through pretravel from all along the Westcoast to serving, learning, and teaching. The attend on Tuesday evenings. People travQuuquuatsa Language Society is govel into Port Alberni from Anacla, erned through a volunteer board of direcKlekhoot, Ucluelet, and Nanaimo, just to tors and its activities are executed name a few. This is a dedicated group of through volunteer action committees. students and teachers who look forward Offering two Nuu-chah-nulth language to sharing the knowledge they are learncourses in Port Alberni this fall is part of ing with future generations. the society’s mission, but they are just The Huu-ay-aht First Nation, who the beginning. The Quuquuatsa Language worked tirelessly to offer a two-semester Society will continue to foster, plan, Linguistics 259 course last September implement, evaluate, and sustain educa2011 to April 2012, set the groundwork tional programs that result in fluency of for the current course offering. Students in last year’s course were so impassioned the Nuu-chah-nulth language. This means educating and supporting Nuu-chah-nulth by what they had learned that they came language teachers, providing a physical together in March 2012 to form the place for language learners to come Quuquuatsa Language Society and to together and practice, and creating opporensure that these courses would exist in tunities for curriculum development and the future. The Quuquuatsa Language other educational, creative, documentary Society would especially like to acknowledge the Huu-ay-aht First Nation projects that promote language use.

Shaunee Casavant, a student in for the investment they have made in lan-

This is the current Nuu-chah-nulth language Linguistics 159.

Linguistics 259 and board member of the Quuquuatsa Language Society, says “These courses create a positive, safe environment where people get together to learn and speak our language. It’s part of the answer to healing the damage done by Indian residential schools.”

The Quuquuatsa Language Society is currently planning the course-offerings for January 2013. These courses will be offered at North Island College in Port Alberni, and like previous courses, will receive university credit from the University of Victoria. Please stay tuned, and think about signing up for one of the language courses! Keep upto-date by “liking” us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/QuuquuatsaLangu ageSociety), and check out some of the previous year’s student video projects on our YouTube site (www.youtube.com/quuquuatsa). We invite people to join and participate in our society. For further information about membership and how to get involved, send us an email (quuquuatsa@gmail.com). Chuuch!

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Birthdays & Congratulations We would like to wish our Dad, Grandpa Reggie Gus Happy Birthday for Nov. 27. Love ya, Dad. And Happy Birthday to Son Nathan M R Lucas for Nov. 13. Love ya, from Yvonne Lucas and Family.

Happy Birthday Nov. 1 Aunt Annie W. Love Pearl.

Happy Birthday Nov. 7 Auntie Eunice Joe. Love Pearl & Marvin, Lisa, Chase, Mike, Marv Jr and Violet.

Happy Birthday Nov. 14 Tyrone. Love

Klecko’s - +ekoo The Dick family and Glendale family would like to thank those who supported them during the loss of their daughter/ sister/auntie/wife, Joy Dick.

Special thanks to the following: • to those who brought food/beverages to the house and who helped with the clean-up; • to Esther Thomas for the delicious Thanksgiving dinner; • to Geraldine and Darrell for the memorial cards; • to the pallbearers and honorary pallbearers; • to Reg Sam for the eulogy; • to Moses Martin and Levi Martin for

the prayer song; • to the families and friends for the financial donations; • to the Tseshaht Band for the flowers & also providing the fish for the luncheon; • to Joan Dick and her helpers for catering the meal; • to those who served and provided the clean-up afterwards; • to NTC/Usma/NTC nursing for the flowers, gift basket, & donations.

Your thoughts, prayers and support are very much appreciated. Kleco!

Kleco!

auntie Pearl and family.

Happy Birthday Nov. 19 Cassius. Love auntie Pearl, uncle Marv and cousins.

Happy Birthday Nov. 26 Samara.

Love Auntie Pearl, Uncle Marvin and cousins.

Human Services Clerk - Job Description Title: Human Services Clerk Reports To: Director of Human Services Summary The Human Services Clerk is responsible for a wide variety of administrative duties, including typical secretarial, receptionist duties in addition to more complex functions and services, such as arranging travel plans and scheduling appointments. They may assist clients in identifying available benefits and social and community services and help clients obtain them. May assist Director of Human Services with developing, organizing, conducting programs and also responsible for drafting sensitive correspondence sent by the management team. The Human Services Clerk will be working in the Social Development Department, Health, Child Welfare, Education (Elementary/ Secondary) and Administration Department.

Requirements Certificate in Admin. Assistant, or an acceptable combination of education and progressively responsible experience. 5 years of direct work experience in an Admin. Assistant capacity. Strong knowledge of general office procedures involving procurement, travel arrangements, reports, etc. Experience in Patient Travel would be an asset. Superior typing skills at 50 words per minute. Able to write and format moderately complex correspondence, including memos, letters, etc. Hands-on experience with productivity applications, including word processing, spreadsheets, e-mail clients, and presentation software. Excellent writing skills, superior time management skills, multitasking and the ability to prioritize tasks with minimal supervision. High level of sound and independent judgment, reasoning, and discretion. Ability to interpret and implement company policies and procedures. Professional and positive work attitude is essential. Previous experience in handling confidential or sensitive information; knowledge of applicable data privacy laws, general mathematical skills, knowledge of supplies, equipment, and/or services ordering, as well as inventory control of these items, meticulous records maintenance skills, superior telephone manners and strong interpersonal skills. Strong verbal skills to communicate with all levels of the executive team. Familiarity with First Nations organizations and the ability to function in a First Nations culture are important aspects.

Please forward a resume and cover letter containing your availability date and compensation desired by Thursday, November 10, 2011 to: execassistant@uchucklesaht.ca Uchucklesaht Tribe PO Box 1118 Port Alberni, BC V9Y 7L9 Attention: Kirunn Sharma Executive Assistant***(Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted)***

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In Memory In Remembrance of Jack Watts Tseshaht Veteran Second World War

Lance Martin (right) with Ken Tourand, NVIT President

Lance Martin: Bridging to Trades Success Lance Martin participated in the Bridging to Trades program in Port Alberni. Before the program, Lance was working at a fish plant in Ucluelet, and thinking about attending trades training of some kind, but not sure which direction to pursue.

According to Lance, the course “came at the perfect time.” During the program he commuted from Nanaimo to Port Alberni each day with a classmate to attend training.

The Bridging to Trades program was delivered in Port Alberni through a partnership between Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (NVIT), Nuu-chah-nulth Employment and Training Program (NETP) and Vocational Adult Secondary Training (VAST). The program involved academic upgrading and an introduction into plumbing, electrical, welding and millwright trades. The program was six months in length, full time.

Lance’s favorite parts of the program were the electrical and welding. Lance liked how the program included theory or “book stuff” and the hands on learning. In particular, learning about and making circuits as part of the electrical

introduction appealed to Lance. He spoke very highly of the instructors for the program, Mike Hassel and Bill Kerr from NVIT, and expressed that the “instructors were great and really knew their stuff.”

On Sept. 26, at the NVIT campus in Burnaby, Lance was recognized for his achievements and was awarded an Academic Achievement Award for Trades and received $400. The award recognized students with high academic standing (3.0 for full time courses) and was awarded by the NVIT board of governors.

Lance excelled in the program, and enjoyed learning about the various trades. After the program, Lance debated between continuing on in welding or electrical. He has now decided to pursue electrical. Laughing, Lance disclosed that he like the idea of being able to do his trade indoors.

In November, Lance will apply to the electrical pre-apprenticeship program at Vancouver Island University in Nanaimo, and he plans to start the program September 2013.

Congratulations to Lance and all the best in the future.

Warning message went door to door Continued from page 1.

“We are going to review the whole response to talk about what went well and what didn’t,” Martin said. Martin credits the men and women of TFN for assisting with emergency evacuation and coordination. TFN will also meet with the Alberni Clayoquot Regional District and leaders of the Village of Tofino to assess the situation.

In Ahousaht, Emergency Services Coordinator Curtis Dick was at the Thunderbird Hall taking part in a potlatch when a family member approached to tell him about the Haida Gwaii quake.

“I went home and called my contacts at PEP and they confirmed the news so we put our emergency plan into effect,” said Dick.

A siren was blasted throughout the village followed by a public message via VHF radio directing people to move to higher ground. “Everything went good…but there’s always one or two not wanting to move, causing stress for the

rest of the people,” said Dick.

“Our people do an awesome job at times like this,” said Dick. There are always volunteers running door-to-door to evacuate people, drivers and their vehicles transporting people and then there’s the people living uphill that take others in for as long as the warning is in effect.

In Kyuquot Agnes Oscar first heard of the danger from her grandson, who came to her house to warn her. She said there’s usually an announcement over the VHF radio. Tofino Coast Guard sends out alert on VHF directing people to switch to Channel 16 – the emergency channel for further instruction.

People began moving to higher ground, up to the school. There, too, locals looked after one another, using trucks to bring elders and families up the steep hill.

Oscar says they stayed at the school until nearly 11:00p.m.

“The drum beat steady and deeply resonant reaches into the past, present and future: pulsing with medicines the drum is our heartbeat, a golden glow that always moves beneath the surface of all that takes place.

Everywhere there is war, .....

But streaming from the four directions, the sky is filled with legions of thunderbirds young and old sacrificing life to restore peace and love.”

May we all bring home these historic memories of our ancestors and elders as we honour the Aboriginal Veterans today.

Where our foreheads touch in understanding and respect. As we walk together in the peaceful summer forest.

“Somewhere deep within the earth a very old grandmother will decide that it is time to wake us up.

She will take us in a waking dream

beside the lake, and gesture to the granite floor, and the floodgates will open.”

(Anonymous Author) You never leave our Thoughts and Dreams Dad From your Family

In memory of my father who passed Nov. 17, 2010.

James Gallic – MY DAD If I could write a story It would be the greatest ever told Of a kind and loving father Who had a heart of gold I could write a million pages But still be unable to say, just how Much I love and miss him and the things I didn’t get to say before he left.

I will remember all he taught me I’m hurt but won’t be sad Coz’ he’ll send me down the answers And he’ll always be MY DAD Always your little girl Lisa

Residential school experience important part of Curr’s artwork Continued from page 9.

Over the past few years Curr has learned to understand as the intergenerational effects and legacy of the schools.

The knowledge of hearing stories from her family about that time left her heart heavy, so Curr expressed it in a painting that is currently in Toronto. The story behind the painting has hit a lot of souls simply by looking at the painting.

“Present History” was shown in Toronto at The Historical Dominion Institute and represents three generations.

Another piece Curr has done is titled “Two Worlds” or “Two Lands.” This is the piece that is destined for the show in France. Organizers have also asked her to sing at the opening of the exhibit.

Candace said she was excited to learn that her work would be shown in the same gallery as her artistic muse, Vincent Van Gogh. And she was excited that the organizers have priced her work in the $2,000 range. Thousands of people are expected to tour the exhibit each day.

All Residential School survivors who have submitted an IAP(Independent Assessment Process) application and would like to find out the status of their claim, can now call directly to the ADJUDICATION SECRETARIAT’S INFORMATION LINE 1-877-635-2648. Previously when a survivor wanted to ask questions regarding their IAP claim the information needed to flow to their lawyer and then to the survivor. This has now been changed in order to make sure all IAP claims that have been submitted are actually in the process. The deadline for the IAP is fast approaching and RHSW's are available to answer questions and fill out IAP applications.

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