Nuu-chah-nulth

$2 million gift from the Krawczyk Family Foundation breathes new life into Indigenous environmental justice in Canada

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Tuesday, January 16, 2024
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Alex Krawczyk, daughter of the late philanthropists Honey and Dr. Barry Sherman, is honoured to be supporting environmental legal challenges led by Indigenous Peoples.

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  • Alex Krawczyk, daughter of the late philanthropists Honey and Dr. Barry Sherman, is honoured to be supporting environmental legal challenges led by Indigenous Peoples.
  • "I believe it is important for Canadians to recognize the inherent rights and sovereignty of Indigenous Nations, as well as to support self-determination and long-overdue justice for Indigenous Peoples," says Krawczyk.
  • While Indigenous Nations in Canada have some of the strongest environmental rights in the world, those rights are only meaningful if they can be upheld in court."
  • The Krawczyk Family Foundation's gift injects new life into the growing movement to realize Indigenous rights and advance reconciliation in Canada.

Indigenous Growth Fund Makes First Investment of $10 Million

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Monday, March 7, 2022
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OTTAWA, March 07, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IGF Inc. is pleased to announce the Indigenous Growth Funds first portfolio investment of $10 million.

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  • OTTAWA, March 07, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IGF Inc. is pleased to announce the Indigenous Growth Funds first portfolio investment of $10 million.
  • The Indigenous Growth Fund, a $150 million fund managed by the National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association , is delivered by Aboriginal Financial Institutions across the country.
  • The Indigenous Growth Fund (IGF) is a new $150M investment fund, under the management of the National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association (NACCA), that will provide access to the capital that Indigenous small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have long sought and lacked.
  • For more information about the Indigenous Growth Fund, please visit our webpage at https://nacca.ca/igf/ .

Tofino Resort + Marina gives back to community through annual fishing tournaments: Race for the Blue and Fish for the Future

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Thursday, April 29, 2021
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Tofino Resort + Marina teamed up with the region\xe2\x80\x99s community foundation, the Clayoquot Biosphere Trust, to ensure the cans were received by those in need.

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  • Tofino Resort + Marina teamed up with the region\xe2\x80\x99s community foundation, the Clayoquot Biosphere Trust, to ensure the cans were received by those in need.
  • \xe2\x80\x9cTofino Resort + Marina has proven to be a dedicated partner by using their strengths to support the Clayoquot Sound UNESCO Biosphere Region.\xe2\x80\x9d\nThe tuna distribution is not Tofino Resort + Marina\xe2\x80\x99s only collaboration with the Clayoquot Biosphere Trust.
  • In 2019, the resort took Fish for the Future - its annual catch-and-release, family-focused fishing event - and turned it into the Fish for the Future Fund , a donor-advised endowment fund at Clayoquot Biosphere Trust aimed at safeguarding wild salmon in Clayoquot Sound.
  • \xe2\x80\x9cWe are passionate with a purpose - as we learn and grow as a business our impact on the community remains top of mind.

TELUS invests more than $500,000 to bring wireless service to Ahousaht for the first time

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Tuesday, November 12, 2019
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We are tremendously grateful to the community of Ahousaht for their ongoing support for this new connectivity, and their partnership with TELUS.

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  • We are tremendously grateful to the community of Ahousaht for their ongoing support for this new connectivity, and their partnership with TELUS.
  • The Babylon by TELUS Health app complements existing healthcare services across the province, particularly for people living in rural areas.
  • People living in Ahousaht will be connected to cellular service and improved internet access for the first time.
  • TELUS expects that once live, the site will provide wireless coverage to the vast majority of the community and new development area.

Nisga'a Nation joins Alliance with seven other modern treaty First Nations in BC

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Wednesday, November 6, 2019
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 05, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Yesterday on Tsawwassen territory, Nisga'a Nation formally joined the Alliance of BC Modern Treaty Nations (the Alliance) by signing the updated Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) with representatives from the seven other members: Tsawwassen First Nation, Tlaamin Nation, Huu-ay-aht First Nations, Ka:yu:kth/Chektles7eth First Nations, Toquaht Nation, Uchucklesaht Tribe, and Yuuuiath Government.

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  • VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 05, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Yesterday on Tsawwassen territory, Nisga'a Nation formally joined the Alliance of BC Modern Treaty Nations (the Alliance) by signing the updated Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) with representatives from the seven other members: Tsawwassen First Nation, Tlaamin Nation, Huu-ay-aht First Nations, Ka:yu:kth/Chektles7eth First Nations, Toquaht Nation, Uchucklesaht Tribe, and Yuuuiath Government.
  • The Alliance has been instrumental in co-developing new policies with British Columbia that will improve the fiscal relationship with modern treaty nations and overall treaty implementation.
  • Seven First Nations are implementing treaties negotiated in the BC treaty negotiations process; Nisga'a Nation negotiated prior to the creation of the BC Treaty Commission.
  • The Alliance of BC Modern Treaty Nations members are:
    Odette Wilson / Communications Advisor / t: 604-482-9215 / c: 604-290-4059 / [email protected]
    The Treaty Commission is the independent body responsible for overseeing treaty negotiations among the governments of Canada, BC and First Nations in BC.

Nisg̱a’a Nation joins Tsawwassen First Nation, Tla’amin Nation, Huu-ay-aht First Nations, Ka:’yu:’k’t’h’/Chek’tles7et’h’ First Nations, Toquaht Nation, Uchucklesaht Tribe, and Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ Government in the Alliance of BC Modern

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Tuesday, November 5, 2019
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TSAWWASSEN LANDS, British Columbia, Nov. 04, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the Nisgaa Nation joined Tsawwassen First Nation, Tlaamin Nation, Huu-ay-aht First Nations, Ka:yu:kth/Chektles7eth First Nations, Toquaht Nation, Uchucklesaht Tribe, and Yuuuiath Government by becoming a member of the Alliance of BC Modern Treaty Nations.

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  • TSAWWASSEN LANDS, British Columbia, Nov. 04, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the Nisgaa Nation joined Tsawwassen First Nation, Tlaamin Nation, Huu-ay-aht First Nations, Ka:yu:kth/Chektles7eth First Nations, Toquaht Nation, Uchucklesaht Tribe, and Yuuuiath Government by becoming a member of the Alliance of BC Modern Treaty Nations.
  • Under our modern treaties, our nations have clear, unique, and constitutionally protected rights which are fundamentally different from indigenous groups with asserted rights.
  • We are excited and pleased to be joining the Alliance of BC Modern Treaty Nations.
  • The Nisgaa Treaty came into effect in 2000, the Tsawwassen First Nation Treaty in 2009, the Maa-nulth Treaty (Huu-ay-aht First Nations, Ka:yu:kth/Chektles7eth First Nations, Toquaht Nation, Uchucklesaht Tribe, and Yuuuiath Government) in 2011, and the Tlaamin Treaty in 2016.

Kwispaa LNG reaches major milestone with filing of Project Description with provincial and federal regulators

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Wednesday, October 17, 2018
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Unique among Canadian LNG projects, Kwispaa LNG is being developed through a co-management relationship between Steelhead LNG and Huu-ay-aht First Nations.

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  • Unique among Canadian LNG projects, Kwispaa LNG is being developed through a co-management relationship between Steelhead LNG and Huu-ay-aht First Nations.
  • As part of this collaborative approach, the Kwispaa LNG team has been undertaking joint environmental studies and engagement with First Nations and local communities.
  • In 2017, Steelhead LNG and Huu-ay-aht First Nations executed Relationship Agreements to co-manage the Kwispaa LNG Project.
  • With this support, Huu-ay-aht First Nations have made Kwispaa LNG a priority project.

Huu-ay-aht First Nations Social Services Project on child and family services to receive funding from Government of Canada

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Tuesday, August 21, 2018
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Today, the Honourable Jane Philpott, Minister of Indigenous Services, announced $4.2 million in funding to support the Huu-ay-aht First Nations Social Services Project on child and family services.

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  • Today, the Honourable Jane Philpott, Minister of Indigenous Services, announced $4.2 million in funding to support the Huu-ay-aht First Nations Social Services Project on child and family services.
  • In addition, Minister Philpott held an engagement roundtable with the Nuu-chah-nulth community leaders to discuss co-created options for potential Indigenous child and family services federal legislation.
  • "The federal government is proud to support Huu-ay-aht First Nations in their work to bring home Huu-ay-aht children in care.
  • Huu-ay-aht First Nations Social Services Project: Safe, Healthy and Connected, Bringing Huu-ay-aht Children Home

Statement from the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard following the B.C. Supreme Court Decision - Ahousaht Indian Band and Nation et al v. Canada

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Thursday, April 19, 2018
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"Over the past year, the Government of Canada has been taking concrete action in the spirit of reconciliation with the five Nuu-chah-nulth Nations.

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  • "Over the past year, the Government of Canada has been taking concrete action in the spirit of reconciliation with the five Nuu-chah-nulth Nations.
  • "As an immediate step, I have directed Fisheries and Oceans Canada to review the Pacific Salmon Allocation Policy.
  • Today's court decision will inform the broader process which seeks to provide stability and predictability around the management of fisheries and oceans resources.
  • It will be long, and it won't be easy, but we will arrive at a better place for all."