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Ryan Sabbas helps Joe Martin carve a canoe for Valeen Jules within Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation traditional territory off the Pacific Rim Highway, on Feb. 16, 2021.

Carving a dugout canoe in the forest

Melissa Renwick

Feb 19, 2021

Helen Dick grew up in a fluent speaking home and continues to speak her language. “I used to hear my mom tell us, ‘just be who you are. Don’t let people try to change who you are or what you are. You be you.’ So that’s how I’ve tried to live my life,” said the Tseshaht elder.

Endangered or a language in hiding?

Melissa Renwick

Feb 16, 2021

Filmmaking program introduces Hesquiaht youth to fluent speaking elders

Melissa Renwick

Feb 2, 2021

Book on northwest coast canoes features Nuu-chah-nulth stories

Jan 29, 2021

Youth warrior program forges ahead amid pandemic

Melissa Renwick

Jan 18, 2021

General, Education, Culture

SD70 celebrates the growth of Indigenous Cultures in the classroom

May 29, 2023

New Victoria-based podcast seeks Nuu-chah-nulth content

Dec 10, 2020

Family makes 'Indian medicine' to help isolated community through pandemic restrictions

Dec 8, 2020

Sharing the ancestors' teachings through social media

Dec 3, 2020

Medicine for the soul: Nuu-chah-nulth couple hosts online potlatch

Nov 27, 2020

New book, Plants, People, and Places, explores Indigenous peoples' relationships with botany

Melissa Renwick

Nov 26, 2020

Hesquiaht master carver vows Language Revitalization Pole will be completed despite funding issues

Nov 4, 2020

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