qathet Living, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Tribal journeys are events that were held by the Sister Nations (Tla’amin, Homalco, K’ómoks, and Klahoose First Nations) up until COVID-19 hit in 2020.
These events allowed First Nations communities to canoe across the coast together. Tla’amin Nation member Leslie Louie explains that the abundance of community spirit during these events is alway positive.
Continue reading Canoe journeys strengthen relationships between First NationsEditor’s note: The author is writing about a march from Tla’amin Nation lands to Willingdon Beach in Powell River.
qathet Living, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
I attended the Truth and Reconciliation Day march on September 30. I was photographing it for qathet Living, so a lot of my attention was focused on taking pictures, however, there were multiple moments where I would stop and look around and be filled with a thousand different emotions.
Continue reading Why I’ll forever remember Truth & Reconciliation Day 2021qathet Living, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Catalyst mill is changing its name, in collaboration with Tla’amin Nation. The Paper Excellence company will now be called tiskʷat (tees-kwat); the English translation is ‘big river.’
Continue reading Powell River Paper Mill changes its name to reconcile with First Nationqathet Living, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Lee George stands on the bank of the Tla’amin Creek, his baseball cap dampening in the light July rain. The ground he stands on is muddy. He scans the river, looking for coho fry.
Just a few inches of water flow
over the rocky creek.
A few tiny fish swim by.
Lee, who has managed this hatchery since about 1990, is worried about the level of the water, the heat. What will it do to this year’s salmon?
Continue reading Worry for our Watersqathet Living, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Truth and Reconciliation Day should be like Remembrance Day. A day to honour and remember the children who did not make it home from out of Canada’s Residential Schools, and a day to honour and respect those who did.
Then again, how can one really truly come home whole after experiencing what they had inside those places? Residential schools impacted every single First Nations community across Canada.
Continue reading Treat Truth and Reconciliation Day as Remembrance Day
