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Description: Northern Health region getting significant donations for pandemic response.
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Subject: Northern Health, LNG Canada, Haisla Nation, Kitimat General Hospital Foundation
Group: Health Practitioners, Services, & Authorities, Indigenous Communities , Industrial Camps
Creator: Bennett, Nelson
Publisher: Business in Vancouver
Coverage: British Columbia--Kitimat
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2020-04-15
Description: In this op-ed published in The Province, CFN President Marilyn Slett writes that COVID-19 has highlighted the obstacles to economic growth facing remote coastal communities, including: access to high-speed broadband internet service, improved transportation, increased opportunities in fishing, forestry and tourism.
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Subject: Coastal First Nations, Government of Canada, Province of British Columbia
Group: Business Affairs, Economy, & Sustainability, Government Affairs, Indigenous Communities
Creator: Slett, Marilyn
Publisher: Coastal First Nations
Source: The Province
Coverage: British Columbia
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2020-05-22
Description: On Sept. 2, 2020 a COVID-19 case was confirmed in the Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nation, with efforts underway to determine if more in the community have been infected.
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Subject: Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nation, Island Health, Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations
Group: Community Exposures & Transmissions, Indigenous Communities
Creator: Plummer, Eric
Publisher: Ha-Shilth-Sa
Coverage: British Columbia--Tsaxana, British Columbia--North Central Vancouver Island
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2020-09-02
Description: As the number of B.C.’s coronavirus infections continue to rise, First Nations are left with no idea of how close these cases are to their communities, a vulnerability that a coalition of Indigenous governments is taking to B.C.’s Information and Privacy Commissioner. The application was announced today by the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council, Heiltsuk Nation and Tsilhqot’in National Government in an effort to gain information from the B.C. Ministry of Health on where new cases are – without disclosing a person’s identity.
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Subject: Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council, Heiltsuk Nation, Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nation, Dix, Adrian, Slett, Marilyn, Chandler, Breanna, Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations, Tŝilhqot'in Nation, Tŝilhqot'in National Government, Sayers, Judith | Kekinusuqs
Group: Government Affairs, Indigenous Communities
Creator: Plummer, Eric
Publisher: Ha-Shilth-Sa
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island, British Columbia--Port Alberni, British Columbia--Bamfield, British Columbia--Ucluelet, British Columbia--Tofino, British Columbia--Tahsis, British Columbia--Gold River, British Columbia--Campbell River, British Columbia--Tsaxana, British Columbia--Bella Bella, British Columbia--Alberni Valley, British Columbia--North Central Vancouver Island, British Columbia--Clayoquot Sound, British Columbia--Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2020-09-15
Description: In order to protect residents in its remote communities, today the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation announced more stringent measures to protect from COVID-19 exposure, including a mandatory 14-day quarantine period for those returning to the coastal villages.
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Subject: Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation, Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations, Elmer, Frank
Group: Indigenous Communities
Creator: Renwick, Melissa
Publisher: Ha-Shilth-Sa
Coverage: British Columbia--Tofino, British Columbia--Esowista, British Columbia--Opitsaht, British Columbia--Meares Island, British Columbia--Ty-Histanis, British Columbia--Clayoquot Sound
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2020-11-05
Description: More consistency is needed in determining who is permitted to accompany a loved one admitted to hospital, says those working closely with Nuu-chah-nulth families seeking emergency health care during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Subject: Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council, Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations, Island Health, Cerny, Lesley, Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, Charleson, Mariah
Group: Health Practitioners, Services, & Authorities, Indigenous Communities
Creator: Plummer, Eric
Publisher: Ha-Shilth-Sa
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island, British Columbia--Nanaimo
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2020-11-12
Description: As B.C.’s provincial health officer urges people to not congregate and risk spreading COVID-19, Nuu-chah-nulth communities on the west coast are locking down with even more stringent restrictions than what people across the province are struggling with.
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Subject: Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation, Ehattesaht First Nation, Ahousaht First Nation, Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations
Group: Indigenous Communities
Creator: Plummer, Eric
Publisher: Ha-Shilth-Sa
Coverage: British Columbia--Esowista, British Columbia--Ehatis, British Columbia--Zeballos, British Columbia--Oclujce, British Columbia--Ahousaht, British Columbia--Flores Island, British Columbia--Clayoquot Sound, British Columbia--North Central Vancouver Island
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2020-11-23
Description: A youth worker that visited Ahousaht from Nov. 17 – 20 has tested positive for COVID-19, raising concern among parents whose children engaged in recreational activities with the visitors.
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Subject: Ahousaht First Nation, Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations, Dick, Curtis, Enns, Charmaine, Island Health
Group: Community Exposures & Transmissions, Indigenous Communities
Creator: Titian, Denise
Publisher: Ha-Shilth-Sa
Coverage: British Columbia--Ahousaht, British Columbia--Flores Island, British Columbia--Clayoquot Sound
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2020-11-24
Description: Feed the People returns this December, but instead of a meal shared by hundreds, COVID-19 restrictions have forced organizers to individually deliver food to those who need it most in Port Alberni.
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Subject: Teechuktl Mental Health, Feed the People (Event)
Group: Food Security, Indigenous Communities , Vulnerable Populations
Creator: Plummer, Eric
Publisher: Ha-Shilth-Sa
Coverage: British Columbia--Port Alberni, British Columbia--Alberni Valley
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2020-12-02
Description: It has been nearly ten months since the province declared a state of emergency in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and seniors in care facilities remain in lockdown. Some fear that the impacts of long-term social isolation will negatively impact the mental health and well-being of those in long-term care homes.
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Subject: Echo Village, Tsawaayuus (Rainbow Gardens), West Coast Native Health Care Society, Alberni-Clayoquot Continuing Care Society
Group: Indigenous Communities , Seniors, Elders, & Long-Term Care
Creator: Titian, Denise
Publisher: Ha-Shilth-sa
Coverage: British Columbia--Port Alberni, British Columbia--Alberni Valley
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2020-12-09
Description: Friendship centres, tested as never before, are expecting 2021 will be no less challenging than 2020.
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Subject: BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres, Port Alberni Friendship Center
Group: Community Organizations, Indigenous Communities
Creator: Youds, Mike
Publisher: Ha-Shilth-Sa
Coverage: British Columbia--Port Alberni, British Columbia--Alberni Valley
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2021-01-04
Description: Immunization is underway for six remote Nuu-chah-nulth nations, as the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is administered within the communities. Based on their remote locations and previous exposure to positive COVID-19 cases, Ka:'yu:'k't'h'/Che:k:tles7et'h' First Nations, Huu-ay-aht First Nations, Ehattesaht First Nation, Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nation, Nuuchatlaht First Nation and Ahousaht First Nation were selected as some of the first Indigenous communities to receive the vaccine.
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Subject: Ka:'yu:'k't'h'/Che:k:tles7et'h' First Nations, Huu-ay-aht First Nations, Ehattesaht First Nation, Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nation, Ahousaht First Nation, Vaccinations, Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine, Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations, Nuchatlaht Tribe
Group: Indigenous Communities , Vaccinations
Creator: Renwick, Melissa
Coverage: British Columbia--Anacla, British Columbia--Yuquot, British Columbia--Kyuquot, British Columbia--Tsaxana, British Columbia--Ahousaht, British Columbia--Flores Island, British Columbia--North Central Vancouver Island, British Columbia--Clayoquot Sound, British Columbia--Ehatis
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2020-01-04
Description: In what must feel like the beginning of the end of a pandemic, Ahousaht leadership say they are grateful to be selected as one of the first communities to receive the vaccine for its residents.
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Subject: Ahousaht First Nation, First Nations Health Authority, Vaccinations, Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations, Louie, Greg, McDonald, Shannon
Group: Indigenous Communities , Vaccinations
Creator: Titian, Denise
Publisher: Ha-Shilth-Sa
Coverage: British Columbia--Ahousaht, British Columbia--Flores Island, British Columbia--Clayoquot Sound
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2021-01-06
Description: Those who operate Indigenous tourism busineses are hoping for some encouraging news and wondering what their 2021 seasons will look like.
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Subject: Ditidaht First Nation, Best Western Plus Tin Wis Resort, Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation, Huu-ay-aht First Nations, Hacas Inn, Vaccinations, Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations, Nitinaht Lake Campground
Group: Indigenous Communities , Transportation, Travel, & Tourism
Creator: Laskaris, Sam
Publisher: Ha-Shilth-Sa
Coverage: British Columbia--Bamfield, British Columbia--Tofino, British Columbia--Nitinaht, British Columbia--Cowichan Valley, British Columbia--Clayoquot Sound, British Columbia--Anacla, British Columbia--Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2021-01-14
Description: After more than seven months of pushing for the province to share more information with a coalition of First Nations, an agreement on disclosing COVID-19 case numbers has been reached.
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Subject: Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council, Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations, Heiltsuk Nation, Tŝilhqot'in National Government, Tŝilhqot'in Nation, Henry, Bonnie, Province of British Columbia, Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Health, Dix, Adrian, Sayers, Judith | Kekinusuqs
Group: Government Affairs, Indigenous Communities
Creator: Plummer, Eric
Publisher: Ha-Shilth-Sa
Coverage: British Columbia
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2021-02-09
Description: Pandemic lockdowns continue in remote settlements like Kyuquot, where coming and going is strictly controlled. But some exceptions are being made for members who find themselves in desperate situations.
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Subject: Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations, Blackstone, Cynthia, Frank, Elmer, Tofino General Hospital, Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation, West Coast General Hospital, Adams, Evan, Ka:'yu:'k't'h'/Che:k:tles7et'h' First Nations
Group: Indigenous Communities
Creator: Titian, Denise
Publisher: Ha-Shilth-Sa
Coverage: British Columbia--Kyuquot, British Columbia--Opitsaht, British Columbia--Meares Island, British Columbia--Ty-Histanis, British Columbia--Esowista, British Columbia--North Central Vancouver Island, British Columbia--Clayoquot Sound
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2021-02-09
Description: A boat was rented from Tofino Resort + Marina on the Family Day weekend to transport visitors to Hesquiaht Territory, despite a declaration from the First Nation that its land and water is closed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Days later a COVID-19 exposure was reported at the resort.
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Subject: Tofino Resort + Marina, Hesquiaht First Nation, Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations, Charleson, John, Fehr, Christopher
Group: Indigenous Communities
Creator: Titian, Denise
Publisher: Ha-Shilth-Sa
Coverage: British Columbia--Hot Springs Cove, British Columbia--Tofino, British Columbia--Hesquiaht Harbour, British Columbia--Clayoquot Sound
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2021-02-23
Description: To accommodate COVID-19 restrictions, the annual festival is hosting its programming virtually this year.
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Subject: David, Joe, Dick, Gordon, Carving on the Edge Festival, Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations, Robinson, Kelly, Paul, Tim, Rorick, Layla | chuutsqa, Zoom, Cook, Robinson, Wenstob, Hjalmer | Tlehpik, Hesquiaht First Nation
Group: Arts & Culture, Indigenous Communities
Creator: Renwick, Melissa
Publisher: Ha-Shilth-Sa
Coverage: British Columbia--Tofino, British Columbia--Clayoquot Sound
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2021-03-10
Description: To commemorate those who have died from COVID-19, the Government of Canada designated March 11 as a National Day of Observance. The day marked the one-year anniversary of the World Health Organization declaring the virus a global pandemic. For brothers, Hjalmer Wenstob and Timmy Masso, it also memorialized those who have died in the past year from other issues, like addiction and mental health. Having spent the past eight months working on a healing song and performance, the Tla-o-qui-aht men used the occasion to reveal their collaboration to the world.
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Subject: Wenstob, Hjalmer | Tlehpik, Masso, Timmy, Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation, Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations, Canada Council for the Arts | Digital Originals
Group: Arts & Culture, Indigenous Communities , PPE, Masks, Medical Supplies, & Equipment
Creator: Renwick, Melissa
Publisher: Ha-Shilth-Sa
Coverage: British Columbia--Clayoquot Sound
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2021-03-22
Description: It has been a year since the COVID-19 pandemic has forced the closure of soup kitchens and other organizations that delivered services to the less fortunate in the community, but Cyndi Stevens, Executive Director of the Port Alberni Friendship Center (PAFC), is proud to say that they have never closed their doors. The PAFC continues to deliver comfort and services to anyone needing it, safely, under the protocols set out by the Provincial Health Officer.
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Subject: Port Alberni Friendship Center, Soap for Hope, Salvation Army Alberni Valley Ministries, Salvation Army
Group: Community Organizations, Indigenous Communities , Vulnerable Populations
Creator: Titian, Denise
Publisher: Ha-Shilth-Sa
Coverage: British Columbia--Port Alberni, British Columbia--Alberni Valley
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2021-03-25
Description: Leading into Easter long weekend, the Tla-o-qui-aht Tribal Parks has issued a release reminding visitors to respect the ongoing closure of their tribal parks.
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Subject: Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation, Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations, Tla-o-qui-aht Tribal Parks, Tseshaht First Nation, Masso, Saya, Vaccinations, Island Health, Sutton Pass
Group: Indigenous Communities , Transportation, Travel, & Tourism
Creator: Renwick, Melissa
Publisher: Ha-Shilth-Sa
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island, British Columbia--Tofino, British Columbia--Ucluelet, British Columbia--Port Hardy, British Columbia--Port Alberni, British Columbia--Alberni Valley, British Columbia--Clayoquot Sound, British Columbia--Northern Vancouver Island, British Columbia--Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2021-04-01
Description: A new Community Situation Report released by the First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) reveals the disproportionate impact COVID-19 has had on Indigenous people on Vancouver Island. Despite representing only 7.6 per cent of Vancouver Island’s population, Indigenous people account for 34.9 per cent of COVID-19 cases.
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Subject: First Nations Health Authority, Charleson, Mariah, Vaccinations, Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations, Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine
Group: Indigenous Communities , Testing, Case Counts, Analysis, & Modelling
Creator: Renwick, Melissa
Publisher: Ha-Shilth-Sa
Coverage: British Columbia
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2021-04-26
Description: A new project is being added to the small collection of traditionally carved Tla-o-qui-aht totem poles that remain in existence.
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Subject: Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation, Martin, Joe, Dick, Gordon, Amos, Patrick, Rorick, Robin, Easton, Ken, Martin, Robert | Nookmis, Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations
Group: Arts & Culture, Indigenous Communities
Creator: Renwick, Melissa
Publisher: Ha-Shilth-Sa
Coverage: British Columbia--Opitsaht, British Columbia--Clayoquot Sound, British Columbia--Meares Island
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2021-07-20
Description: The opening of Ahousaht’s Maaqtusiis Elementary and Secondary Schools has been delayed due to rising numbers of COVID-19 cases in the village.
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Subject: Maaqtusiis Elementary School, Maaqtusiis Secondary School, Ahousaht Education Authority, Ahousaht First Nation, Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations, Atleo, Rebecca, Alberni District Fall Fair
Group: Education, K to 12, Indigenous Communities
Creator: Titian, Denise
Publisher: Ha-Shilth-Sa
Coverage: British Columbia--Ahousaht, British Columbia--Maaqtusiis, British Columbia--Flores Island, British Columbia--Clayoquot Sound, British Columbia--Port Alberni, British Columbia--Alberni Valley
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2021-09-14
Description: A rising number of COVID-19 cases in Ahousaht has delayed the start of the community’s schools and prompted leadership to bring back a no-visitor policy.
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Subject: Ahousaht First Nation, Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations, Louie, Greg, Jack, Mark, Ahousaht Education Authority, Maaqtusiis Secondary School, Maaqtusiis Elementary School, Ahousaht General Store, Vaccinations, Island Health, Delta Variant, Variants of Concern
Group: Community Exposures & Transmissions, Indigenous Communities
Creator: Titian, Denise
Publisher: Ha-Shilth-Sa
Coverage: British Columbia--Ahousaht, British Columbia--Clayoquot Sound, British Columbia--Flores Island, British Columbia--Maaqtusiis
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2021-09-27
Description: The order to close the Ahousaht village of Maaqtusiis to non-residents has been lifted as COVID-19 numbers dropped from 23 cases in mid September to three, elected chief Greg Louie said in a video update to membership on Thursday, Oct. 7.
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Subject: Ahousaht First Nation, Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations, Louie, Greg, Swan, Melinda, Vaccinations, First Nations Health Authority, Maaqtusiis Secondary School, Maaqtusiis Elementary School, Ahousaht Education Authority
Group: Indigenous Communities
Creator: Titian, Denise
Publisher: Ha-Shilth-Sa
Coverage: British Columbia--Maaqtusiis, British Columbia--Ahousaht, British Columbia--Flores Island, British Columbia--Clayoquot Sound
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2021-10-08
Description: Booster shots will soon be coming to remote Nuu-chah-nulth communities, as health authorities prioritize First Nations that got their first two vaccinations for COVID-19 early this year.
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Subject: Vaccinations, Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations, McDonald, Shannon, First Nations Health Authority, Ditidaht First Nation, Charleson, Mariah, Island Health, Ahousaht First Nation, Huu-ay-aht First Nations, Ehattesaht First Nation, Ka:'yu:'k't'h'/Che:k:tles7et'h' First Nations, Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nation
Group: Indigenous Communities , Vaccinations
Creator: Plummer, Eric
Publisher: Ha-Shilth-Sa
Coverage: British Columbia--Ahousaht, British Columbia--Flores Island, British Columbia--Anacla, British Columbia--Ehatis, British Columbia--Kyuquot, British Columbia--Tsaxana, British Columbia--North Central Vancouver Island, British Columbia--Clayoquot Sound, British Columbia--Nitinaht, British Columbia--Cowichan Valley
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2021-10-28
Description: Cole Gonzales, age 8, is the Uchucklesaht and Makah son of Ellen and Bruce Gonzales. Cole is the first person aged 5-11 to get Pfizer vaccine in Neah Bay, Washington.
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Subject: Gonzales, Cole, Uchucklesaht Tribe, Gonzales, Ellen, Gonzales, Bruce, Gonzales, Ethan, Makah Tribe, Vaccinations, State of Washington, Henry, Bonnie, Province of British Columbia, Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Health, Health Canada, Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine
Group: Indigenous Communities , Supports for Youth, Children, & Families, Vaccinations
Creator: Titian, Denise
Publisher: Ha-Shilth-Sa
Coverage: British Columbia--Kildonan, Washington--Neah Bay, British Columbia--Alberni Valley
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2021-11-10
Description: Tseshaht Chief Councillor Ken Watts is urging people to follow provincial health guidelines and stay positive, after he tested positive for COVID-19 in early January.
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Subject: Watts, Ken, Tseshaht First Nation, Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations, Omicron Variant, Variants of Concern, World Health Organization, Delta Variant, Vaccinations, Ahousaht First Nation, Swan, Melinda, Våge, Steinar, Ka:'yu:'k't'h'/Che:k:tles7et'h' First Nations, Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council
Group: Indigenous Communities
Creator: Titian, Denise
Publisher: Ha-Shilth-Sa
Coverage: British Columbia--Alberni Valley, British Columbia--Ahousaht, British Columbia--Flores Island, British Columbia--Clayoquot Sound, British Columbia--Kyuquot, British Columbia--North Central Vancouver Island
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2022-01-10
Description: Around 700,000 kits will go to testing sites across the province for people who have COVID-19 symptoms. The remaining tests will be given to people living or working in places that have a higher risk of infection and transmission, including rural and remote Indigenous communities.
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Subject: Rapid Antigen Tests, Omicron Variant, Variants of Concern, BC COVID-19 Modelling Group, First Nations Health Authority, Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations, Charleson, Mariah, Henry, Bonnie
Group: Indigenous Communities , Testing, Case Counts, Analysis, & Modelling
Creator: Renwick, Melissa
Publisher: Ha-Shilth-Sa
Coverage: British Columbia, British Columbia--Vancouver Island
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2022-01-13
Description: The Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council has hired Dr. Roger Boyer, an Anishinabek man from Mississauga, Ontario, to head up a study looking at the effectiveness and safety of COVID-19 vaccines as well as gather stories from Nuu-chah-nulth people about their experiences during the pandemic.
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Subject: Vaccinations, Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council, Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations, Boyer, Roger, Brown, Keiten, Lucas, Lynette, Simon Fraser University
Group: COVID-19 Research, Indigenous Communities , Vaccinations
Creator: Titian, Denise
Publisher: Ha-Shilth-Sa
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2022-05-03
Description: A review of the province’s handling of the pandemic has painted a positive picture, but the recent report also notes that relations with First Nations could have been better as the government dealt with COVID-19.
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Subject: Province of British Columbia, Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General, Vaccinations, First Nations Health Authority, Chisholm, Jim, Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation, Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations, Henry, Bonnie, Ahousaht First Nation, Sayers, Judith | Kekinusuqs, Thomas, Wally, Ka:'yu:'k't'h'/Che:k:tles7et'h' First Nations, Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council, Tŝilhqot'in National Government, Tŝilhqot'in Nation, Heiltsuk Nation, Office of the Information & Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia, Ehattesaht First Nation, Zeballos Elementary Secondary School, School District 84 Vancouver Island West, Smith, Ernie, Louie, Greg, Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, Boyer, Roger, Watts, Ken
Group: COVID-19 Research, Community Exposures & Transmissions, Government Affairs, Indigenous Communities , Vaccinations
Creator: Plummer, Eric
Publisher: Ha-Shilth-Sa
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island, British Columbia--Clayoquot Sound, British Columbia--Opitsaht, British Columbia--Ty-Histanis, British Columbia--Esowista, British Columbia--Kyuquot, British Columbia--Ahousaht, British Columbia--Flores Island, British Columbia, British Columbia--Zeballos, Britsih Columbia--Ehatis, British Columbia--North Central Vancouver Island
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2022-12-16
Description: With COVID-19, Influenza, and RSV circulation this season, the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation is advising "necessary precautionary measures."
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Subject: Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation, Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations, Influenza, Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Frank, Elmer, Government of Canada, Health Canada, Vaccinations
Group: Indigenous Communities
Creator: Mehl, Alexandra
Publisher: Ha-Shilth-Sa
Coverage: British Columbia--Clayoquot Sound
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2023-01-23
Description: Timothy Masso and Hjalmer Wenstob have spent over a decade working together and collaborating on traditional masks, dances, and songs. In the recent years their collaborations have been used to share Tla-o-qui-aht culture with others. At Naaʔuu the two brothers shared their First Nation’s history, and their family connections.
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Subject: Wenstob, Hjalmer | Tlehpik, Masso, Timmy, Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation, Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations, Dorward, Terry, David, Joe
Group: Arts & Culture, Indigenous Communities
Creator: Mehl, Alexandra
Publisher: Ha-Shilth-Sa
Coverage: British Columbia--Clayoquot Sound
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2023-03-22
Description: The Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council is conducting a research project that they hope will document the Nuu-chah-nulth experience during the COVID-19 pandemic, both in the health care system and within First Nation communities.
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Subject: Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council, Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations, Lucas, Lynnette, Boyer, Roger, Simon Fraser University, National Microbiology Laboratory, Lucas, Molly
Group: COVID-19 Research, Indigenous Communities
Creator: Titian, Denise
Publisher: Ha-Shilth-Sa
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island, British Columbia--Port Alberni, British Columbia--Alberni Valley
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2023-04-28
Description: “Connection is the correction” was the prevailing belief during a gathering at Nitinaht Lake last month, an event held to help the village work through the aftermath of pandemic-era isolation – as well as the ongoing sense of disconnect that the village’s elders attribute to a technologically fixated modern world.
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Subject: Ditidaht First Nation, Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations, Charleson-Touchie, Anita, Haiyupis, Roy, Joseph, Tina, Edgar, Esther, Hutchings, Gudie, Edgar, Perry
Group: Arts & Culture, Indigenous Communities
Creator: Plummer, Eric
Publisher: Ha-Shilth-Sa
Coverage: British Columbia--Nitinaht, British Columbia--Cowichan Valley
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2023-05-03
Description: Tla-o-qui-aht carver Hjalmer Wenstob has completed and raised a new totem pole at Ty-Histanis to commemorate lives lost during the COVID-19 lockdown and to remember living through a pandemic.
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Subject: Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation, Wenstob, Hjalmer | Tlehpik, Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations
Group: Arts & Culture, Indigenous Communities
Creator: Blats, Karly
Publisher: Ha-Shilth-Sa
Coverage: British Columbia--Ty-Histanis, British Columbia--Clayoquot Sound
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2023-09-07
Description: The chief of the Cowichan Tribes says his members and other Indigenous people continue to be subjected to racism and refused service by some local businesses following a COVID-19 outbreak on the reserve.
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Subject: Cowichan Tribes, Seymour, William, Siebring, Al, Staples, Michelle, Cowichan Intercultural Society, Furstenau, Sonia
Group: Indigenous Communities
Creator: Kines, Lindsay
Publisher: Hughes, Richard
Source: Times Colonist
Coverage: British Columbia--Cowichan Valley
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2021-01-23
Description: As the province of B.C. prepared to allow a slight re-opening of some services and activities starting May 14, members of Coast Salish communities continue to serve on the frontlines of the health care battle to keep COVID-19 under control.
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Subject: Waters, Shannon, Island Health, Roe, Teresa, Adams, Evan, First Nations Health Authority, Naut'sa mawt Tribal Council, Moore, Janet, Teegee, Terry
Group: Health Practitioners, Services, & Authorities, Indigenous Communities
Creator: Ball, David P.
Publisher: Salish Sea Sentinel
Coverage: British Columbia, British Columbia--Vancouver Island
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2020-06
Description: The public health emergency hasn’t stopped Malahat Nation from safely moving ahead with planning for the community’s economic future. And with new measures and procedures in place to protect community members, customers and employees, the nation is confident of its next steps with its long-anticipated tourism project — the Malahat Skywalk — as well as unveiling an Indigenous-owned cannabis dispensary with additional COVID-19 safety measures.
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Subject: Malahat Nation, Malahat Skywalk, Indigenous Bloom Medicinal Help and Cannabis, W̱SÁNEĆ First Nations
Group: Business Affairs, Economy, & Sustainability, Indigenous Communities
Creator: Ball, David P.
Publisher: Salish Sea Sentinel
Coverage: British Columbia--Mill Bay, British Columbia--Cowichan Valley, British Columbia--Cowichan Valley Regional District, British Columbia--Malahat
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2020-06
Description: Two Snuneymuxw artists have joined a number of other Indigenous artists in Canada who are putting their own spin on face-covering masks aimed at preventing the spread of COVID-19. Joel Good and his father Elder William Good (Tseskinakhen) have designed several masks with help from their family-run fashion company Ay Lelum the Good House of Design.
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Subject: Good, Joel, Good, William | Tseskinakhen, Ay Lelum - The Good House of Design, Snuneymuxw First Nation
Group: Arts & Culture, Indigenous Communities , PPE, Masks, Medical Supplies, & Equipment
Creator: Chadwick, Julie
Publisher: Salish Sea Sentinel
Coverage: British Columbia--Nanaimo
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2020-06
Description: Coast Salish artist lessLIE reflects on precaution and survival in the times of a pandemic.
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Subject: lessLIE
Group: Indigenous Communities
Creator: lessLIE
Publisher: Salish Sea Sentinel
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2020-07
Description: Three Coast Salish sisters are leading the way in their communities in protecting against the spread of COVID-19. The women are all frontline workers in their communities of Klahoose and Stz’uminus — using forward-thinking planning to protect people against the virus.
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Subject: Klahoose First Nation, Perrault, Krista | Al-Pa-sey, Robinson, Michelle | Kwis-Tunle-Wut, Wesley, Tina | K'all-K'all, Stz'uminus First Nation
Group: Indigenous Communities
Creator: Moore, Edith
Publisher: Salish Sea Sentinel
Coverage: British Columbia--Cortes Island, British Columbia--Ladysmith
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2020-07
Description: A B.C. First Nation has issued a state of emergency after confirmation that four members have COVID-19 and several others are reporting symptoms of the virus. A notice on the Tla’amin Nation website says residents have been ordered to shelter in place to slow the spread of the virus while health officials complete contact tracing.
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Subject: Tla'amin Nation, Vancouver Coastal Health, Williams, Clint
Group: Community Exposures & Transmissions, Indigenous Communities
Creator: The Canadian Press
Publisher: Vancouver Sun
Source: The Canadian Press
Coverage: British Columbia--Sunshine Coast, British Columbia--Powell River
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2020-09-09
Description: The Heiltsuk Nation has confirmed two positive cases of COVID-19 in Bella Bella.
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Subject: Heiltsuk Nation, Slett, Marilyn, Tŝilhqot'in Nation, Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations, Province of British Columbia
Group: Community Exposures & Transmissions, Indigenous Communities
Creator: Brown, Scott
Publisher: Vancouver Sun
Coverage: British Columbia, British Columbia--Bella Bella
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2020-09-14
Description: Health officials discuss how the virus has affected Indigenous communities in B.C. There have been 87 confirmed cases of COVID-19 among Indigenous people in B.C., and four deaths.
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Subject: First Nations Health Authority, Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council, Heiltsuk Nation, Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations, McDonald, Shannon, Henry, Bonnie, Tŝilhqot'in Nation
Group: Indigenous Communities , Testing, Case Counts, Analysis, & Modelling
Creator: Crawford, Tiffany
Publisher: Vancouver Sun
Coverage: British Columbia
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2020-06-26
Description: Even though the B.C. government hasn’t give the green light to non-essential travel yet — it could happen this week — people are already visiting tourist hot spots on Vancouver Island’s west coast, creating tensions between communities that want to protect their COVID-19-free status and business owners trying to survive.
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Subject: Wild Renfrew, West Coast Trail Lodge, Renfew Pub, Coastal Kitchen Cafe, Julseth, Jack, Pacheedaht First Nation, Soule Creek Lodge, West Coast Trail, BC Ferries, Owen, Nancy, A Snug Harbour Inn, Hogan, Fabian, Osborne, Josie, Province of British Columbia, Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council, Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations, District of Tofino
Group: Hospitality Industry, Indigenous Communities , Transportation, Travel, & Tourism
Creator: DeRosa, Katie
Publisher: Vancouver Sun
Coverage: British Columbia--Tofino, British Columbia--Clayoquot Sound, British Columbia--Ucluelet, British Columbia--Port Renfrew
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2020-06-24
Description: Opinion: Finally, COVID-19 information-sharing deals will provide daily info about case numbers in nearby communities.
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Subject: Slett, Marilyn, Sayers, Judith | Kekinusuqs, Province of British Columbia, Heiltsuk First Nation, Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council, Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations, Tŝilhqot'in National Government, Tŝilhqot'in Nation, Office of the Information & Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia, Turpel-Lafond, Mary Ellen, Henry, Bonnie
Group: Government Affairs, Indigenous Communities
Creator: Slett, Marilyn, Sayers, Judith | Kekinusuqs
Publisher: Vancouver Sun
Coverage: British Columbia
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2021-02-12
Description: Seven Nuu-chah-nulth Nations on Vancouver Island have recorded positive COVID-19 cases recently, including one death.
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Subject: Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations, Huu-ay-aht First Nations, Braker, Hugh, Ehattesaht First Nation, Nuchatlaht Tribe, Hesquiaht First Nation, Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation, Tseshaht First Nation, Ka:'yu:'k't'h'/Che:k:tles7et'h' First Nations, Vage, Steinar, Ahousaht First Nation, Enns, Charmaine, Island Health, Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council, Haahuupayak Elementary School
Group: Community Exposures & Transmissions, Indigenous Communities
Creator: Quinn, Susie
Publisher: Alberni Valley News
Coverage: British Columbia--Alberni Valley, British Columbia--Port Alberni, British Columbia--Clayoquot Sound, British Columbia--Vancouver Island, British Columbia--Ahousaht, British Columbia--Flores Island, British Columbia--Northern Vancouver Island, British Columbia--Ehatis, British Columbia--Ty-Histanis, British Columbia--Kyuquot
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2020-12-01
Description: COVID-19 has yet to hit the valley but residents are doing all they can to make sure it stays that way. An information checkpoint assembled and run by the Nuxalk Emergency Operations Centre EOC remains active while the province rescinded local states of emergency across the province on March 26.
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Subject: Nuxalk Nation, Province of British Columbia, Tam, Theresa, Trudeau, Justin, Central Coast Regional District, Bella Coola General Hospital, Miller, Jessica, Vancouver Coastal Health, Rice, Jennifer, Tallio, Ernie, Bertrand, Dan, Henry, Bonnie, Mack, Wilma, R.W. Large Memorial Hospital, Pootlass, Noel | Sixilaaxayc
Group: Indigenous Communities
Creator: Thompson, Caitlin
Publisher: Coast Mountain News
Coverage: British Columbia--Bella Coola Valley, British Columbia--Bella Bella
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2020-03-31
Description: The Stataltmc (hereditary representatives) in Bella Coola have closed Nuxalk territory to non-essential traffic. In the face of the global coronavirus pandemic the Stataltmc demand that non-residents abide by the closure. In particular, Nuxalk leadership is worried about protecting elders and knowledge-keepers.
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Subject: Nuxalk Nation, Edgar, Faye, Schooner, Rhonda | Q'umulha, Tallio, Snxakila, Hilland, Andrea, Central Coast Regional District
Group: Indigenous Communities , Seniors, Elders, & Long-Term Care
Creator: Hanuse, Evangeline
Publisher: Coast Mountain News
Coverage: British Columbia--Bella Coola Valley
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2020-04-28
Description: Nuxalk hereditary leadership, supported by Council, have moved beyond the information checkpoint and is now enforcing a community lockdown a the base of the Hill on Highway 20.
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Subject: Nuxalk Nation, Webber, Wally, Tallio, Mike, Namgis' First Nation, Henry, Bonnie, Rice, Jennifer
Group: Indigenous Communities
Creator: Thompson, Caitlin
Publisher: Coast Mountain News
Coverage: British Columbia--Bella Coola Valley, British Columbia--Alert Bay, British Columbia--Cormorant Island
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2020-04-28
Description: A local state of emergency has been declared by the Nuxalk Nation requesting a shutdown of all non-essential travel in and out of the community for 14 days. The Central Coast Regional District has also followed suit and declared a local state of emergency.
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Subject: Nuxalk Nation, Central Coast Regional District, Hadju, Patty
Group: Indigenous Communities
Creator: Thompson, Caitlin
Publisher: Coast Mountain News
Coverage: British Columbia--Bella Coola Valley, British Columbia--Haida Gwaii, British Columbia--Denman Island, British Columbia--Hornby Island, British Columbia--Squamish, Northwest Territories, British Columbia--Central Coast Regional District
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2020-03-22
Description: As hundreds of people protested against mandatory vaccination for health-care workers outside Sechelt Hospital on Sept. 1, across the street hiwus (Chief) Warren Paull and members of shíshálh Nation looked on while wearing masks.
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Subject: shíshálh Nation, Paull, Warren, Vaccinations, Sechelt Hospital, Canadian Frontline Nurses, BC Vaccine Card, BC Emergency Health Services, People's Party of Canada, West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country People's Party of Canada Electoral District Association, MacGregor, Chris
Group: Health Practitioners, Services, & Authorities, Indigenous Communities , Protests & Activism, Vaccinations
Creator: Bartlett, Keili
Publisher: Coast Reporter
Coverage: British Columbia--Sechelt, British Columbia--Sunshine Coast
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2021-09-03
Description: COVID-19 update from the Sunshine Coast COVID Physician Task Force.
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Subject: Sunshine Coast COVID Physician Task Force, shíshálh Nation, Sunshine Coast Respiratory Assessment Clinic, Vaccinations
Group: Indigenous Communities , PPE, Masks, Medical Supplies, & Equipment, Testing, Case Counts, Analysis, & Modelling, Vaccinations
Creator: Sunshine Coast COVID Physician Task Force, Baxter, Jennifer, Krickan, Ted, Mentz, Herman, Nelson, Brian, Spithoff, Daren
Publisher: Coast Reporter
Coverage: British Columbia--Sunshine Coast
Format: Newspaper article , Letter
Date: 2021-09-24
Description: Island Health and the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) are supporting a community led effort to learn more about the COVID-19 virus and the cluster of cases that occurred on Cormorant Island.
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Subject: Village of Alert Bay, Whe-La-La-U Area Council Society, Island Health, BC Centre for Disease Control, 'Namgis First Nation
Group: Indigenous Communities , Testing, Case Counts, Analysis, & Modelling
Creator: Cowichan Valley Citizen
Publisher: Cowichan Valley Citizen
Coverage: British Columbia--Cormorant Island, British Columbia--Alert Bay
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2020-06-24
Description: Due to extensive flooding on Monday, Cowichan Tribes issued an evacuation order for several areas within its jurisdiction.
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Subject: Cowichan Tribes, Flooding, Daniels, Cindy
Group: Indigenous Communities
Creator: Simpson, Sarah
Publisher: Cowichan Valley Citizen
Coverage: British Columbia--Cowichan Valley
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2021-11-15
Description: Quw’utsun Smuneem Elementary is closed for the rest of the week after staff absences have resulted in a functional closure.
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Subject: Quw'utsun Smuneem Elementary School, Cowichan Tribes
Group: Education, K to 12, Indigenous Communities
Creator: Cowichan Valley Citizen
Publisher: Cowichan Valley Citizen
Coverage: British Columbia--Cowichan Valley
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2022-01-24
Description: The Village of Alert Bay has declared a state of emergency due to a COVID-19 cluster outbreak.
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Subject: Village of Alert Bay, Whe-La-La-U Area Council Society, 'Namgis First Nation
Group: Community Exposures & Transmissions, Indigenous Communities
Creator: Whitney, Tyson
Publisher: Cowichan Valley Citizen
Coverage: British Columbia--Alert Bay, British Columbia--Cormorant Island
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2020-04-21
Description: The Council of the Haida Nation (CHN) released next steps in Haida Gwaii’s COVID-19 response on Tuesday.
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Subject: Haida Nation, Alsop, Jason | Gaagwiis, Naikoon Park, Pure Lake Park, BC Parks
Group: Indigenous Communities , Sports, Recreation, & Leisure
Creator: Gall, Karissa
Publisher: Haida Gwaii Observer
Coverage: British Columbia--Haida Gwaii
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2020-06-02
Description: Haida Gwaii is set to welcome visitors from B.C. and the rest of Canada from July 1, as most residents and school children above the age of 12 on the archipelago are expected to be fully vaccinated by then.
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Subject: Haida Nation, Alsop, Jason | Gaagwiis, Vaccinations, Northern Health, BC Centre for Disease Control, Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve, National Marine Conservation Area Reserve and Haida Heritage Site
Group: Indigenous Communities , Transportation, Travel, & Tourism, Vaccinations
Creator: Paul, Binny
Publisher: Haida Gwaii Observer
Coverage: British Columbia--Haida Gwaii
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2021-06-29
Description: More than 60 people lined the highway in Skidegate on Monday afternoon to ask any visitors arriving via BC Ferries to return to the terminal and leave Haida Gwaii.
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Subject: BC Ferries, Alsop, Jason | Gaagwiis, Olsen, Kris, Marshall, Kyle, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Willcocks, Greg, Henry, Bonnie, Yovanovich, William "Billy"
Group: Indigenous Communities , Protests & Activism, Transportation, Travel, & Tourism
Creator: Slepian, Katya, Gall, Karissa
Publisher: Haida Gwaii Observer
Coverage: British Columbia--Haida Gwaii, British Columbia--Skidegate
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2020-04-27
Description: Indigenous, municipal leaders discussed travel restrictions on Haida Gwaii, north and central coasts.
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Subject: Council of the Haida Nation, Haida Nation, Alsop, Jason | Gaagwiis, Alsop, Jason | Gaagwiis, Schooner, Samuel, Webber, Wally, Slett, Marilyn, Innes, Linda, Pages, Barry, Olsen, Kris, Reece, Garry, Province of British Columbia, Central Coast Regional District, Nuxalk Nation, Heiltsuk Nation, Gitxaala Nation, Village of Masset, North Coast Regional District, Village of Queen Charlotte, Lax Kw'alaams Band, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Lax Kw'alaams Band, Northern Health, Baker, Dan, Horgan, John, Gwaii Trust Society, Village of Daajing Giids
Group: Indigenous Communities , Transportation, Travel, & Tourism
Creator: Gall, Karissa
Publisher: Haida Gwaii Observer
Coverage: British Columbia--Haida Gwaii, British Columbia--Central Coast Regional District, British Columbia--North Coast Regional District, British Columbia--British Columbia--Bella Coola Valley, British Columbia--Bella Bella, British Columbia--Masset, British Columbia--Queen Charlotte, British Columbia--Daajing Giids, British Columbia--Lax Kw'alaams, British Columbia--Kitkatla
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2020-05-04
Description: Pacific Coastal Airlines has confirmed their partial return to service on June 1 does not include Haida Gwaii.
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Subject: Pacific Coastal Airlines, Smith, Quentin, Air Canada, Council of the Haida Nation, Haida Nation
Group: Indigenous Communities , Transportation, Travel, & Tourism
Creator: Gall, Karissa
Publisher: Haida Gwaii Observer
Coverage: British Columbia--Haida Gwaii, British Columbia--Sandspit
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2020-05-13
Description: Tseshaht First Nation is condemning the “threatening” behaviour of a customer who was non-compliant with the COVID-19 protection measures at the Tseshaht First Nation Market and Gas Bar.
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Subject: Tseshaht Market, Tseshaht First Nation, Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations, Braker, Hugh, Desjardins-Lavoie, Joel
Group: Criminal, Racist, Threatening, & Non-compliant Behaviour, Indigenous Communities
Creator: Renwick, Melissa
Publisher: Ha-Shilth-Sa
Coverage: British Columbia--Port Alberni, British Columbia--Alberni Valley
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2020-12-01
Description: The Ehattesaht/Chinekint are asking the Ministry of Health to put the First Nation “high on the vaccine list”, as one quarter of its on-reserve community in Ehatis has now been infected with COVID-19.
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Subject: Ehattesaht First Nation, Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations
Group: Community Exposures & Transmissions, Indigenous Communities
Creator: Plummer, Eric
Publisher: Ha-Shilth-Sa
Coverage: British Columbia--Ehatis, British Columbia--North Central Vancouver Island
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2020-12-15
Description: Around 100 people poured onto Meares Island on July 1 to witness the raising of Hinaaqsuuqʷa, named after a past Tla-o-qui-aht “truth-speaking orator”.
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Subject: Frank, Eddie, Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation, Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations, Martin, Joel, Dick, Gordon, Masso, Saya, Audet, Barb, Martin, Gisele, Residential Schools, Martin, Robert | Nookmis, Amos, Patrick, Rorick, Robin, Easton, Ken, Cook, Robinson
Group: Arts & Culture, Indigenous Communities
Creator: Renwick, Melissa
Publisher: Ha-Shilth-Sa
Coverage: British Columbia--Opitsaht, British Columbia--Meares Island, British Columbia--Clayoquot Sound
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2022-07-05
Description: Cormorant Island’s health-care crisis will be continuing on throughout at least half the month of December.
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Subject: Cormorant Island Community Health Centre, Island Health, Buchanan, Dennis, Village of Alert Bay, 'Namgis First Nation, Whe-La-La-U Area Council Society
Group: Health Practitioners, Services, & Authorities, Indigenous Communities
Creator: Whitney, Tyson
Publisher: Ladysmith Chemainus Chronicle
Source: North Island Gazette
Coverage: British Columbia--Alert Bay, British Columbia--Cormorant Island, British Columbia--Port McNeill, British Columbia--Port Hardy, British Columbia--Northern Vancouver Island
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2022-12-01
Description: Indigenous and overall graduation rates in 2020-21 were both at all-time highs in Nanaimo-Ladysmith.
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Subject: Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools, McKay, Charlene, Grad 2021, Bob, Natasha, Nanoose First Nation, Province of British Columbia, Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Education
Group: Education, K to 12, Indigenous Communities
Creator: Yu, Karl
Publisher: Ladysmith Chemainus Chronicle
Source: Nanaimo News Bulletin
Coverage: British Columbia--Nanaimo, British Columbia--Ladysmith
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2021-11-26
Description: Northern Vancouver Island officially has 32 cases of COVID-19. The health region skyrocketed from just a single case of coronavirus during the week of Oct. 24-30 all the way up to 32 cases for Oct. 31-Nov. 6.
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Subject: Island Health, Kwa'lilas Hotel, Gwa'sala-'Nakwaxda'xw Nations
Group: Community Exposures & Transmissions, Hospitality Industry, Indigenous Communities , Testing, Case Counts, Analysis, & Modelling
Creator: Whitney, Tyson
Publisher: Ladysmith Chemainus Chronicle
Source: North Island Gazette
Coverage: British Columbia--Port Hardy, British Columbia--Northern Vancouver Island
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2021-11-12
Description: The Ucluelet First Nation has declared a state of emergency due to the ongoing spread of COVID-19.
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Subject: Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ Government | Ucluelet First Nation, Ucluelet First Nation, Delta Variant, Variants of Concern, McCarthy, Charles
Group: Community Exposures & Transmissions, Indigenous Communities
Creator: Bailey, Andrew
Publisher: Ladysmith Chemainus Chronicle
Source: Tofino-Ucluelet Westerly News
Coverage: British Columbia--Ucluelet, British Columbia--Clayoquot Sound, British Columbia--Hitacu
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2021-10-08
Description: Frustrated by the amount of destruction and disrespect he’s seen in his First Nation’s territory this summer, Tla-o-qui-aht member Timmy Masso is planning to block tourists from accessing West Main Forest Service Road on Tuesday.
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Subject: Masso, Timmy, Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation, Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations, Parks Canada
Group: Indigenous Communities , Transportation, Travel, & Tourism
Creator: Bailey, Andrew
Publisher: Nanaimo News Bulletin
Source: Tofino-Ucluelet Westerly News
Coverage: British Columbia--Tofino, British Columbia--Ucluelet, British Columbia--Clayoquot Sound
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2021-08-10
Description: Snuneymuxw First Nation’s Daisy Elliott has gone public with her COVID-19 diagnosis in the hope of instilling a sense of the seriousness about the illness in people.
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Subject: Elliott, Daisy, Snuneymuxw First Nation, COVID Action Cowichan (Facebook group), Island Health
Group: Community Exposures & Transmissions, Indigenous Communities
Creator: Simpson, Sarah
Publisher: Nanaimo News Bulletin
Source: Cowichan Valley Citizen
Coverage: British Columbia--Nanaimo
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2021-01-07
Description: More than 60 people lined the highway in Skidegate on Monday afternoon to ask any visitors arriving via BC Ferries to return to the terminal and leave Haida Gwaii.
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Subject: BC Ferries
Group: Indigenous Communities , Transportation, Travel, & Tourism
Creator: Slepian, Katya
Publisher: Nanaimo News Bulletin
Coverage: British Columbia--Haida Gwaii
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2020-04-27
Description: The Snaw-Naw-As First Nation closed its Tim Hortons store on Wednesday (Jan. 6) after reporting a staff member tested positive for the virus.
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Subject: Snaw-Naw-As First Nation, Tim Hortons, Edwards, Gordon, Island Health, Day Care Centres
Group: Community Exposures & Transmissions, Indigenous Communities
Creator: Briones, Michael
Publisher: Nanaimo News Bulletin
Source: Parksville Qualicum Beach News
Coverage: British Columbia--Lantzville
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2021-01-07
Description: Thanks to the efforts of dedicated health care workers, the cases of COVID-19 on Cormorant Island went from 30 to zero over four weeks.
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Subject: Cutfeet, Dan, Village of Alert Bay, 'Namgis First Nation
Group: Community Exposures & Transmissions, Indigenous Communities
Creator: Ducklow, Zoë
Publisher: North Island Gazette
Coverage: British Columbia--Alert Bay, British Columbia--Cormorant Island
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2020-05-22
Description: The Gwa’sala-Nakwaxda’xw First Nation on Northern Vancouver Island has extended its shutdown.
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Subject: Gwa'sala-'Nakwaxda'xw Nations
Group: Community Exposures & Transmissions, Indigenous Communities
Creator: Whitney, Tyson
Publisher: North Island Gazette
Coverage: British Columbia--Northern Vancouver Island
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2021-11-04
Description: The remote coastal first nation is concerned about COVID-19 with increased summer tourism.
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Subject: Nuxalk Nation, Miller, Jessica
Group: Indigenous Communities , Transportation, Travel, & Tourism
Creator: Ducklow, Zoë
Publisher: North Island Gazette
Coverage: British Columbia--Bella Coola Valley, British Columbia--Bella Coola
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2020-05-11
Description: Someone who visited the Zeballos school this week has tested positive for COVID-19. Contact tracing is underway, and the school is asking everyone in the community to take extra precautions to prevent any further possible spread of the virus.
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Subject: Zeballos Elementary Secondary School, Ehattesaht First Nation, Nuchatlaht Tribe, Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations
Group: Education, K to 12, Indigenous Communities
Creator: Ducklow, Zoë
Publisher: North Island Gazette
Coverage: British Columbia--Zeballos, British Columbia--Ehatis, British Columbia--Oclujce, British Columbia--North Central Vancouver Island
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2020-11-21
Description: For many the pandemic is a hardship, but for a Greater Victoria Indigenous artist it also ushered in opportunity.
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Subject: La Fortune, Howard, Tsawout First Nation, W̱SÁNEĆ First Nations, First American Art Magazine, Masked Heroes (Virtual Exhibition)
Group: Arts & Culture, Indigenous Communities , PPE, Masks, Medical Supplies, & Equipment
Creator: Crighton, Kendra
Publisher: Oak Bay News
Source: Victoria News
Coverage: British Columbia--Saanich Peninsula, British Columbia--Greater Victoria
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2020-05-16
Description: Powell River Regional Hospital District will be sending out two letters prompted by the COVID-19 outbreak in the region.
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Subject: Powell River Regional Hospital District, Leishman, Carole Ann, Brabazon, Patrick, Tla'amin Nation, Formosa, Dave, Radke, Al, qathet Regional District, McCormick, Sandy, Fall, Andrew, Gisborne, Mark, Vancouver Coastal Health, Doubt, George, City of Powell River
Group: Government Affairs, Health Practitioners, Services, & Authorities, Indigenous Communities , Testing, Case Counts, Analysis, & Modelling
Creator: Galinski, Paul
Publisher: Powell River Peak
Coverage: British Columbia--Powell River, British Columbia--Sunshine Coast, British Columbia--qathet Regional District
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2020-09-14
Description: Campbell River based Homalco Tours is also setting up live cameras for bear viewing in Orford.
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Subject: Instagram, Homalco First Nation, Homalco Wildlife & Cultural Tours, Obaggy, JP, Wilson, Janet, Social Media, Island Coastal Economic Trust
Group: Indigenous Communities , Transportation, Travel, & Tourism
Creator: Paul, Binny
Publisher: Saanich News
Source: Campbell River Mirror
Coverage: British Columbia--North Central Vancouver Island, British Columbia--Campbell River
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2020-07-03
Description: Since the pandemic began, Indigenous leaders have exhorted government officials in vain to give us more information and resources to protect our communities. To date, our requests have been ignored.
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Subject: Horgan, John, Dix, Adrian, Turpel-Lafond, Mary Ellen, 'Namgis First Nation, Henry, Bonnie, Province of British Columbia, McDonald, Shannon, Sayers, Judith | Kekinusuqs, Slett, Marilyn, Alphonse, Joe
Group: Government Affairs, Indigenous Communities
Creator: Sayers, Judith | Kekinusuqs, Slett, Marilyn, Alphonse, Joe
Publisher: The Globe and Mail
Coverage: British Columbia
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2020-06-24
Description: Unlike many Indigenous communities in British Columbia where vaccination rates are below the provincial average, the Ahousaht enthusiastically welcomed a team of public-health nurses who arrived with the Moderna vaccine on Jan. 6. Now, eight months on, First Nations health officials are concerned the protection offered by the vaccine is fading, just as the more dangerous Delta variant is spreading.
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Subject: Ahousaht First Nation, Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations, Vaccinations, Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine, Louie, Greg, Delta Variant, Variants of Concern, McDonald, Shannon, First Nations Health Authority, Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs, Henry, Bonnie
Group: Community Exposures & Transmissions, Indigenous Communities , Vaccinations
Creator: Hunter, Justine
Publisher: The Globe and Mail
Coverage: British Columbia--Maaqtusiis, British Columbia--Flores Island, British Columbia--Clayoquot Sound
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2021-10-10
Description: A protest over old growth forests is shaping up to be B.C.’s largest act of civil disobedience over logging in decades. Here’s what’s at stake.
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Subject: Fairy Creek Old-Growth Logging Protests, Logging Protests and Blockades, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Teal-Jones Group, Rainforest Flying Squad, Yurkovich, Susan, Council of Forest Industries, Veridian Ecological Consulting, Province of British Columbia, Wright, Joshua, Berman, Tzeporah, Pacheedaht First Nation, Peter, Victor, Verhoeven, Frits, Horgan, John, Merkel, Garry
Group: Business Affairs, Economy, & Sustainability, Government Affairs, Indigenous Communities , Protests & Activism
Creator: Hunter, Justine
Publisher: The Globe and Mail
Coverage: British Columbia--Fairy Creek, British Columbia--Capital Regional District
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2021-06-10
Description: In March, what had been anticipated as a potential $6-million harvest for the Heiltsuk Nation was cancelled, reflecting market upheaval as a result of COVID-19 and the challenges of physical distancing on small fishing boats.
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Subject: Heiltsuk Nation, Brown, Frank, Slett, Marilyn, Deeks, Jane, Government of Canada
Group: Business Affairs, Economy, & Sustainability, Food Security, Indigenous Communities
Creator: Stueck, Wendy
Publisher: The Globe and Mail
Coverage: British Columbia--Bella Bella
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2020-04-19
Description: Leaders of the Central Coast First Nations are calling on health authorities like VCH to share information about which communities have presumptive and confirmed COVID-19 cases so we can better protect our people.
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Subject: First Nations Health Authority, Henry, Bonnie, Skye, Courtney, 'Namgis First Nation, Vancouver Coastal Health
Group: Health Practitioners, Services, & Authorities, Indigenous Communities
Creator: Robinson, Roxanne, Shaw, Danielle, Slett, Marilyn, Webber, Wally
Publisher: The Globe and Mail
Coverage: British Columbia, British Columbia--Cormorant Island, British Columbia--Alert Bay, British Columbia--Bella Bella, British Columbia--Bella Coola Valley, British Columbia--Oweekeno, British Columbia--Klemtu
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2020-05-12
Description: Living in a remote coastal community accessible only by boat or air has its unique challenges, but pandemic-related restrictions have intensified barriers, forcing these families to get creative and lean on each other more than ever.
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Subject: Heiltsuk Nation, Wilson, Erin, Housty, Jess
Group: Indigenous Communities
Creator: Auger, Odette
Publisher: The Star
Source: The Discourse
Coverage: British Columbia--Bella Bella
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2020-12-04
Description: The Cowichan First Nation on Vancouver Island has issued a shelter-in-place order as COVID-19 spreads through its territory.
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Subject: Cowichan Tribes
Group: Community Exposures & Transmissions, Indigenous Communities
Creator: The Canadian Press
Publisher: Toronto Star
Source: The Canadian Press
Coverage: British Columbia--Cowichan Valley
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2021-01-07
Description: During the first week of 2021, the Ahousaht First Nation saw their whole community vaccinated “the Ahousaht way.”
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Subject: Ahousaht First Nation, Vaccinations, Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations, Louie, Greg, Residential Schools, McDonald, Shannon, Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine, Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, First Nations Health Authority, Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council, Keitlah, John | Tlaakishwia, Frank, Dave
Group: Community Exposures & Transmissions, Indigenous Communities , Vaccinations
Creator: Auger, Odette
Publisher: The Star
Source: The Discourse
Coverage: British Columbia--Ahousaht, British Columbia--Flores Island, British Columbia--Clayoquot Sound
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2021-02-12
Description: Advocates against old-growth logging have been blocking a bridge over the Gordon River with a large wooden statue of a screech owl for the past week.
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Subject: Fairy Creek Old-Growth Logging Protests, Logging Protests and Blockades, Teal-Jones Group, Savage Patch, Jones, Bill, Pacheedaht First Nation, Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Group: Indigenous Communities , Protests & Activism
Creator: Lo, Michael John
Publisher: Times Colonist
Coverage: British Columbia--Fairy Creek, British Columbia--Capital Regional District
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2023-08-06
Description: Alert Bay Mayor Dennis Buchanan struggles to talk about the first COVID-19 death on Cormorant Island under his watch, and a local state of emergency.
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Subject: Buchanan, Dennis, 'Namgis First Nation, Svanvik, Don, Henry, Bonnie, Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, Village of Alert Bay, Whe-La-La-U Area Council Society, Island Health, First Nations Health Authority, Cutfeet, Dan, Emergency Management BC
Group: Community Exposures & Transmissions, Indigenous Communities
Creator: Harnett, Cindy E.
Publisher: Times Colonist
Coverage: British Columbia--Alert Bay, British Columbia--Cormorant Island
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2020-04-27
Description: The Tsawout First Nation is warning community members of possible exposure to COVID-19 after a person who tested positive for the virus attended the health centre located on Tetayut Road in Saanichton.
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Subject: Tsawout First Nation, W̱SÁNEĆ First Nations, Island Health, Williams, Lois
Group: Community Exposures & Transmissions, Indigenous Communities
Creator: Bidal, Devon
Publisher: Victoria News
Source: Saanich News
Coverage: British Columbia--Saanich Peninsula, British Columbia--Greater Victoria
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2020-06-20
Description: Hjalmer Wenstob carves totem to recognize those lost to COVID-19.
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Subject: Wenstob, Hjalmer | Tlehpik, Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation, Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations, Zoom, Moore, Chantel, Martin, Martha, Martin, Michael, Frank, Elmer
Group: Arts & Culture, Indigenous Communities
Creator: Bailey, Andrew
Publisher: Tofino-Ucluelet Westerly News
Coverage: British Columbia--Ty-Histanis, British Columbia--Clayoquot Sound
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2023-10-02
Description: Project returning important part of Tla-o-qui-aht culture to community 200 years later.
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Subject: Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation, Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations, Martin, Joe, Martin, Robert | Nookmis, Gray, Robert, Boite, John, Newcombe, Charles, Dick, Gordon, Amos, Patrick, Rorick, Robin, Easton, Ken, Davidson, Benjamin, Moore, Chantel, Tofino Botanical Gardens
Group: Arts & Culture, Indigenous Communities
Creator: Renwick, Melissa
Publisher: Tofino-Ucluelet Westerly News
Coverage: British Columbia--Opitsaht, British Columbia--Meares Island, British Columbia--Clayoquot Sound
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2021-07-26
Description: Calm seas and overcast Canada Day skies welcomed family, friends and visitors to the ancient village of Opitsaht on July 1 to bear witness to a historical totem pole raising ceremony.
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Subject: Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation, Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations, Martin, Joe, Martin, Levi, Martin, Robert | Nookmis, Dick, Gordon, Easton, Ken, Cook, Robinson, Amos, Patrick, Rorick, Robin, Martin, Gizele, Martin, Mary, Enns, Eli, Martin, Moses, Gray, Robert, Canada Day
Group: Arts & Culture, Indigenous Communities
Creator: O'Malley, Nora
Publisher: Tofino-Ucluelet Westerly News
Coverage: British Columbia--Opitsaht, British Columbia--Meares Island, British Columbia--Clayoquot Sound
Format: Newspaper article , Video recording
Date: 2022-07-03
Extent: 50:10
Description: After a roughly three-month closure to suppress the spread of COVID-19, the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve has begun reopening certain areas of its landscape to visitors, but not everyone is ready to rev up the welcome wagon.
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Subject: Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, Parks Canada, Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation, Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations, Wenstob, Hjalmer | Tlehpik, West Coast Trail
Group: Indigenous Communities , Sports, Recreation, & Leisure, Transportation, Travel, & Tourism
Creator: Bailey, Andrew
Publisher: Tofino-Ucluelet Westerly News
Coverage: British Columbia--Ty-Histanis, British Columbia--Esowista, British Columbia--Clayoquot Sound, British Columbia--Broken Group Islands
Format: Newspaper article
Date: 2020-06-25
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