Publications
Ocean Knowledge Cards highlight 36 species of sea life found along Vancouver Island’s west coast. Bring a deck with you the next time you go to the seashore.
Photo Gallery
A sneak peek into the many activities Uu-a-thluk takes part in, from steam pits to mending fish fences, to presenting to youth about fisheries related careers.
Videos
Safeguarding Our Seafood is a project to help determine the safety of Nuu-chah-nulth seafood following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident.
Building confidence by building tuchta: how Gathering Our Voices boosts Indigenous youth
There are now 19 more Indigenous youth in BC who know how to make a tuchta (traditional three-pronged spear) as a result of Uu-a-thluk’s recent Gathering Our Voices (GOV) workshop. Led by Aline Carrier (Uu-a-thluk Capacity Building Coordinator), Joshua Charleson...
All Eyes on Muchalat Inlet for a Mixed Stock Fishery
Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nation (MMFN) is in the early stages of working with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) on an expanded demonstration fishery in Muchalat Inlet. The fishery will target Gold and Burman River Chinook salmon in late summer, and...
Ahousaht First Nation Guardian Program: Increasing Capacity and Reviving Traditional Knowledge
In March 2017, the Government of Canada recognized the value of Guardian Watchmen programs by earmarking $25 million over five years for them in the federal budget. A 2016 study (Analysis of the Current and Future Value of Indigenous Guardian Work in Canada’s...
An Uu-a-thluk Biologist Shares his Passion for Nuu-chah-nulth Fisheries
Central Region Biologist Jared Dick’s love for science began during a class lesson in middle school. “We were talking about how the earth’s warming up, and I found it really scary but interesting,” he said. After high school his grandparents suggested he go to...
Federal Fisheries Act Amendments: What Exactly Do They Mean?
On February 1, 2018, the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, announced proposed amendments to the Fisheries Act that will affect Canadians from coast to coast. With a focus on restoring protections for...
Communities Learn About Harvesting Through Nuu-chah-nulth Values and Principles
Ocean foods have nourished and sustained Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations for millennia, yet today many challenges exist for those who want to access Nuu-chah-nulth foods and exercise their Aboriginal rights to those foods. The traditional foods that our ancestors enjoyed...