Briefl y 1 Volume 9,7, IssueIssue 11 || FebruaryMarch, 2019, 2017 JaniceYFN members Webster honouredattended the for offi work cial in Port Alberni ground breaking for Fraser River Page 3 the Traverse Trail... Sockeye is New Totem Pole WIll Page 3 ours! Promote Our Language ast November, the Maa-nulth people new Language Revolution Language Revitalization To- sea, wind and stars. There is Lreceived great news when Totem Pole has been com- tem Pole will be gifted to the also an eleventh relative that the courts ruled they will have missioned by the First Na- University of Victoria where it will be depicted on the pole: ongoing access to Fraser RiverAtions Education Foundation (FNEF) will stand, with the blessing earthquake, which is sent to Sockeye Salmon. and will be carved by renowned and support of the Esquimalt teach humility and remind hu- Larry Johnson,, NCNNCN SeafoodSeafoodNuu-chah-nulth carver Tim Paul, and Songhees First Nations, in man beings of the all-encom- Development Corporationsays Yuułuʔiłʔath Government recognition of the University’s passing power of the Creator. President, says the ruling notPresident and FNEF volunteer “Oral history, songs, dances, only gives Maa-nulth FirstChief Executive Officer. ceremony, and art were – and Work is progress- The totem pole is being “Oral history, songs, continue to be – the vehicle Nation access to fish outside ing on the The of its traditional territory, butmade in recognition of the dances, ceremony for transmitting history, know- itit setssets thethe stagestage forfor thethe secondsecondUnited Nations’ International ledge, and sovereign rights ʔapsčiik t̓ašii pro- Year of Indigenous Languages from generation to genera- LEO Network inin aa two-parttwo-part disputedispute thatthat and art were - and will draw attention to the tion,” said Paul. “Through jectlaunched in Pacific in British Rim concerns the underage of overimportance of Indigenous lan- storytelling we are also re- National Park 15,000 Fraser River Sockeye. and continue to Columbia... guageTwo and culture Hitacuin Canada. citzens mindedenrolled of our family ties to Reserve “In 2014 the most Fraser RiverPaul is part of the Hesquiaht be - the vehicle neighbouring tribes and Na- Page 4 Sockeye came back more thanTribe, who has made presen- tions. When we use our lan- Page 5 anyone ever thought would,tations to Ucluelet First Nation for transmitting guage, it is not just another and the Maa-nulth peopleabout in cultural university significance. history.” programsway of saying something; the were denied access because “This totem pole will not principles of our culture are the Sockeye decided to divertonly raise hereawareness are currently of the two Tim challenging Paul and rewarding. embeddedgrowing and inchanging the language as new to the inside of Vancouverthreats facingUcluelet Indigenous First lanNation- This program off ersers aa dynamicdynamic andgenerations many wordsassume simply responsi- can- IslandIsland andand notnot thethe WestWest Coast,”Coast,”guages T in Canadamembers and enrolled around in learninglearning experienceexperience thatthat willwill notbility be for translated. moving forward. It is only by Johnson explains. “We askedthe world,university it willprograms, also drawand the make a profound impact in one’s understandingThe program ourincludes language the twice offi ciallycially andand werewere denieddeniedattention knowledge to the they urgent are obtaining need is career, their community and thatcore weconcepts can unlockand knowledge the most twice offi cially,cially, andand allall requestsrequeststo advanceexpected reconciliation to benefi tt allall citizens.citizens. and leadershiptheir business. in Language The curriculum Revital- importantincludedincluded inin mostmostvalues, MBAMBA programs,principles,programs, were said to be sent forwardhealing Gordonby supporting Taylor Indigen Jr.,, aa - YGYGization integratesintegrates and Indigenous corecore businessbusiness Studies. disci-disci- andbut conceptsrecognizes of whothat wetradi- are.” to the Minister of Fisheries inous a peoplesLegislator and and communities the Operations Theplines stories with andpractical themes experience carv- tionalDoiron knowledge says carving also playsthe Lan a - briefi ngng note.”note.” in theirManager efforts ofto YGpreserve businesses, and er Timand Paulleadership has selected development, to be guagesignificant Revitalization role in Aboriginal Pole will InIn 2015,2015, MFNMFN askedasked againagainpromote isis currentlycurrently their languages enrolledenrolled andinin thethe featured customized on the withpole honourspecific notleadershipleadership only andandbring decisiondecision attention making.making. to cultures through innovative 10 relatives of the Nuu-chah- the threats facing Indigenous Carverand were Tim denied Paul’s totemagain and University of British Colum- Aboriginal content. The five ItIt isis designeddesigned forfor AboriginalAboriginal andand YFN Levana the Maa-nulth Treaty Societysolutions,” bia’s’s Sauder says Doiron.School of Businessnulth month people: program sky, allows sun, studentsmoon, languages,non-Aboriginal but students will also working create pole design Continued on page 4 triggered the Dispute Resolution Wheninin theirtheir completed, AboriginalAboriginal ManagementManagement the mountains, to add a rivers,globally lakes, recognized land, within this context. 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