Notice of available Huu-ay-aht rental housing unit
A four bedroom, 2 bath unit in a duplex in upper Anacla is available for rent starting March 15, 2023
Rent will be set 30% of total household income.
Applications requiring both deep and moderate subsidies will be considered.
Deadline for application is March 8, 2023.
Please fill out rental housing application here: click here
For more information or to apply for a rental unit, please contact Tiana Peters, Huu-ay-aht Rental Housing Coordinator at housingcoordinator@huuayaht.org or 250-720-6740.
On February 13, 2023, Tseshaht First Nations announced they will be publicly releasing the Phase 1 findings from research and scanning through the ʔuuʔatumin yaqckʷiimitqin (Doing It for Our Ancestors) project on February 21, 2023 at 1 p.m. The announcement will take place at the Maht Mahs Gym (5000 Mission Rd., Port Alberni) and it will be live streamed.
Huu-ay-aht Child and Family Wellness have created a space for Huu-ay-aht citizens who attended the Alberni Indian Residential School or those affected, to view the announcement and have support available as needed.
The live stream of the announcement will be shown at both of the Huu-ay-aht Government Offices, and Huu-ay-aht support workers will be available during this time.
Port Alberni and Anacla Government Office
12:30 – 4 p.m.
čamas, coffee, tea will be served
Please reach out to the Huu-ay-aht Child and Family Wellness Team for support at 250-723-0100.
For full press release from Tseshaht First Nations: click here
Supports Available to those affected by residential school
The Indian Residential School Survivors Society: 1-800-721-0066
Indian Residential School 24-hour national crisis line: 1-866-925-4419
Huu-ay-aht Cultural Support
Cory Howard Sr. or Mel Edwards: 250-728-3414
Quu’asa Services
David Zryd (Clinical Counsellor): 250-724-3939 or 250-720-5999 – in Anacla on Wednesdays
Cherie Elliott (Resolution Health Support Worker – Residential School Survivors): 250-724-3939 or 250-731-6645
Richard Watts (Resolution Health Support Worker – Residential School Survivors): 250-724-3939
Other Supports
First Nations Health Authority Counsellors – please call Shannon at 250-723-0100 for contact info for counsellors in your area or visit:
Huu-ay-aht Child and Family Wellness team invites Huu-ay-aht families (and those caring for Huu-ay-aht children) to learn and grow with Brad and DeeAnna Dennis as they present the Thrive Together Family Workshop over three days (March 27-29, 2023).
Brad and DeeAnna Dennis have invested over 20 years in developing a thriving family life by interweaving their Christian faith in Creator God with Huu-ay-aht teachings. This process has involved decolonizing their Christianity, learning from their Huu-ay-aht ancestors and using the tools they have developed in their professional practice as mental health professionals with children and families. Their workshops are designed to meet the needs of people with various learning styles. So they use stories, interactive exercises visuals, and scientific research.
Journey with Brad and DeeAnna through topics including; healthy roots of self care, strong trunk of marriage & community, and fruit bearing relational parenting.
When: March 27 – 29, 2023
Where: Port Alberni Government Office (4644 Adelaide St.)
Time: 4:30 – 7:30 p.m.
This workshop will be held over 3 evenings. Dinner, accommodations for 3 nights, and childcare will be provided.
For questions, please contact Chris Pearson at christine.p@huuayaht.org or 250-723-0100.
Elders will receive direct deposit on Wednesday, December 14, 2022 Citizens will receive direct deposit Thursday, December 15, 2022 Cheques will be mailed out Thursday, December 15, 2022
To ensure you receive your distribution on time, if you wish to have it direct deposited, please get your direct deposit form in as soon as possible. Also, make sure your current mailing address is up to date.
If you do not already have your direct deposit set up with the Nation, the deadline for direct deposit application is:Wednesday, December 14,2022
If your address is not up to date, please update it by Wednesday, December 14, 2022.
Visit one of the Huu-ay-aht Government Offices to get form (Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.)
If your address is up to date you do not need to fill out a form again. If you have direct deposit set up with the Nation, you do not need to submit again.
Please Note:
Distribution for minors will be deposited in to trust fund account
Huu-ay-aht people have managed and protected the lands since time immemorial. The impacts of colonization have led to outside influences taking over that role. Huu-ay-aht has made considerable steps to regain the right and privilege of management of the lands through treaty, acquiring crown tenures, and now partnerships with major tenure holders (C̕awak ʔqin Forestry).
The Hišuk ma c̕awak Integrated Resource Management Plan (HIRMP) is a Huu-ay-aht led initiative in partnership with C̕awak ʔqin Forestry and Mosaic Forestry Operations to create a new system of land and resource management that takes a look at the entire ḥahuułi (traditional territory) instead of the western approach of addressing land management by tenure.
Huu-ay-aht is most concerned with managing the lands in a sustainable way for the next 7 generations and in accordance with our sacred principles of ʔiisaak (respect), ʔuuʔałuk (taking care of) and Hišuk ma c̕awak (everything is one). With this in mind Huu-ay-aht is looking for citizen feedback – this survey provides information about the current state of affairs and what work is being done related to the various values, and to solicit citizen input to identify priorities & focus areas for the HIRMP.
The questions contained in this survey have been designed to inform the Huu-ay-aht First Nations’ Government about citizens’ priorities and concerns around the management of the lands. Community feedback will be used to adjust how various areas are being managed moving forward.
The videos and survey have been designed so you can watch and answer the questions for one, a few or all of the topics. Feel free to review and provide feedback at once or over a few sittings. The survey will run for two months and citizens should expect an update of resource management by Spring 2023.
** All of your answers are strictly confidential. Your name and email are for verification purposes only and will not be used or shared for external purposes.**
