Tla'amin Nation

10/15/2026

Early Childhood Educator Assistant (ECEI) - Casual on Call

Under the direction of the Manager of Early Childhood Education and in collaboration with the Early Childhood Educators (ECE) and other staff members, the ECE Assistant (ECE1) works to be an effective and positive part of the team within the Nation’s early childhood education programs. Priorities include the organization, cleanliness, and safety of the childcare environment, as well as the direct provision of care to children in the programs.

The successful applicant will be required to work in accordance with the BCGEU Collective Agreement as well as the applicable policies and procedures of Tla’amin Health and Tla’amin Nation. This position is open to applicants of all genders.

The Tla’amin Nation is a modern, forward thinking, self-governing nation located on the beautiful upper Sunshine Coast (qathet Region). Position Summary Job Status: Casual On Call Job Title: Early Childhood Educator Assistant (ECE I) Hours of Work: As

10/14/2026

🎥 𝐍𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐰 𝐄𝐱𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 🎥

č̓ɛč̓ɛhatənapɛšt!

Thank you to the 1,384 households who requested a screening of Namesake on Truth and Reconciliation Day.

There was so much interest in the 24-hour screening window that we have extended it to the end of October 30th, 2026.

In order to receive a link to the film, please click Screening Request at https://namesake.film/ -requests

If you are hoping to organize a larger screening for your community, you can use the same link.

10/14/2026

🔊 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐩🔊

χ𝐚ʔ𝐚𝐣̌𝐢 𝐤ʷə𝐭̓ᶿ 𝐧𝐚𝐧
My name is χaʔaǰi

χaʔaǰi is the original Tla’amin name for the place now commonly known as Cranberry Lake.

Long before the surrounding community was established, χaʔaǰi was a place connected to Tla’amin history and oral traditions. One of these stories talks about Tolfeba, a powerful creature that travelled beneath the earth and through the water, leaving its mark on the landscape.

Tolfeba was born near ʔagayqsən (Harwood) and travelled toward the mainland. Wherever the people settled, Tolfeba followed, bringing sickness and hardship.

Seeking safety, the people eventually established a village at the northern end of χaʔaǰi. When Tolfeba found them again, the chief proposed moving to a small island in the lake, hoping the surrounding water would protect them.

The people later worked together to capture Tolfeba, using a strong rope made from cedar bark and rawhide. As the creature struggled to escape, its powerful tail struck the western hillside, and earth and gravel were pushed into the lake's outlet, blocking the flow of water.

The water began to rise, eventually submerging the island and taking many lives. The story tells how a new creek formed toward the sea and how the Great Spirit placed floating flowers and loons upon the lake to mourn those who had been lost.

χaʔaǰi, comes from the cranberries that once grew in the surrounding wetlands.

Through Tla’amin oral traditions, these stories continue to connect generations to the lands and waters of their ancestors.

My name is χaʔaǰi.

Video by Rhys Poole
Sound by Parker Bossley
Narration by Leslie Adams-Wilson

10/06/2026

The Public Health Nurse is a key member of the health care team at Tla’amin Health, primarily responsible for promoting and protecting the optimal health, well-being and safety for families during all stages of life through universal targeted programming.

The successful applicant will be required to work in accordance with the BCGEU Collective Agreement as well as the applicable policies and procedures of Tla’amin Health and Tla’amin Nation. The successful applicant will be in good physical health. This position is open to applicants of all genders.


Qualifications

1. Current practicing registration with the College of Registered Nurses of BC (CRNBC)
2. Bachelor’s degree in nursing
3. Completion of specialty nursing certificate/certified practice (CRNBC)
4. 2 years of recent, related public health nursing experience
5. Valid BC Driver’s License

Tla’amin Health operates within the Tla’amin Nation. The Tla’amin Nation is a modern, forward thinking, self-governing nation located on the beautiful upper Sunshine Coast (qathet Region). Position Summary Job Status: Full Time - Permanent Job Title: Public Health

10/06/2026

Tla'amin celebrated the ribbon cutting ceremony for ʔɛʔɛχəmawtxʷ - Carving House, a purpose built carving and teaching space. Opened today, the new carving house already has its first project.

Artist Josh Watts came to help out with a log brushing ceremony for the new welcome pole planned for the tiskwat coming home housing development.

ʔimot p̓ap̓ɛm everyone.

Please check this caption rich album and celebrate with us!

09/30/2026

Our whole hearts are with our brothers and sisters in Tsawwassen First Nation. χaƛnomɛč

09/30/2026

On September 30 - for 24 hours only - Stream təm kʷaθ nan (Namesake) at home.

Please email [email protected] for the link and password

Visit www.namesake.film to learn more about the film.

09/29/2026

Tla'amin was copied on this letter last night from some of the closest living relatives of the late Israel Wood Powell.

Reading this letter ahead of Truth and Reconciliation Day is emotional and uplifting.

We raise our hands in thanks to the family for stepping forward to share their message of reflection and support.

Visit https://powellriver.ca/pages/pnc to learn more about how the City and Tla’amin have collaborated on a possible name change so far.

09/28/2026

🔊𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐩 🔊
tiskʷət 𝐤ʷə𝐭̓ᶿ 𝐧𝐚𝐧

My name is tiskʷət
tiskʷət (tee-skwut) means “big/wide river.” It is the original Tla’amin name for the place now commonly known as Powell River.

The river was an important sockeye salmon river, and Tla’amin families lived, travelled, fished, hunted and gathered throughout this place.

The late Dave Dominic remembered his grandfather having a house there, on the other side of where the mill would later stand.

Elsie Paul shared stories passed down from her grandparents about the first missionary arriving at tiskʷət in the 1850s, where the first mass was held near what later became the mill site. She remembered the stories of cabins along the river and described tiskʷət simply as “such a beautiful river.”

Elders also remembered travelling through tiskʷət by canoe. The late Agnes McGee recalled Tla’amin people pulling their canoes through the tiskʷət River and into the lake, to hunt while the late Hew’kin Joe Mitchell shared teachings and warnings about the power of the river and its waters.

Oral history, archeological evidence, and eyewitness accounts by early settlers all point to the same conclusion- that Tiskwat (big/wide river) was a principal settlement of Tla’amin Nation at the time of contact.

My name is tiskʷət.

Learn to say the name tiskʷət below.

https://www.firstvoices.com/tlaamin/words/665304d2-4641-4927-8c35-1f0eb82f32cd

Video by Rhys Poole
Voice by Dion Marriott and Elsie Paul Song by Drew Blaney

09/25/2026

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

See you all on September 30th!

The starting gathering spot is the Dwight Hall parking lot this year.