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Jun 01, 2007

Nuxalk: Disappearance of Oolichans

Oolichans that used to be plentiful in the Bella Coola river of the Nuxalk have now completely disappeared. Climate change and/or intensive shrimp trawling might be to blame. Below is an article published by the Vancouver Sun: There was a time when oolichan were so plentiful in the Bella Coola River "you could fill up a bucket with your hands," says Ray Morton, a 38-year-old member of...

Jun 01, 2007

Nuxalk: Disappearance of Oolichans

Oolichans that used to be plentiful in the Bella Coola river of the Nuxalk have now completely disappeared. Climate change and/or intensive shrimp trawling might be to blame.

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Nov 16, 2006

Nuxalk: American Indian Rituals Featured

Below is an extract from article published by the International Information Programs of the US Department of State: Washington – Invited to tell their own stories in a museum exhibit, one native...

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Feb 08, 2006

Nuxalk: Deal Protects Canada Rainforest

Canada's province of British Columbia has announced plans to protect a huge swathe of Pacific Coast rainforest, known as the Amazon of the North. The forest is home to a rare white bear, and...

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Jan 28, 2006

Nuxalk: Film Pulled From Victoria Festival

The world debut of a documentary about two remarkable journeys to Berlin by the Nuxalk people of Bella Coola, B.C. has been cancelled. Filmmaker Barbara Hager pulled her documentary from the festival...

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Dec 01, 2002

Nuxalk threatened by fish farms

Once again the Nuxalk nation is threatened by the encroachment of the development of Atlantic salmon hatchery in its traditional territory. Omega Fish Farms is in the process of building an Atlantic...

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