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Herring chronicles
(Wán̓aí chronicles)

This timeline highlights the Haíɫzaqv’s long relationship with herring, which has sustained them for thousands of years. Learn about the Haíɫzaqv’s struggle to win back their rights to manage the herring through legal challenges, perseverance, and the spirit of ǧviḷás.

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A screenshot from the introduction to the interactive timeline called, "Herring Chronicles," which explores the relationship between the Heiltsuk people and herring.
A screenshot from the "Negotiation and renewal" theme of the interactive timeline called, "Herring Chronicles" showing news stories relating to Heiltsuk fishing rights.
A screenshot from the interactive timeline, "Herring Chronicles" featuring a description of the 1997 legal case, "Delgamuukw v. British Columbia," which resulted in defining "Aboriginal title" in Canadian law.
A screenshot from the interactive timeline, "Herring Chronicles" that describes how the Coastal Guardian Watchman organization formed in 2005 and features a photo of Heiltsuk Guardian Watchman, Jordan Wilson.
Kelly Brown, the Director of the Heiltsuk Integrated Resource Management Department, speaks about Indigenous rights and responsibility in fisheries management in a video from interactive timeline, "Herring Chronicles."
A photo featured in the interactive timeline, "Herring Chronicles" where someone is demonstrating the Heiltsuk method of harvesting roe on kelp.
A photo of herring collected by Fisheries and Oceans Canada featured in the interactive timeline called, "Herring Chronicles," which explores the relationship between the Heiltsuk people and herring.

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10 min activity

Postcard: Students create a postcard that captures the details of one event in the Wán̓aí (herring) chronicles timeline.

Teaching tip: Indigenous cultures are contemporary cultures. Make sure your classroom resources show the continuity of Indigenous cultures from past to present.

Alert: Approach discussion of residential schools with sensitivity. Counselling support may be appropriate for some learners.

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Thanks to

PARTNERS

  • Heiltsuk Integrated Resource Management Department
  • Dalhousie University
  • Fisheries and Oceans Canada
  • Ocean Frontier Institute

Credits

SCRIPT

Heather DeLagran, Sonya Lee, Ayla Brown, Emily Sheepy, Erika Sullivan, Scott Simpson

PRODUCER (VIDEO)

Scott Simpson

PRODUCTION (EDUCATION)

Heather DeLagran, Emily Sheepy, Erika Sullivan

PRODUCTION (SCIENCE)

Sonya Lee

INTERACTIVE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT

Erika Sullivan

ILLUSTRATOR

Devon Parsons

ACTIVITY WRITERS

Heather Delagran, Erika Sullivan, Sonya Lee, Emily Sheepy

ACTIVITY GRAPHIC DESIGN

Erika Sullivan, Nada Jreidini

ACTIVITY VALIDATION

Ayla Brown

TRANSLATION

Jessica Hould-Fortin, Michèle Banks, Laurence Savage-Duguay

HEILTSUK NARRATION

Elder Elizabeth Brown

PEDAGOGICAL ADVISORS

Ayla Brown, Anita Hall, Dawn Hall, Leandria Carpenter, Johanna Gordon-Walker

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

Jac Gautreau

SCIENTIFIC DIRECTOR

Boris Worm

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