Education Bulletin - May/June 2019
Volunteers Needed for Membership Committee
Apology from United Church
For your information:
Representatives from the United Church attended our Chief and Council Meeting on May 10, 2019 to read the below apology from the United Church to Indigenous Peoples and former students of residential schools.
The Road to Reconciliation By United Church & Tla-o-qui-aht - Luncheon on May 17, 2019
Office Closure - May 20, 2019 - Victoria Day
Precautionary Boil Water Advisory In Effect - District of Tofino
Naasuksap Timaqsti?ak?i Tuucamih Strengthening the Spirit of the Women
May Bulletin
8 week Trade Sampler followed by a paid job placement
Measles Catch Up for Students in Grade 10, 11 and 12
Island Health has asked that we pass on information about Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR) vaccinations to all parents of grade 10, 11 and 12 students. Please read through the attachment and call the Island Health or the NTC contacts listed on the attachment if you have any questions.
NTC Scholarship Information
Edge of Knife - Showing April 23, 2019
Our BC First Nations Studies 12 and Art teacher, Shannon McWhinney, had a request from her students to bring the movie “Edge of the Knife” to town. She has arranged for a screening at the Ucluelet Community Centre on April 23rd at 7:30pm. Admission is by donation and all proceeds raised will support the USS Nuu-chah-nulth language and culture classes.
Please make sure all Tla-o-qui-aht members know about his event.
Edge of the Knife is a feature length Haida language film about pride, tragedy, and penance. Adiits'ii, the lead character in the film, is mentally and physically pushed to the brink of survival and becomes Gaagiixiid/Gaagiid - the Haida Wildman. The Gaagiixiid is one of Haida's most popular stories, sustained over the years though song and performance. This project is a community initiative with strong support from the Haida people as well as from the Council of the Haida Nation.
https://www.movie-trailer.co.uk/trailers/2018/edge-of-the-knife/#play
Office Closure - April 19th and April 22nd
SGaawaay K'uuna (Edge of the Knife)
Monday, April 15, 2019 at 8:00 PM – 9:45 PM PDT
SGaawaay K'uuna (Edge of the Knife) (Hist/Adv, Canada, 2018, 100 min, Not Rated)
Directors: Gwaii Edenshaw, Helen Haig-Brown
“Edge of the Knife” gives us a rare opportunity to hear the Haida language. In a 19th-century summer, two large families gather for their annual fishing retreat on the far-removed island of Haida Gwaii. Adiits'ii accidentally causes the death of his best friend Kwa's son and tormented by what he has done, spirals into insanity, becoming Gaagiixid, a supernatural being.
93% on Rotten Tomatoes!
http://tofinomovies.blogspot.com/ (my movie website, with other links and info)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WwICs7S-AQ&t=994s (the 25 minute CBC documentary video about the making of the film)
https://www.facebook.com/events/270779783861179/ (my Facebook event)
https://www.facebook.com/edgeoftheknifemovie/ (the movie's Facebook page)
