Over the past two years, South Island Indigenous Authority has funded community-based initiatives that support health and safety for families in community. The initiatives funded have varied as communities have advocated for their priorities and needs. Occasionally,...
Throughout SIIA’s community consultation process we have had common themes come up in most of our engagements. One of the common messages we hear is that the best way to ensure the healthy growth and safety of children is to invest in the overall health and wellbeing...
On Thursday June 8th, SIIA’s Urban Community Engagement Lead, Jenna Lancaster (?IXC’AMGILAKW) hosted an urban Kwakwaka’wakw engagement event at the Mungo Martin House in Thunderbird Park. Members of our SIIA team had the opportunity to witness the event and meet...
May 11, 2023 Over the past two years, inmates and staff at the Vancouver Island Regional Correctional Centre have followed the guidance of Indigenous elders, such as Tom LaFortune, and collectively carved a totem pole that represents an acknowledgement of the...
Last Monday, our Interim Executive Director and Service Quality Lead had the opportunity to visit p̓aačiidʔaaʔtx to talk with Chief Jones and Council Member Trystan Dunn-Jones about SIIA’s work. We also had the opportunity to meet with some staff members and...
Including our urban community members’ voices is an important part of SIIA’s community engagement work. Over the summer and fall, our team has reached out and connected with a number of key Indigenous Service providers who primarily serve the urban...
