Tla-o-qui-aht gifts Haida a cedar canoe on National Indigenous Peoples Day

By Nora O’Malley, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Ha-Shilth-Sa Tofino, B.C. – Wearing the same green velvet vest he wore 43 years ago when he took a stand against forestry companies from harvesting the old trees on Meares Island (Wanačas Hiłḥuuʔis), former elected Tla-o-qui-aht chief Moses Martin was excited to share June 21, National Indigenous Peoples Day, with so many friends, families and First Nations who joined him in the fight. “We didn’t do it alone,” he said, inviting individuals who were there in 1984 to stand up and accept a thunder of applause from the crowd gathered at Tofin…