Nora O’Malley

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By Nora O’MalleyLocal Journalism Initiative ReporterPacific Rim National Park Reserve, B.C. – Ten years ago, Hesquiaht First Nation and Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ elder Nicki Love McCarthy asked Nuu-chah-nulth knowledge keepers if they knew of any words that described queerness.

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By Nora O’MalleyLocal Journalism Initiative ReporterKelowna, BC - All Nuu-chah-nulth teams have reason to celebrate after a jam-packed Junior All Native Tournament in Kelowna, but it might just be the Hitacu Itty Bitty Ballerz 10U team that hit the road with the biggest feather in their cap. The super young squad from Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ went undefeated, and the tournament organizers even had to enforce new rules after the Ballerz blew out the first team they played.

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By Nora O’MalleyLocal Journalism Initiative ReporterKelowna, B.C. – It was a radiant night for the Maaqtusiis Suns girls 13U basketball team from Ahousaht First Nation. With 10 seconds left on the clock and a comfortable 18-point lead over Lax kxeen United from Prince Rupert, Suns fans started to drum and sing their Victory Song. “When I heard that Victory Song, I was excited,” said Suns coach Robert Stanley. “I really don’t know what to say. I’m still at a loss for words. I’m super proud of them.

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By Nora O’MalleyLocal Journalism Initiative ReporterKelowna, BC - Tseshaht Pride 17U and Tseshaht Lightning 13U hustled their way to a pair of third places at the 2025 Junior All Nation Tournament (JANT) in Kelowna on March 16 to 21. After winning their first three games, Pride fell to Nuxalk (Bella Coola) At’Maakw, who went on to win the tournament for the second year running.

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By Nora O’MalleyLocal Journalism Initiative ReporterThis is article is part of a series of stories on Nuu-chah-nulth clam gardens. Clayoquot Sound, B.C. – From the captain’s seat of his fishing boat called ‘La Fortune’, Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation (TFN) fisherman Leo Jon Manson popped the lid off the proverbial can of worms labelled ‘float homes’. Float homes are encroaching cultural and harvesting sites in Tla-o-qui-aht territory, says Manson.