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Planting Seeds, Inspiring Minds at Nawalakw
In Alert Bay, a community garden is not only feeding the community, but empowering youth. By Josh Kozelj, a freelance journalist and was the inaugural Hummingbird fellow with The Tyee. The boy had never used a rake, planted a seed or combed through mushy, brown dirt...
Nawalakw Community Farm receives land award
celebrating leadership in sustainable, equitable, and socially just land use across BC At the 2024 Land Awards Gala, the Real Estate Foundation of BC (REFBC) presented awards to five projects and two individuals demonstrating exceptional leadership in sustainable,...
Seasons of Growth
At Nawalakw, we celebrate the seasons of growth on this beautiful journey together. We continue to build our fluency through bak̕wa̱mk̓ala programs and we are proud of our language team who have been on their journey together through the University of Victoria’s...

The concept of the central design of the Nawalakw brand is the sun’s core with four circles representing the Musǥa̱makw Dzawada̱ʼenux̱w, the Four Tribes of Kingcome Inlet. The four stylized circles are inspired by an ancient tattoo design symbolizing the face of the sun. The rising sun is the Creator’s promise of another day and a chance for a new beginning, if we choose to take it.