DECLARATION OF THE NUU-CHAH-NULTH WOMEN | Ha-Shilth-Sa Newspaper

9.3.16

DECLARATION OF THE NUU-CHAH-NULTH WOMEN | Ha-Shilth-Sa Newspaper: Nuu-chah-nulth Women, givers of life, are Mothers, Daughters, Grandmothers, Granddaughters, Aunts, Nieces, Sisters, Teachers and Friends.

We treasure the values and traditions we have been taught; they have sustained us during the many changes throughout history;

We take pride in our culture, heritage and traditions, and we honor and respect our Elders and their teachers;

We are responsible for the health and safety of our children and our families, and we seek to ensure that our children will always be protected;

We believe in the strength of our family ties, and assert our right to always retain the love of our immediate and extended families;

We have the right to be respected in spirit, mind, and body and to live free from sexual, physical, verbal and emotional abuse;