Growing up between Ahousaht and the traditional territory of the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nations (Tofino), Shelby Huebner has spent much of her life on the water, and on the docks. In her first month as Ecotrust Canada’s new Fisheries Project Coordinator and Deployment Supervisor, Shelby shared her story with me over a video call from her office in Tofino. “I missed being on the dock, so I’m happy to be back,” Shelby said to me. This isn’t her first time working in fisheries for Ecotrust Canada. At 19, she trained to be a part-time dockside monitor for the Five Nations Fishery with Ha’oom Fisheries Society. The Society supports Ahousaht, Ehattesaht/Chinehkint, Mowachaht/Muchalaht, Hesquiaht and Tla-o-qui-aht First Nations in their Indigenous right to ...
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