Nuchatlaht Star

Reclaiming land, governance, and culture among the Nuchatlaht

Our Story

Nuchatlaht Tribe is based on the west coast of Vancouver Island, where they are working to reclaim their homeland. The nation is actively involved in revitalizing their culture through song, oral history, and language work.

In July 2025, Nuchatlaht hosted a family and culture camp on their recently-reclaimed land. The gathering brought together nation members along with CORR partners from Aotearoa and Hawai'i. The camp provided opportunities to engage in learning though a variety of activities, including fishing, cedar weaving, and kelp harvesting.

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Meet the Team

Jordan Michael

Co-Researcher

My name is Jordan Michael, I am a proud member and hereditary chief of the Nuchatlaht tribe.

Mellissa Jack

Co-Researcher

My name Mellissa and my traditional name is Tsee-tsak-sup. I have a passion for learning our History, Culture and Language, as well as Indigenous Politics.

I feel that by learning our history we can start to build a strong foundation. Strengthening my teachings through education, I thrive to have a balance of education and cultural teachings that guides me.

I would like to see Nuchatlaht be a strong healthy community for generations to come as our ancestors would by lifting our people up.

Erick Michael

Co-Researcher

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Sara Jansen

Co-Researcher

I have had several random jobs and experience in my lifetime, I feel like I bring a logical viewpoint to situations and am a problem-solver. I have been working with Nuchatlaht over 4 years, and the lifetime and work experience has helped me to grow into this role. Prior to Nuchatlaht I worked for local government in emergency management on south Vancouver Island for around 13 years, both in a regional coordination capacity, and in a local capacity. I can bring people together and find common themes in issues and always have ideas for solutions. I have a BComm from the University of Alberta and several other courses and certifications from my varied work history.