08/26/2026
In April 2024, we had the honour of supporting ʕaaḥuusʔatḥ (Ahousaht) First Nation in their ʔahʔiiḥčp ʔukʷił ʔiqḥmuut (Honouring Our Ancient Ones) Project.
This community-led initiative sought to locate missing children from the Ahousaht and Christie Indian Residential Schools through archaeological research, advanced scanning technology and oral testimony. Throughout the project, the priority was to communicate with care, transparency and cultural integrity.
Our support included:
- Media relations materials: Event social media guide, project social media content, presentation template, community notice, media monitoring and outreach, day-of-support and media process guide.
- Strategic communications: key messaging and FAQs
The impact:
- Built and maintained a media list of 123 contacts.
- Engaged 59 media outlets and 20 local and regional institutions.
- Secured 10 stories published across 28 local, regional and international outlets.
- Supported communications surrounding three public statements issued by a BC minister, a neighbouring First Nation and an Indigenous organization.
Our role was to support, not speak for the Nation. By walking alongside the project team, we ensured respectful storytelling that centred community voice and truth.