Melanie Mark Hli Haykwhl Ẃii Xsgaak
@melaniejmark
CEO Hli Haykwhl Ẃii Xsgaak Consulting.Former MLA Vancouver Mt Pleasant/Minister TACS & AEST. Only First Nations woman to serve in BC’s Cabinet. #PaddleTogether
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20-04-2015 04:36:25
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It was my honour to be in your canoe Andrea Reimer (she/her), along with so many other amazing leaders and advocates who had and will continue to have your back. #PaddleTogether - the journey to advance #EDI and #Reconciliation continues…🧡🛶
I am light on social media these days but when I heard this story it broke my heart-I want to thank all of the people who are doing their level best to save this baby orca #LittleHunter -namely #ChiefSimonJohn of the #EhattesahtFirstNation . Please update us w/ the action plan #DFO
Murray Sinclair who led the TRC said “Education is what got us here and education is what will get us out.” Congrats KwantlenU for waiving tuition for students from local First Nations. After all education is a great equalizer #Empower
timescolonist.com/bc-news/bc-uni… via Times Colonist
Congratulations to Joan Phillip! Vancouver- Mount Pleasant is in good hands as you continue to advocate for the people, planet, prosperity and reconciliation alongside David Eby and the team! #PaddleTogether
Congratulations to Joan Phillip for successfully winning the by-election today to become MLA in Vancouver Mount Pleasant! UBCIC and Grand Chief Stewart are proud of her accomplishment of being the second First Nations woman elected as MLA in BC and succeeding Melanie Mark.
.BC NDP to acclaim Joan Phillip as its candidate to replace Melanie Mark Hli Haykwhl Ẃii Xsgaak in Vancouver-Mount Pleasant.
My latest in The Orca Glacier Media Inc.:
biv.com/article/2023/0…
The #IndigenousWomenOutdoors received a #BCAntiRacismAwards for their work to address the barriers that prevent Indigenous women from pursuing careers in the outdoors industry (2/7)
B.C. lifts age limit on free tuition for those who were once in foster care /via The Globe and Mail theglobeandmail.com/canada/british…
Happy #IWD ! Thank you Sonia Sunger - I made an error in my remarks-I’m not the 1st First Nations person to get elected in BC, that was the late #FrankCalder who is also Nisga’a. But I am the only First Nations woman to be an MLA & Cabinet Minister in BCs history. #PaddleTogether
You bet it does! Paddle hard - paddle like peoples’ lives depend on it- paddle with 🧡 #PaddleTogether #Rights #Respect #Recognition #DRIPA
Gilakas’la for all your service Melanie Mark Hli Haykwhl Ẃii Xsgaak and for inspiring all of us, especially Indigenous women and girls. Our journey continues…🙏🏽🧡🪶
Minister Melanie Mark Hli Haykwhl Ẃii Xsgaak will join BIV editor-in-chief Hayley Woodin Hastings for an onstage conversation at the 2023 Influential Women in Business Awards on March 8. biv.com/article/2023/0… #bcpoli #womeninbusiness #Indigenous #leadership
It was also kind of Sonia Furstenau (and other MLA colleagues) to mention the great work Melanie Mark Hli Haykwhl Ẃii Xsgaak has done, and to think about why we are continuing to see IBPOC women leaving politics.
And it's not just in the political world. It reminded me this graphic I saw.
Today, Sonia Furstenau shared BC Legislature how MLAs are 'all temporary occupiers of these seats' and encouraged us to think about why we are here.
'... if we keep doing the same thing in here, how are we going to expect different outcomes?'
Couldn't agree more. Thank you. ✊