The Native Fishing Association (NFA)
Promotes and Supports Indigenous People
in BC's Commercial Fishing Industry.
The Native Fishing Association (NFA)
Supporting Indigenous
BC Fishers
The Native Fishing Association (NFA) promotes and supports Indigenous commercial fishers in BC. Whether you have an established commercial fishing business or have just become interested in the industry, we are here to help.
We provide loans and grants, shared licenses and quotas, and a variety of support services to help you grow or start your fishing business.
Please browse our website to learn more about our programs and services and get in touch if you have any questions.
Do you remember this post? In January of this year, NFA did a call out to women fishers to share their pictures and stories to start #womeninfishingwednesdays . By the end of the month, we had over 800 pictures submitted! Since then, NFA has been working hard to develop a strategy to properly showcase the wonderful, beautiful pictures submitted from across North America. 100 pictures were randomly selected to be featured in a physical display. I have reached out to those women asking for permission to use the pictures and over half of them have said yes! (If you received a response to the picture from NFA it wasn’t spam, we would love to include you too, just let us know!) But NFA would also like to create a larger, virtual exhibit showcasing as many women as possible. We also hope to add to the exhibit in the future. So, I am asking anyone who responded to our original posting, or anyone with new pictures who would like to participate in future exhibits to please send NFA a Facebook message or email krystal@shoal.ca giving us permission. Keep watching our page for more details about the Exhibit!Happy 2024! It's Indigenous #WomenInFishingWednesday and we'd like to have more of you beautiful, strong Indigenous Fisherwomen to feature on Wednesdays!!! Send us your photos of you on the water or you working your fishing business.Special thanks to all of our participants for 2023 and helping us to grow our network. We look forward to sharing more stories for your viewing in the following weeks... ... See MoreSee Less
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Please note the correct email address for submissions has changed to krystal@shoal.ca❤️
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Happy #womeninfishingwednesdays! Today we are exited to show you the wonderful pictures shared by Channelle Edwards, and her trusty fishing dog. "Hi, I am from Ts’kw’aylaxw First Nation which is in the Statlimc nation . I live in Kamloops BC and I currently work as an underground miner, on my days off I like fishing in lakes, rivers and the ocean. " ... See MoreSee Less
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Wtg Channelle Orenda
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Spots are still AVAILABLE! Join us for the thought-provoking roundtable, "Reeling in Prosperity: Indigenous Leadership in BC's Commercial Fishing Sector."… ... See MoreSee Less
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There's a lot of work ahead of us.
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Grants available from $25-100k for building community seafood infrastructure (think licenced cold storage!). Applications will be accepted from October 1, 2024, to October 31, 2024, at 11:59 pm Pacific Time. However, the application intake period may close sooner if funding has been fully committed or if otherwise announced here.Applications received from organizations who signed a funding agreement with the LFIF since September 2021 will not be considered or assessed.If you’re an Indigenous applicant, you can contact the Indigenous Pathfinder Service for additional support by email at aafc.indigenouspathfinder-explorateurautochtone.aac@agr.gc.ca or telephone: 1-866-367-8506.The program ends on March 31, 2027. ... See MoreSee Less
Local Food Infrastructure Fund – Small Scale Projects: Step 1. What this program offers - agriculture.canada.ca
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Step 1. What this program offers Step 2. Eligibility Step 3. Before you apply Step 4. How to apply Step 5. Complete the application and apply Step 6. After you apply Contact information Step 1. What t...0 CommentsComment on Facebook
It's #womeninfishingwednesdays! Today we are staying in BC and meeting Jenny Allen. "I am from Stuxtews (Bonaparte First Nation) in the Secwempemcul'ecw (Shuswap) Nation. I have worked in Natural Resources since the age of 16 and have recently obtained my designation as a Registered Forest Technologist(RFT) through Forest Professionals of BC. I enjoy being outdoors fishing and hunting and consider myself as a caretaker of the land. In the photo attached is me enjoying being out on Fletcher Lake (located in the Cariboo west of Williams Lake, BC) ice fishing.Kukwstetsemc (Thank You) " ... See MoreSee Less
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If you would like to be featured on #womeninfishingwednesdays, please send your pictures or videos to krystal@shoal.ca! ❤
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An exciting opportunity for Fishermen age 18-30! ... See MoreSee Less
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Note the emphasis on “real” fishermen lol! 😉
Missed by 6 years 🙄😂 good thing I still look young buck
Can’t be very many can’t afford to get into fishing the way dfo manages
Happy Thursday!We are pleased to offer a pair of tickets to the screening of "Fish War" featured at the VIFF-Vancouver International Film Festival.It will be first come, first serve. If you are interested please send us a DM. Screening dates:Oct 2 @ 6:00PMOct 4 @ 1:00PM ... See MoreSee Less
VIFF 2024: Fish War | Vancouver International Film Festival
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This deep dive into the contentious history of fishing rights in Washington State proves richly rewarding. It's a genuinely compelling film about the transformative Boldt decree of 1974, which granted...0 CommentsComment on Facebook