Snuneymuxw First Nation

✨Congrats Veronica Good ! You are our first Snuneymuxw Days 2026 GIVEAWAY Winner!

You can pick up your prize at the SFN Administration Office reception desk during regular office hours (Monday–Friday, 8am–4pm, closed from noon-1pm for lunch).

Not located in the Nanaimo area? No problem! We can mail your prize to you. Please email [email protected] with your mailing address, along with your preferred hoodie size and T-shirt size.

🎁Stay tuned for more Snuneymuxw Days giveaways! 🌊

🔗More info about Snuneymuxw Days is available at: www.SnuneymuxwDays.com

🔗Click "Going" on our Facebook event page: www.facebook.com/events/951939120869052

sht’e:luts, all are welcome to join us for a salmon BBQ party! 🍽️

🗓️ kweyulus, tomorrow, Saturday, June 13, 2026
⏰11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
📍1984 Woobank Rd

There will also be a bouncy castle, door prizes, obstacle courses, bingo, family fun, haircuts and more!

❓Got a question or need a ride? Please contact Chenoa at 250-740-2316

🏀 PAID OPPORTUNITY – SNUNEYMUXW DAYS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT🏀

Want to be part of the action at this year's Snuneymuxw Days Basketball Tournament?

We're looking for event staff to help with:
✅ Timekeeping
✅ Scorekeeping
✅ Cleanup Crew

This is a great chance to be part of the action up-close, and support a fun, high-energy event for the community!

🩵This is a paid opportunity, and training is provided as needed.

❓Interested? Contact [email protected] for more information.

⚽✨NEW at Snuneymuxw Days 2026!✨⚽

In addition to the event’s usual Basketball tournament, we're excited to welcome a new ✨Soccer Tournament✨ to this year’s event!

Games will take place at locations throughout the city during Snuneymuxw Days, including📍Merle Logan, Harewood Artificial Turf & Q’unq’inuqwstuxw Field (hay ce:p q́a’ to our our partners at the City of Nanaimo Local Government).

🔗 Follow our soccer event page to stay up to date about the tournament: www.facebook.com/share/1EYVpUBetR

❓Questions about the Soccer Tournament? 🥅 “Pass” them over to
[email protected]

Join us in celebrating our sacred Lands, waters, and each other, at Snuneymuxw Days 2026!

🔗 More info about Snuneymuxw Days is available at: www.SnuneymuxwDays.com

🏀This year at Snuneymuxw Days:

Get ready for an exciting weekend cheering on our yusquqúp, our teams, at the Snuneymuxw Days 2026 Basketball Tournament!

This year's tournament features Men's and Women's Open Divisions to compete for cash prizes and individual awards.

🏀 Looking for updates on basketball at Snuneymuxw Days? Follow our basketball event page at: www.facebook.com/share/17R7ZkSPqh

❓Got questions? “Shoot”⛹️ them over to John at [email protected].

Join us in celebrating our sacred Lands, waters, and each other, at Snuneymuxw Days 2026!

🔗 More info about Snuneymuxw Days is available at: www.SnuneymuxwDays.com

Do you know the beautiful story behind the Snuneymuxw Days logo?

The Snuneymuxw Days logo was designed by master carver Noel Brown.

Noel had been working on this artwork for some time, unsure exactly of what it was meant for, but trusting his creative instinct. When the Snuneymuxw Days Team approached him about creating a new logo for the event, everything fell into place, and he realized this design had been waiting for its purpose.

Canoe culture has been integral to Snuneymuxw since time immemorial. When we’re on the water, we’re in relationship with the Ancestors. The paddle meeting the water, a quiet reunion.

Canoe culture embodies a way of life. Gathering at canoe races and training for these events becomes a profound learning experience that strengthens values of respect, humility, and interconnectedness. Throughout the summer months, the beautiful canoe serves as an outlet, connecting our communities from the youngest to the oldest, and grounding us in our way of being.

Balance is paramount, whether in teachings or in life itself. Maintaining balance in a canoe is a lot like staying balanced in life. It takes practice, focus, and learning from experience. Just as you can't have all the weight on one side of the canoe, life requires equilibrium.

In the canoe (L-R), we have the bear, eagle and wolf. We honour our ancient relationship with these sacred beings and the teachings they continue to offer.

We launched this logo last year, in 2025. And it’s been an honour to have this artwork represent such a meaningful event. For those of you who love this artwork as much as we do, you’ll find it featured throughout our Snuneymuxw Days merch, available at the event.✨

We invite everyone to join us in celebrating our sacred Lands, waters, and each other, during Snuneymuxw Days 2026.

🔗 Learn more about Snuneymuxw Days at: www.SnuneymuxwDays.com

Last week, our Land Guardians spent the day tumulhéw̓txw, in our lands alongside the Marmot Recovery Foundation, learning about our marmot shxwuw̓éli. 🏞️

As caretakers of these lands, our Land Guardians are committed to learning how we can better support and protect our marmot relatives, helping ensure they continue to thrive within Snuneymuxw territory for generations to come. hay ce:p q́a’ to our Land Guardians for their ongoing work🦫

➡️To learn more about the Marmot Recovery Foundation, visit: https://marmots.org/

📧For information about the projects and partnerships our Land Guardians are involved in, please contact [email protected] or Lands Director, Wolfgang at [email protected].

📸Some great photos from the Petroglyph Development Group Annual General Meeting last night!

🔗 To learn more about PDG and its businesses, visit: https://petroglyphdg.com See less

🎉 GIVEAWAY TIME! 🎉

June is here, which means Snuneymuxw Days is getting closer! 🛶☀️

To help get you ready for the event, we're giving away a Snuneymuxw Days Prize Pack, featuring some of our fantastic Snuneymuxw Days merch!

How to enter:
✅ Invite 2 friends to our Facebook event page: www.facebook.com/events/951939120869052
✅ Share this post and tag us

🏆 One lucky winner will be announced on Friday at 1PM!

🎁 More Snuneymuxw Days giveaways are coming soon, so stay tuned!

🔗 Learn more about Snuneymuxw Days: www.SnuneymuxwDays.com

🔗 And don’t forget to click “going” on our event page at: www.facebook.com/events/951939120869052

🆕 JOB POSTING: First Nations Health Authority is hiring Quality Care Coordinators.
- Apply at: www.fnha.ca/careers
- Deadline: June 10, 2026✨
ℹ️ More info at: https://tinyurl.com/FNHA-Quality-Care-Coordinator

Our Quality Care team is growing, and we’re looking for passionate, community-minded individuals to join us across Vancouver Island. We currently have three openings - one dedicated to each family group: Coast Salish, Kwakwaka'wakw, and Nuu-chah-nulth.

This is a meaningful opportunity to support culturally grounded, high-quality care and strengthen connections within and across communities. If you are committed to enhancing wellness, upholding cultural values, and contributing to positive outcomes for families, we encourage you to apply.

Please see the attached posting for full details on responsibilities and qualifications, and apply today at https://www.fnha.ca/careers