By Nora O’Malley, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Ha-Shilth-Sa Tofino, B.C. – Stories of war veterans passed were shared over a community meal hosted by Nuu-chah-nulth artist Elizabeth George and the Tofino Arts Council (TAC) on November 8, or National Indigenous Veterans Day. The special gathering took place below the Tofino Legion and also featured a display of beaded poppies alongside a photo exhibit titled ‘Remembering Nuu-chah-nulth Veterans’. George had two grandpas in the military. Chief Earl Maquinna George left Ahousaht when he was 16 to enlist in the Canadian Army and Reginald “Rusty” Wilson, a member of the Lummi tribe and Cape Mudge Nation, was part of the 101st Screaming Eagles Airborne Division of the U.S. Army. “We all stand behind my grandpas,” said George. George’s brother Hayupiinulth (Bill George)…
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