"A-hou-saht-going?"- a fun play on words- accompanied by a welcoming smile and a twinkle in the eye, are some of the many ways that the Ahousaht First Nations people make visitors to their community feel welcome.
An intergenerational group from First United Mennonite Church, Vancouver, B.C., led by Anthony and Shelley Dyck, spent a week in August with the Ahousaht, who live on Flores Island, B.C.
The Dycks have had a longstanding relationship with the Ahousaht people and have taken groups to the remote community-accessible only by boat or float plane- since 2006. This year the team members were billeted in people's homes, rather than staying together in a …
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