Yo Wiksas, my Kwakiutl name is ‘Mal’malekalas, Marilyn Johnny from the Kwakiutl First Nation from the village of Fort Rupert on the Northern tip of Vancouver Island. I began my career as a housing coordinator in On Reserve Housing in 1994. Graduating class of 2017 with a First Nation Housing Manager Certificate from Vancouver Island University. I have worked with First Nations, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporations, Aboriginal Housing Management Association, and Friendship Centres both Provincial/Federal On/Off Reserve Housing programs throughout the BC Region.
I have been hired by FNHIC-BC as one of the Regional Engagement Coordinators for Region 4-North Island to build working relationships/partnerships with First Nations related to the new authority for housing and infrastructure. Gilakas’la
Marilyn Johnny will be working with the following First Nations:
