We're raising funds for the Christmas Hamper Program and hosting a Breakfast Fundraiser. Community members can help by sponsoring a hamper for a local family, donating cash or gift cards, or contributing items to the auction.

Tillicum Lelum was proud to host a special Bear Witness Day celebration on May 8, bringing together families and community members to honour Jordan River Anderson and raise awareness of Jordan's Principle.

Claims Helpers will be hosting a free information session to support individuals and families impacted by the First Nations Child and Family Services and Jordan’s Principle Settlement. Learn about eligibility, the settlement process, and receive help completing your claim for compensation.

The Winter Health Fair, presented by Tillicum Lelum’s Health Navigator, invites the community to a vibrant afternoon dedicated to wellness and connection on Friday, December 5, 2025, from 1 PM to 5 PM at 477 Tenth Street (Barn).

The Tillicum Lelum Primary Care Department is an interdisciplinary team offering longitudinal family care, prioritizing Urban Indigenous families while remaining open to all individuals within the Regional District of Nanaimo. We are accepting new patients.

There are a variety of ways to contribute to the 2025 Christmas Hamper Program. Every year we approach members of the community to ask for support and we will be holding a small event on Friday, November 7th, 2025 at our Childcare Centre on Tenth Street.

Community Connection happens every Friday starting April 25, 2025. Join us for ceremony, traditional crafts, outdoor games, storytelling, and a shared meal. It’s a welcoming space to celebrate Indigenous culture and strengthen community ties.

Join us in celebrating and preserving First Nations languages through Hul'q'umi'num' and Kwak'wala language classes at Thi Lelum Smuneem in Nanaimo. These classes offer an opportunity to connect with the rich linguistic heritage of the Coast Salish and Kwakwaka'wakw peoples, guided by experienced teachers in a welcoming environment.

Jordan’s Principle is named in memory of Jordan River Anderson, a young boy from Norway House Cree Nation in Manitoba. Jordan’s Principle aims to ensure that all First Nations children living in Canada haveaccess to the products, services, and supports they need, when they need them.

The Tillicum Lelum Primary Care Department is an interdisciplinary team that provides longitudinal family primary care to many of Nanaimo’s Urban Indigenous families.

Every year we approach members of the community to ask for help with support for our Christmas Hamper Program. We will be holding a small event on Friday, November 22, 2024 at our Childcare Centre on Tenth Street.

As part of Mosaic's sponsorship of the BC Bike Race, they make a donation to a local non-for-profit. This year Tillicum Lelum was chosen as the beneficiary

Every year we approach members of the community to ask for help with support for our Christmas Hamper Program. We will be holding a small event on Friday, November 24, 2023 at our Childcare Centre on Tenth Street. There are a variety of ways to contribute to the 2023 Christmas Hamper Program.

Tillicum Lelum is pleased to announce that the documentary “Tillicum Lelum; A Saving Grace” can now be watched on demand anytime. This documentary originally aired on National Indigenous Peoples Day, June 21, 2023. It chronicles the life’s work of Grace Elliott Nielsen and her staff in creating and maintaining one of Canada’s longest running Aboriginal Friendship Centre’s.

Our very own Courtney Defriend has been awarded the Governor General’s Gold Medal for her research and paper at her Royal Roads’ June 2023 convocation where she graduated with a Doctor of Social Sciences degree.

A compendium of fun facts and helpful information from the Tillicum Lelum Health Centre. Includes useful information about skin concerns, bug bites, pets, extreme heat and more. The Tillicum Lelum Health Centre is open Mon to Fri from 9 am - 5 pm (closed for lunch from 12-1 pm).

Our Hul’q’umi’num’ Program is created to provide resources in hul’q’umi’num’ for the use of the community. With the support of Elder Florence James we have created voice recordings and flashcards developed in the Snuneymuxwqun language. We hope to continue adding resources and recordings for public use in order to increase language use and fluency.

This resource is a collection of stories and teachings shared with us by our respected Elders and Knowledge Keepers. In our Indigenous communities and families, storytelling is the way in which we have always passed on wellness knowledge and practices from generation to generation to keep our families healthy.