National Indigenous Peoples Day 2022
Some of the Victoria staff volunteered to take part in the Celebrations at Royal Roads University. We were also honoured to take part of the Canoe Landing Protocol Practice and Brandon did an amazing job of being the speaking for the M’akola family. Elder Butch Dick from Songhees was the one to welcome the canoe […]
May 5, 2022: M’akola Housing Society Honouring and Remembering our MMIWG2S
Here are some photos of how our different locations were showing their support in honouring our MMIWG2S Administration and Finance office at 550 Goldstream Avenue, Victoria, BC Mandela, the head office Administrative Assistant Yvonne, Bev, Mandela, Joanne and Tegan at head office Audrey at Ts’i’ts’uwatul’ Lelum in Duncan Leah in the Comox […]
Happy Birthday to M’akola
M’akola has turned 36, on February 6, 2020. Every year we like to do something fun to celebrate and mark the date that started everything we work for. M’akola was started by five people sitting around a table hoping to provide safe, affordable housing to Indigenous people. It was that idea and 36 years of […]
Another successful Winter Wellness in partnership with Songhees Nation
M’akola and Songhees Nation co-hosted another wonderful Winter Wellness challenge. This year marked our sixth annual Winter Wellness Event. An Eve of crafts, drumming, poetry, Elders Teachings, songs and dance. The Lekwungen Traditional Dancers delivered a beautiful performance and opened the evening in a good way. This event is successful due to the fantastic partnerships […]
Thanks for supporting the M’akola Tenant Holiday Gift Fund
This year, thanks to the generous support of our suppliers and vendors we have raised nearly $14,000 for the family members we serve across BC through the M’akola Holiday Gift Fund. We sent out letters to all of our vendors across BC requesting donations to go towards gifts for our tenants. We randomly selected tenants […]
M’akola receives the Chancellor’s Community Recognition Award
M’akola Housing Society received the Royal Roads University Chancellor’s Community Recognition Award and was recognized for its work over the past 35 years providing safe, affordable housing to Indigenous people across BC. On November 7, 2019, M’akola was recognized at the Fall Convocation held at the Royal Theatre alongside the Graduating Class and their guests. […]
M’akola participates in Orange Shirt Day
Every September 30, our teams wear orange shirts in support of Orange Shirt Day, to honour and remember the children who attended residential school; the survivors and the one’s who never made it home.
