The Sacred Journey Initiative was born out of commitment to our Indigenous canoe way of life and its teachings. After hosting the Tribal Canoe Journey to Bella Bella (Qatuwas 2014) the Heiltsuk Qatuwas Committee supported the idea of legacy projects commemorating the role the Heiltsuk played in the Pacific coast-wide resurgence of the ocean-going canoe, or "Glwa" in Heiltsuk language. While the main goal of the initiative has been the creation of the travelling Sacred Journey Exhibit (launch in 2019), the Glwa Documentary (2017) and the Glwa Mobile and Online Exhibit (2018) have been launched.