Monthly Archives: January 2023

Cadboro Bay Takes Runny Nose to Heart   Residents in the Cadboro Bay district have responded to suggestions that more places and streets be given Indian names in the capital region.    They have agreed to name a new eight-acre natural park at Ten-Mile Point “Knuksen.”   Knuksen means “runny nose” the Indian name for Ten-Mile Point.    The word is descriptive of a running tide running around a nose-shaped point.    Parks Administrator Bert Richmond said the main problem on using Indian names is the spelling.    “We got the correct spelling for this name from Wilson Duff, anthropologist at the University of British Columbia,” [...]

Bow Hunting Course Update Thank you to everyone who attended our most recent Bow Hunting Course. It was a great success and we’re looking forward to more events in the future.  We would like to know if anyone is interested in Bow Hunting evening and weekend classes in the future. If so, please sign up through the waitlist form and you’ll be notified about dates if there’s enough interest.  Waitlist Signup Form: https://forms.gle/xg1JGgVQvH3dPJkc7 RECENT POSTS Leave Us Your Feedback Here

In our world, this is the true beginning of the Saanich Year. The new moon signifies a change--our days are growing longer. Nature, the moons, and the whole world are being reborn. ṈIṈENE – MOON OF THE CHILD  The face of the young man represents youth, a new beginning, the rebirth of the animal world, and the new edible shoots. This is the Saanich New Year. The moon’s yellow hair is the returning light to the world. WEATHER This is the time the Earth starts to move closer to the Sun once again. All things begin to warm [...]

Eric Pelkey Interviewed for Seaside Magazine Eric Pelkey, Community Engagement Coordinator for the W̱SÁNEĆ Leadership Council, provided an Indigenous perspective on the history of the Saanich Peninsula for an article called The History of the Saanich Peninsula: Part 1 – A Foundation of Diversity by Doreen Marion Gee. You can read the article on their website now: https://seasidemagazine.ca/the-history-of-the-saanich-peninsula-part-1-a-foundation-of-diversity/ RECENT POSTS Leave Us Your Feedback Here

The District of Saanich is holding an Indigenous-only Community Planning Engagement Session this coming January 12th. When: January 12th, 9:00 am-1:00 pm Where: Tsawout Gym This forum is being held to solicit W̱SÁNEĆ perspectives and vision for the future of the forests and biodiversity on the Saanich peninsula.  The feedback gathered during this session is used to inform Urban Forests and Biodiversity in the District of Saanich. The forthcoming Official Community Plan will shape Saanich’s Urban Forestry and Biodiversity Conservation Strategy, for many years to come.  While the WLC is working hard to ensure W̱SÁNEĆ interests are heard at [...]

Reestablishing & Documenting Traditional Protocols The Key To Asserting Title & Rights In Shared & Overlapping Territories The WLC is exploring ways to reduce vulnerabilities when advocating for rights and title through reestablishing & documenting cultural protocols for shared and overlapping territories. How are shared and overlapping territories a vulnerability? Because the rights and usage of shared and overlapping territories do not fit within the rigid colonial notions of land ownership, Indigenous title and rights claims have often been dismissed for lack of “proof” or clear “ownership”. Shared and overlapping territory has been used as justification for failing to [...]