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This time of year is traditionally known as ĆENŦÁWEN. ĆENŦÁWEN ĆȽ ENÁ TÁĆEL TŦE SȽEMEW̱ĆEḴSOT TŦE STOLU ȻNIȽs LÁSETs TŦE STOLU E TŦE SĆÁNEW̱Ȼs TÍYELs. ȻNIȽs ŦOṈs TŦE ÁYET TW̱E ŚELEṈ E TŦE ȾEMEȻE ȻNIȽs ELXOTEṈs TŦE XIW̱E ṈÁLṈELs TŦE ȾEMEȻE. ȻȽ YÁ IȾȽOṈESET TŦE SȻÁĆEL ȻNIȽs YÁ,s TŦE SWO,EU,LES ŦOṈ EMNIEṈ E TŦE SMÍEŦ. NIȽs YÁ,s TŦE SȽENȽÁNI ELXOTEṈ TŦE KEXMIN ȻNIȽ ŚW̱HÁQs TŦE W̱ILṈEW̱E TŦE SMIȽE ȻȽ ENÁ, W̱ḰELWEȽ TŦE SJELW̱EṈ. ĆENŦÁWEN-THE COHO SALMON RETURN TO THE EARTH This moon marks the arrival of the Coho Salmon. WEATHER The first rains begin to break the drought [...]

Times Colonist: Aug 26, 1980   Bay marina nixed By STEPHEN HUME      Colonist Staff    Central Saanich council and the lands, parks and housing ministry expressed serious reservations Monday about a marina proposed for Saanichton Bay.    Council said at its regular meeting that the application by Saanichton Marina Ltd. should be given “no further consideration,” and that “after considerable study of the plans, council continues to have reservations in respect to the application.”    And the special projects branch of the lands, parks and housing ministry said in a letter to Mayor David Hill that the proposed 400-berth project “is so located [...]

August 8 was a good day for the W̱SÁNEĆ First nation whose Traditional Homeland includes S,DÁYES/ Pender, S,ḴŦAḴ/Mayne, and ṮEḴTEḴSEN/Saturna as well as much of the Saanich Peninsula.  On August 8 W̱SÁNEĆ Elders, community members and youth came to the foot of the road overlooking Bedwell Harbour to ceremonially reclaim the ancient village of QENEN,IW̱, located at the site that Poets Cove Resort now occupies.   On August 8 two new panels were added to the original 13 moon calendar installation that had been constructed in May 2019 to help launch the ṮEṮÁĆES Climate Action Project.  The two new [...]

Times Colonist: Aug 6, 1971    A walkathon sponsored by the Tsartlip Indians council in Brentwood on Aug. 21 will give Indians and their “white brothers” a chance to demonstrate active concern for improvement of reserve conditions.    Dave Bartleman, new chief of the Tsartlip band, announced walkathon plans at a council meeting Thursday.  He said the money collected will probably be spent on a community headquarters, the building of which will provide employment and a place to display Indian handicraft.    Young people from other reserves have already shown support for the 20-mile walk which will start from Tsartlip campsite and wind [...]

New Episode Alert! Listen now at the link below! Join us for an insightful conversation with Eric, exploring the history of reef net fishing within the W̱SÁNEĆ community on the W̱SÁNEĆ SQTO Podcast. Reef nets are a system given to us by XÁLS to fish in a way where we only take what we need. They also represent familial ties and connections to many family reef net sites, not just from Saanich but also in cousin nations like Lummi. Today, Eric Pelkey hopes the passing on of knowledge to the next generation will keep the practice alive and well. Listen [...]

CBC and SOCAN Music are launching the CBC Indigenous Music Residency, a new songwriting program for six Indigenous musicians that supports their growth and artistry. Eligible Indigenous artists can submit their songs for consideration until Aug. 29. 🎼 Six participants — two First Nations, two Inuit and two Métis artists — will be selected. They will have costs and accommodation covered for four weeks in Toronto, where they will work on two new songs. While completing the residency, they will receive mentorship, access to CBC video and production facilities, and networking opportunities with music industry experts. The program will end with [...]