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W̱SÁNEĆ  Art Protocol W̱SÁNEĆ people have created and displayed art and sacred symbols of our culture throughout W̱SÁNEĆ territory since long before settlers arrived. The art that W̱SÁNEĆ people created was expressed in, and on, multiple mediums for many different purposes: intricately carved household objects, complicated mechanical ceremonial objects, woven Chiefs' regalia, large carved and painted house posts, and innumerable other objects that are each an integral part of W̱SÁNEĆ culture. Each of these objects--whether used in private or displayed in public--was intended to express a distinctly W̱SÁNEĆ identity to all those able to see them. However, [...]

W̱SÁNEĆ Leadership Council Open House: July 2, 2019 10:00 am – 1:00 pm From 10:00 am – 1:00 pm on July 2nd 2019, the W̱SÁNEĆ Leadership Council will host an open house at their new office space. W̱SÁNEĆ Leadership Council staff and directors welcome all members of the community to attend and to learn about the work the W̱SÁNEĆ Leadership Council has begun. Lunch, snacks, and coffee will be provided. Please see the map below for directions.

ȾEL¸IȽĆ – Cordova Bay Ancestral Village Site On My 14th, 2019, the W̱SÁNEĆ Leadership Council facilitated a historic meeting that brought together W̱SÁNEĆ and District of Saanich leadership and communities to discuss the Cordova Bay Local Area Plan. Cordova Bay is an important place for W̱SÁNEĆ communities.  Our historic village ȾEL¸IȽĆ is located at the heart of Cordova Bay, not far from the current Beach House Restaurant. This village, and the surrounding burial sites, harvesting areas were the centre of the South Saanich Treaty, signed in 1852.  At the meeting Dr. Brian Thom from the Anthropology Department at [...]

Sign of the times: Park to be called John Dean and ȽÁU,WELNEW Adam Olsen, Green MLA for Saanich North and the Islands, spoke Monday to clarify that John Dean Provincial Park will not solely be called ȽÁU,WELNEW. Rather, in a spirit of cooperation, the park will have both names and be called ȽÁU,WELNEW/John Dean Provincial Park. Read This story

W̱SÁNEĆ  Signs Historic Letter of Understanding NEWS PROVIDED BY - newswire.ca VANCOUVER, Jan. 24, 2019 /CNW/ - Renewing the relationship with Indigenous peoples based on recognition of rights, respect, cooperation and partnership is key to achieving reconciliation. Today, the Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, and the W̱SÁNEĆ Leadership Council signed a Letter of Understanding committing both parties to move forward together to advance a lasting reconciliation and make real progress on the issues most important to the W̱SÁNEĆ Nation. Through the Letter of Understanding, Canada and the W̱SÁNEĆ Nation have agreed to explore a number of priorities that would support the eventual negotiation of [...]