Community Information Session
OȽET TŦE STÁṈ OL SṈÁTW̱ s E TŦE SṈÁNET
Respect everything, all gifts of the mountain
OȽET TŦE MEQ ŚW̱ ELO₭E
Respect for All Relations
When: Thursday November 13th 2025
Time: 5:30pm – 8:00pm
Where: W̱SÁNEĆ School Board Cultural Building 7449 West Saanich Rd
Who: All W̱SÁNEĆ
Dinner served at 6:00pm / Door Prizes / Kids Activities
- Learn about work WLC is doing with UBC, Haida, Tsilhqot’in, and the Lower Fraser River Alliance to help uphold our responsibilities to the Natural and Spiritual World.
- Sign up to guide this work, be a part of the Conversation different levels of involvement so everyone can participate
- Bring your kids and grandkids
- Let us know if you need a ride: Nicole.joe@wsanec.com
The Respect for All Relations (R4AR) is a 4-year research project to explore the relationships of the W̱SÁNEĆ people with the natural world — including lands, islands, waters, salmon, deer, plants, trees, and celestial elements (such as the 13 moons).
It seeks to understand aspects of these relationships, including W̱SÁNEĆ concepts of personhood of our non-human relatives, and then to analyze how existing Western legal tools do—or do not—recognize and honor these relationships and rights.
This information session will provide you with an overview of this project and an opportunity to participate in, and help guide, the research.
