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External Job Opportunity: First Nations Cultural Interpreter

2026-03-30T19:14:57+00:00

Job Opportunity: First Nations Cultural Interpreter - Small Ship Expedition in the Gulf Islands. Contract Dates: April 14-18, 2026 What is Maple Leaf Adventures? With a commitment to eco-tourism principles, our high-quality adventures provide special access to the wildlife, landscapes, culture, and nature of the coast, while also providing the excitement of an adventure by ship. Our expedition ships are also heritage pieces themselves. Our mid-April Canadian Geographic Salish Sea Expedition is an exploration of the region aboard our restored tugboat Swell, with up to 10 guests. This trip offers guests a unique way to see and  understand the region differently by exploring [...]

External Job Opportunity: First Nations Cultural Interpreter2026-03-30T19:14:57+00:00

Community Profile: Dan(iel) “the Hawk” Henry

2026-03-26T01:27:31+00:00

As part of W̱SÁNEĆ Leadership Council’s mandate to promote respect for W̱SÁNEĆ culture, traditional practices, and language, W̱LC regularly highlights the accomplishments of our many exceptional community members. In this post, we celebrate and acknowledge a community member who became a soccer legend: Dan(iel) “the Hawk” Henry. Henry holds a trophy after Winning 1st National championship in 1979 Henry of Pauquachin First Nation was born on September 29, 1951, to Dorothy and Herman Henry, a World War 2 veteran. He has a beautiful, blended family; his children are Gary Henry, Marcia Henry, Marissa Jim, and Mataya Jim, and [...]

Community Profile: Dan(iel) “the Hawk” Henry2026-03-26T01:27:31+00:00

Indigenous Management Board Hosts Walking Tours to Engage Community

2026-03-25T22:24:21+00:00

The Indigenous Management Board (IMB) is setting a collaborative, community-informed tone for 2026 by hosting four Island Journey Walking Tours – interactive events offered to update and receive feedback from the Coast Salish communities the IMB supports. The IMB was formed in 2019 when eleven Coast Salish Nations – Quw’utsun Nation (Cowichan Tribes, Halalt First Nation, Lyackson First Nation, Penelakut Tribe, and Stz’uminus First Nation), W̱SÁNEĆ Leadership Council (representing Tsartlip First Nation and Tseycum First Nation), Malahat Nation, Pauquachin First Nation, Snuneymuxw First Nation, and Tsawout First Nation (“the signatory Nations”) – signed the IEȽȻIȽTEL or nuts’a maat kws [...]

Indigenous Management Board Hosts Walking Tours to Engage Community2026-03-25T22:24:21+00:00

This Time 26 Years Ago – March 2000

2026-03-04T19:38:48+00:00

Rhodes, Tsartlip band honoured TOURISM VICTORIA AWARDS By Norman Gidney Times Colonist staff    The man who started the whale-watching industry in Victoria a decade ago and the Tsartlip Indian band were honoured Wednesday for contributions to local tourism.    Alex Rhodes, who started Seacoast Expeditions in 1990 with a single inflatable, received Tourism Victoria's 17th annual Miracle award at the organization's annual meeting.    Named for a wounded killer whale which Sealand tried to nurse back to health, the award recognizes "extraordinary effort and memorable achievement," said presenter Paul Miller.    Miller, who started the Victoria Harbour Ferry Co. at the same time, [...]

This Time 26 Years Ago – March 20002026-03-04T19:38:48+00:00

This Time 17 Years Ago – March 2009

2026-03-04T20:26:38+00:00

Chief threatens suit over road Tseycum leader wants money and land for paved-over gravesites on scenic route in North Saanich. It's all about respect, he says. JUDITH LAVOIE Times Colonist The Tseycum First Nation is asking for money and land in exchange for allowing West Saanich Road traffic to continue running unimpeded through the North Saanich reserve.    West Saanich Road was built over Tseycum gravesites and the band hasn't been properly compensated, said Tseycum Chief Vern Jacks.    The band is talking about suing the provincial government, or even digging up the road to rebury ancestors, he said.    Jacks has a [...]

This Time 17 Years Ago – March 20092026-03-04T20:26:38+00:00

High Impact Clam Garden Restoration Project Continues into 2026

2026-03-17T00:22:22+00:00

W̱SÁNEĆ Leadership Council’s (W̱LC’s) Sea Garden Restoration Project continued to make an impact through the end of 2025, sparking a revitalization of traditional knowledge, garnering the attention of international media, and moving the needle towards greater food security for W̱SÁNEĆ and neighbouring communities. For thousands of years, W̱SÁNEĆ have built, tended to, and relied upon clam garden sites throughout W̱SÁNEĆ’s traditional territory. Long before the advent of modern tools, W̱SÁNEĆ of all ages came together to maintain this critical food source by hand. While women prepared food and the home, men worked together to build a sea wall of [...]

High Impact Clam Garden Restoration Project Continues into 20262026-03-17T00:22:22+00:00

KELL̵OLEMEĆEN Audiobook Now Available on Amazon

2026-03-17T00:07:07+00:00

The QENTOL, YEN / W̱SÁNEĆ Marine Guardians celebrate the release of new Audible Audiobook: KELL̵OLEMEĆEN: “The Introduction.” Published on January 20, 2026, KELL̵OLEMEĆEN: “The Introduction” is a three-minute audiobook full of facts about the KELL̵OLEMEĆEN (Killer Whales) living in the waters of W̱SÁNEĆ’s traditional territory. The text is also available in e-book format for those who prefer reading to listening. The e-book – which was published on December 13th, 2025 – is 15 pages long. While initially created with the students and teachers of ȽÁU, WELṈEW̱ Tribal School in mind, KELL̵OLEMEĆEN: “The Introduction” is suitable for readers of any [...]

KELL̵OLEMEĆEN Audiobook Now Available on Amazon2026-03-17T00:07:07+00:00

Shelly Kemp is the Marine Guardians’ New Interim Manager

2026-03-16T20:45:57+00:00

QENTOL, YEN / W̱SÁNEĆ Marine Guardians’ Southern Resident Killer Whale Marine Biologist, Shelly Kemp, is now acting as the program’s Interim Manager. QENTOL, YEN / W̱SÁNEĆ Marine Guardians is an initiative of the W̱SÁNEĆ Leadership Council (W̱LC) that combines traditional knowledge with modern technology to protect the endangered population of KELŁOLEMEĆEN (Killer Whales) and monitor the Salish Sea, as W̱SÁNEĆ’s ancestors have done since time immemorial. The program has four prongs – habitat monitoring, compliance monitoring, baseline monitoring, and a cultural component – through which the Guardians track KELŁOLEMEĆEN, assess the availability of major food sources, and monitor adverse [...]

Shelly Kemp is the Marine Guardians’ New Interim Manager2026-03-16T20:45:57+00:00
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