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March 27, 2024
Land purchase protects sacred Lightning Rock site
NationTalk: ABBOTSFORD – Sumas First Nation (Semá:th) and the Province are taking a major step in their shared reconciliation journey through the purchase and acknowledgment of a sacred site. The Province has purchased 36 hectares of undeveloped private property in Semá:th territory. The Lightning Rock site holds deep cultural and spiritual significance, serving as a...
December 13, 2023
New book preserves Haida law through the seven steps of a wedding
By Odette Auger, Windspeaker Buffalo Spirit Reporter Terri-Lynn Williams-Davidson (Haida, Raven clan) is a musician, activist, artist, lawyer, and author. Her latest book is created with her husband, renowned Haida artist Robert Davidson (Eagle clan). Together in A Haida Wedding from Heritage House, they document the seven steps of guud ‘iina Gihl (becoming married) in Haida law. The book,...
November 29, 2023
Indigenous non-profit buying land near site of former First Nation village on Salt Spring Island
Stqeeye’ Learning Society aims to use Xwaaqw’um Valley property for education, harvesting, cultural rites CBC Indigenous: Posted: Nov 29, 2023 4:37 PM EST | Last Updated: November 30 A 10-acre (four-hectare) parcel of land on one of B.C.’s Southern Gulf Islands will soon become property of an Indigenous-led non-profit society. The land on Salt Spring Island is near where...
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