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This time of year, around what is now called December , is traditionally known as SIS,ET – THE ELDER MOON. SIS,ET – THE ELDER MOON (December) The Elder’s hair holds and shields the elderly people who share the teachings, the beliefs, the history and the culture with the children who are gathered in the warmth of the firelight. CONNECTIONS AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION This is the oldest of the moon family and means the elder. It is also the time when teaching occurs. This is the last in the yearly cycle of the moons. At this time of year [...]
RELAW: Revitalizing W̱SÁNEĆ Law through Stories As part of a larger effort by the Tsawout First Nation and West Coast Environmental Law RELAW Project to revitalize W̱SÁNEĆ law, Shauna Johnson and Joshua James collected a series of W̱SÁNEĆ stories which Johnson and Kerry Sloan then distilled into a legal framework representing W̱SÁNEĆ’s core legal concepts. The collection of stories – which was compiled from oral and written sources – includes 52 stories such as The Raven Story, Mink Goes Fishing, and The Flood Story. The legal synthesis addresses legal concepts including what rights and responsibilities exist under W̱SÁNEĆ law, [...]
Natives given OK to hunt with lights UNDER DOUGLAS TREATY: B.C. Wildfire Fed outraged; natives say it’s traditional hunting [IMAGE] Ivan Morris (left) and Carol Olsen, the hunters who were charged with hunting with lights at night, discuss their Supreme Court of Canada case with the media at a news conference in Vancouver yesterday afternoon. SAM LEUNG – THE PROVINCE BY ETHAN BARON STAFF REPORTER A Vancouver Island native band yesterday won the right to hunt with lights at night, in a 4-3 Supreme Court of Canada decision blasted by B.C.’s hunting lobby. “I’m outraged,” said Paul Adams, executive-director of [...]
Nicole brings valuable experience in admin work, social development, and as an office manager. She’s eager to learn and grow in her new role. 💡⭐ Nicole grew up and lives on Tsawout territory and is passionate about connecting with her community and learning more about the history and lands of the W̱SÁNEĆ people. Can you tell me a bit about who you are and where you’re from? I’m Nicole Joe. I am a member of CowichanTribes, and I grew up and live in Tsawout territory, where my grandmother and mother are from. My band is Cowichan. That’s where my [...]
CHIEF THUNDERBIRD BRAVES RACE Drums Call West Saanich Tribe to Poll Times Colonist (Victoria, British Columbia, Canada) · Thu, Dec 18, 1952 Election drums will resound through the Tsartlip Indian reservation in West Saanich tonight. The drums will call all braves and their wives to elect a chief of the band. The office of chief has been vacant since the death a year ago of Joe Bartleman. Nominated to run as candidate is colorful, professional wrestler Baptiste Paul, better known throughout Canada and the United States as "Chief Thunderbird." Baptiste is a hereditary chief but has never been head [...]
PUBLIC SCHOOL URGED FOR INDIAN CHILDREN Indian children educated away from the larger community show learning difficulties which get worse with time, says a team of educators from the University of Victoria. They should be moved from schools on reserves to the public school system. Reserve schools could then be used as adult education centres, they said in a report on a four-week summer project. Headed by Dr. Charles Galloway of the faculty of education, the group worked in co-operation with the Tsartlip Indian band on the Saanich Peninsula to run a special summer school for pre-school and older children. [...]
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