ṮEṮÁĆES Revitalization Project

Southern Gulf Islands Community Resource Centre Society

Overview


ṮEṮÁĆES Revitalization Project — To, in partnership with the W̱SÁNEĆ School Board, create videos to share the W̱SÁNEĆ worldview and their reciprocal stewardship model for the Southern Gulf Islands (known to them as ṮEṮÁĆES, which translates as “Relatives of the Deep”); this stewardship role will be shared with Gulf Islanders to build community-to-community relationships and to promote more inclusive use of lands and waterways.

Project Website

Details


Year

2021

Grant Amount

$75,000

Priority

  • Land Use

Gallery



I’m hoping that any human that sees these films will start to think about place and about their connection to who they are and their homelands, and to educate themselves about where they’re living and in whose Indigenous territory they’re residing on.

SX̱EDŦELISIYE, Language Revitalization Coordinator, W̱SÁNEĆ School Board