By Mina Kerr-Lazenby, North Shore News, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Seycove Secondary, a high school in North Vancouver’s Deep Cove neighbourhood, has been gifted a new name of Seycove at sə́yəmətən by the Tsleil-Waututh Nation.
Pronounced say-əm-me-ton, the name translates to ‘a good place of water’ in the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ language, and is the name of the original Indigenous village at Strathcona.
Continue reading North Vancouver school given traditional, Tsleil-Waututh name
By Matt Simmons, The Narwhal, Local Journalism Initiative reporter
This week Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chiefs welcomed a delegation from across the country and beyond to the yintah (territory) for a Peace and Unity Summit. Through the four-day event, the chiefs brought together Indigenous leaders, politicians, conservation groups and others to uplift Indigenous sovereignty, share space and join in solidarity with the Hereditary Chiefs in their opposition to the Coastal GasLink pipeline.
“It’s really heartwarming to see all the people coming together in peace and unity across Canada to maintain the solidarity of the Wet’suwet’en,” Dinï ze’ (Hereditary Chief) Madeek told attendees at the event.
“You make history by being peaceful. By being here, being together, being united, knowing that we all have the same heart,” Dinï ze’ Na’Moks said.
Arrests weren’t part of the plan.
Continue reading Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chiefs hosted a Peace and Unity gathering. RCMP made arrestsBy Charlie Carey, North Shore News, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
A first for any museum in Coast Salish territories, MONOVA: the Museum of North Vancouver, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) and Səlílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nation have signed respective memorandums of understanding, in an effort to strengthen the relationship between the two host Nations and the museum.̓
Continue reading Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations sign memorandums of understanding with the Museum of North Vancouver
By Jake Cardinal, Alberta Native News, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
(ANNews) – Four B.C. First Nations have announced their plans to make the first ever Indigenous-led bid for the Olympic Games.
The First Nations of Lil’wat, Squamish, Musqueam, and Tsleil-Waututh have announced a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the mayors of Vancouver and Whistler to explore the possibility of bringing the games to the coast.
Continue reading B.C. First Nations Announce Plans To Make Olympic Bid For 2030 Winter GamesBy Elisia Seeber, North Shore News, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
A sea of orange flowed down Dollarton Highway on Sept. 30 as members of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation community, and family members from Musqueam and Squamish nations, took part in a pilgrimage walk to commemorate the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
Continue reading Tsleil-Waututh Nation lead powerful pilgrimage walk in North Vancouver
