Our Restoration Projects
SṈIDȻEȽ Resiliency Project
SṈIDȻEȽ Resiliency Project
SṈIDȻEȽ Resiliency Project
SṈIDȻEȽ (Tod Inlet, Gowlland-Tod Provincial Park) is an important place to the W̱SÁNEĆ peoples.
ȾIKEL Restoration Project
SṈIDȻEȽ Resiliency Project
SṈIDȻEȽ Resiliency Project
ȾIKEL (Maber Flats) was once prized as a gathering place for basketry and rope making materials.
W̱SÁNEĆ Ethnobotany Trail
SṈIDȻEȽ Resiliency Project
QENENIW̱ Restoration Project
W̱SÁNEĆ is a partnership project between the PEPÁḴEṈ HÁUTW̱ Foundation and the Horticulture Centre of the Pacific.
QENENIW̱ Restoration Project
QENENIW̱ Restoration Project
QENENIW̱ Restoration Project
A partnership between us and the Tsawout First Nation to restore and protect the cultural heritage of this important village site.
ȾIX̱EṈ Restoration Project
QENENIW̱ Restoration Project
ȾIX̱EṈ Restoration Project
ȾIX̱EṈ (Cordova Spit) is a sandy spit located at Tsawout First Nation, a diverse shoreline ecosystem rich in traditional medicines.
Work Plan 2023
Community Parnterships
PEPÁḴEṈ HÁUTW̱ is currently collaborating with youth initiatives from our partners to build programming that will provide opportunities for W̱SÁNEĆ youth and community members to engage in this healing work at QENENIW̱.
The success of the first S,DÁYES community volunteer day in November 2022 encourages us to plan for more of these great chances to connect communities to do the healing work at QENENIW̱.
Through our PEPÁḴEṈ HÁUTW̱ Program, we plan for students from ȽÁU,WELṈEW̱ Tribal School and W̱SÁNEĆ Leadership Secondary School to come out for restoration days at QENENIW̱ in 2023. With consideration to cultural safety and respect for the homeland spaces of Tsawout First Nation, wider community members may also be involved in this work as appropriate.
Some priorities for 2023 include:
- monitoring completed areas for resprouting of invasives
- increasing the number of restoration days on site
- supporting efforts of S,DÁYES locals to connect with Tsawout First Nations leadership/cultural monitors and build a composting outhouse on site