Do you want to learn about the land, language, and Lil'wat people? The next class towards the Lil'wat Language and Culture Certificate program is running in May and June. Message or call Erin for details. erinstewart3@capilanou.ca / 604-894-2300

There's kind of a formula I have heard used for giving a land acknowledgment these days, that goes something like, "I acknowledge that we are on the unceded territory of the Lil'wat and St’at’imc peoples, and am grateful to be able to work, play and live here." But what does it actually mean to work, … Continue reading Sign up now for the Chamber’s May 17 Indigenous & Intercultural Awareness Training Program, at Ts’zil Learning Centre

If this is you... (girl, or being of any gender, who really loves gardening, or is curious about gardening), then this event is for you. This is a great place to get your seed potatoes, if you hope to plant any spuds this year. Please do not plant any potatoes that you do not acquire … Continue reading The social event of the season… now you know.

Looking for a way to give back to the environment? Join Stewardship Pemberton Society and a host of other community groups like Pemberton Canoe and Pemberton and District Public Library this Earth Day! Everyone will be meeting at the One Mile Lake Nature Centre at 10:30 AM on Saturday, April 22 for a community clean-up of One Mile Lake … Continue reading Literally EVERYONE who’s anyone is going to be pitching in, don’t miss out!

What better way to acknowledge "Earth" month or Earth Day, than to celebrate ti tmicwa, "The Land", and honour the deep and everlasting connection of the Lil'wat people with this land, and learn about some of the carbon dating and archaeological work that has taken place along Qwal'imak, the Birkenhead River. All are welcome. Please … Continue reading Lil’wat Nation and the Land and Resources team present an evening in celebration of ti tmicwa, “the land”, with carbon dating presentations

I stumbled upon this poem when I was trying to unearth the one with Marge's beautiful language about growing the world by growing our meaning of the word "we", and each time, meaning one more. I've heard or read the occasional interview with a tech bro billionaire "success" story, the kind of person we're meant … Continue reading To Be of Use

We share this with gratitude from the Lil'wat Nation twitter account. Áma sn̓án̓atcw | Good Morning, The Ucwalmícwts word of the day is “Spring”! Please see http://Firstvoices.com and listen to the pronunciation and more! https://firstvoices.com/explore/FV/Workspaces/Data/St%CC%95%C3%A1t%CC%95imc/Lil'wat/L%C3%ADl%CC%93wat/learn/words/7fb9455c-e737-449d-8c1f-d227a7acf913… Kúkwstum̓ckal̓ap | Thank you

Jared Qwuestenuxun Williams is a father, husband, Indigenous foods educator and award winning writer. I learn a lot from Jared's posts. This one landed and from the response I got on my own feed, upon sharing it, it reverberated with others too. (You can support his work on https://www.patreon.com/qwustenuxun I wonder if one of the … Continue reading Everyone is indigenous from somewhere

They're not Indigenous — but they're learning Indigenous languages - My friend and I both loved this radio documentary, recently featured on CBC's The Current, about a 20 year newcomer to Canada, who originally hailed from Pakistan, who decided to learn Aninshinaabe. The headline struck me as funny... "they're not indigenous." Well, not indigenous to … Continue reading What if you learned Ucwalmictws? You wouldn’t be the only one…