ferns growing on the forest floor

Documentation of the project

Heritage BC Awards 2024

Thank you to Heritage BC for recognizing our project with an award in the category of Indigenous and Diverse Cultures!

The BC Heritage Awards celebrate achievements in heritage across the Province of BC every year, with winners awarded in five categories in 2024.

Audio

Jan 23 2024 CBC Podcast This Is Vancouver Island with Kathryn Marlow
”Working together to bring W̱SÁNEĆ culture back to Mayne Island”
Full episode about the project, with interviews with Rose Spahan and Jennifer Iredale

Nov 9 2023 Garden inauguration ceremony
Speeches by Elders, artists, and gardeners at the opening of the wetland ethnobotanical garden
Song by the HELI,SET Drum Group

Video

June 23 2023 Unveiling ceremony for the first welcome pole
4:38

April 12 2024 SENĆOŦEN language workshop presented by SX̱EDŦELISIYE Renee Sampson
3:14

June 23 2023 Artist Myrna Crossley discusses her work with traditional Salish weaving
3:12

Posters

Photo

Follow links to photo collections with texts from project events

June 21 2024 Heritage BC award presentation and luncheon

Jun 21 2024 Ceremonial unveiling of the second carved welcome pole

Jun 21-22 2024 Exhibit of Salish Weaving by Myrna Crossley Elliott

Apr 13 2024 Foraging and natural dyeing workshop

Apr 12 2024 ÍY SȻÁĆEL (good day) SENĆOŦEN language workshop

Mar 10 2024 Artist reception for the JSIṈSET ŚW̱ELO₭E Salish Art Exhibit

Nov 9 2023 Opening ceremony for the W̱SÁNEĆ ethnobotanical garden

Jun 23 2023 Ceremonial unveiling of carved welcome pole

Spring 2023 Work in progress on the welcome pole

Mar 23 2023 Field trip to carving shed and SṈIDȻEȽ

Mar 21 2023 J,SIṈTEN’s visit to SḴŦAḴ / Mayne

Jan-Feb 2023 Sarah Jim art exhibit at the Mayne Island Library

Jan 7 2023 Exhibition Launch and Artist Talk

Aug 27 2022 Project Launch

Other Documents

List of plants in the garden, with information on W̱SÁNEĆ cultural uses

Guide to pronunciation of key SENĆOŦEN vocabulary for this project

List of exhibited works at the JSIṈSET ŚW̱ELO₭E Salish Art Exhibit, Spring 2024