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Author: Celestine Aleck (Sahiltiniye)

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How Welhqi:um became Snake Island

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Celestine Aleck (Sahiltiniye)

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Vancouver Island

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July 6, 2022

Snuneymuxw author and knowledge holder Celestine Aleck (Sahiltiniye) shares a story about one of the places in her nation’s territory on ‘Vancouver Island’

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