Summer 2022 Community Engagement: W̱JOȽEȽP (Tsartlip)

Over the summer, SIIA hosted four Craft and Social Nights for the W̱JOȽEȽP Nation!

We are beyond grateful to everyone who showed up to these events and were blown away by the turn out. Over these sessions, we had a number of discussions about the work that SIIA is doing to develop a new community-based law and services delivery model based on our traditional ways of raising up and supporting healthy children, families, and communities.

We were thankful for the many discussions we had around wool and the spindle whorl this past summer that brought out some really important teachings from community members.

For more information about the work happening in W̱JOȽEȽP, contact Shana Sylvester at shanasylvester@siia.ca.

“Just like in community, in the processing of wool, you go to certain people for help. Everyone has a role and we create roles for those who don’t”
W̱JOȽEȽP Community Member