Capilano Watershed Tour with Senaqwila Wyss
Presented by the Emily Carr Library and DESIS Lab as a part of Climate Action Month, this walk is an opportunity to learn about the Capilano watershed and source of our drinking water through Sk瘫wx瘫wu虂7mesh stories and language.
When
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Location
Off Campus
Capilano Watershed
We will be meeting at the Cleveland Dam parking lot
Senaqwila Wyss is an ethnobotanist from Sk瘫wx瘫wu虂7mesh, Tsmsyen, Hawaiian, Swiss. Senaqwila and Husband Justin work to raise their three daughters to revitalize the Squamish language use on a daily basis. She co owns Raven and Hummingbird Tea Co. with mom, ethnobotanist T鈥檜y鈥檛鈥檛anat Cease Wyss. She is passionate to bring awareness to the now extinct Salish Woolly Dog.
Senaqwila graduated from Simon Fraser University, holding a Bachelors of the Arts in Faculty of Communications, Arts and Technology, in addition to certificate and diploma in the First Nations Language Proficiency in the Sk瘫wx瘫wu虂7mesh Sn铆chim, Squamish Language. She is a cultural programmer, keynote and panel speaker to many events and conferences. She is a storyteller and language and cultural teacher.
Space is limited to 25 participants, so please RSVP to Michael Pollard (mpollard@ecuad.ca) to reserve a spot. We will send directions and further details once you have registered.