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Land Acknowledgement
Land Acknowledgement
Quw’utsun (Cowichan) comes from the Hul’q’umi’num word “shquw’utsun” which means “to warm one’s back in the sun.”
Quw’utsun (Cowichan) comes from the Hul’q’umi’num word “shquw’utsun” which means “to warm one’s back in the sun.”
This is the traditional, ancestral, unceded, and occupied territory of the Quw’utsun, Malahat, Ts’uubaa-asatx, Halalt, Penelakut, Stz’uminus, Lyackson, Pauquachin, Ditidaht & Pacheedaht Peoples, who have stewarded these lands since time immemorial.
This is the traditional, ancestral, unceded, and occupied territory of the Quw’utsun, Malahat, Ts’uubaa-asatx, Halalt, Penelakut, Stz’uminus, Lyackson, Pauquachin, Ditidaht & Pacheedaht Peoples, who have stewarded these lands since time immemorial.
Many of the First Nations communities in the Cowichan region are Hul’q’umi’num peoples, who speak the Hul’q’umi’num language, within a larger First Nations group referred to as the Coast Salish People. Additionally, there are two First Nations part of the Nuu-Chah-Nulth peoples who speak Ditidaht.
Many of the First Nations communities in the Cowichan region are Hul’q’umi’num peoples, who speak the Hul’q’umi’num language, within a larger First Nations group referred to as the Coast Salish People. Additionally, there are two First Nations part of the Nuu-Chah-Nulth peoples who speak Ditidaht.
Huy tseep q'u | ʔuušiʔyakšƛ | Thank you all
Local Resources
Local Resources
Find low-barrier accessible resources in a local survival guide. Search for local programs, organizations, services, and networks on Pathways.
Local Networks
Local Networks
Local networks connect people and organizations through shared identity, interest, and/or goals. While people and organizations have unique experiences as part of multiple intersecting communities (see Intersectionality), a distinctions-based approach helps us map our communities, hold space for equity-deserving groups, identify partners, and begin conversations about inclusion and connection.
How could you collaborate with other organizations and networks in the community?
How could you partner with equity-deserving community members in your work?
[Indigenous Collaboration]
[Regional Collaboration]
[Housing Collaboration]
[Substance Use Collaboration]
Cowichan Intercultural Society
[Multicultural Collaboration]
[Newcomer Collaboration]
[Dis/Abilities Collaboration]
[2S/LGBTQAI+ Collaboration]
[Older Adults Collaboration]
[Youth Collaboration]
[Volunteer Collaboration]
[Food Security Collaboration]
Local Anchor Institutions
Local Anchor Institutions
Anchor Institutions are place-based, value-driven organizations that have sizeable resources, buildings, lands, workforces, and/or reach that significantly impact our communities' health, social equity, and local economy.
Where might your goals and the goals of an anchor institution intersect?
Local Leverage Points
Local Leverage Points
Within each of our local anchor institutions, resources (space, land, workforce, money) are determined by policies, programs, and decision-makers we can leverage to improve our community health, social equity, and environmental sustainability and resilience. Under each Anchor Approach heading (Space Use, Land Use, Workforce, Purchasing, Contracting, Investment), you can find information and contacts for that specific topic in each listed anchor institution. Click the Anchor Institution link under the appropriate heading to learn more.
How could space use, land use, hiring, workforce development, contracting, procurement, and investment support your goals?
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Local Data
Local Data
Local community health data can help identify strengths & areas for growth, design evidence-based programs, demonstrate value in grant applications, and evaluate collective impacts.
What community data is relevent to your goals? Beyond data, what community voices would be important to hear?
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