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B.C. Indigenous Pathfinder Service

Indigenous Tourism BC: Dine Indigenous

This resource offers a long list of Indigenous owned eateries in BC. Indigenous restaurants in BC offer a simple invitation: share gratitude for the land and each other by sharing a meal.

Hul’q’umi’num’ Ecosystem Guide

A Hul’q’umi’num’ language guide to plants and animals of southern Vancouver Island, the Gulf Islands and the Salish Sea.

Qwustenuxun's Basic Wild Food Harvesting Calendar

This harvesting calendar is based in the Hul'q'umi'num food system and is applicable to the south coastal region of Vancouver Island.

Social Consequences of Covid-19 and Climate Change on Indigenous Food Security and Food Sovereignty: Stories of lived experiences in salmon country

This publication features stories that highlight the challenges and resilience of First Nations food systems during modern crises like the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change.

Salish Country Cookbook: Traditional Foods and Medicines from the Pacific Northwest

Salish Country Cookbook is a celebration of Salish knowledge with ancient roots in the land and the sea.

Restoring a Coast Salish Clam Garden - Gulf Islands National Park Reserve

Parks Canada and the WSÁNEĊ and Hul'q'umi'num Nations explain the historical significance of clam gardens and what they are doing to restore them in the Southern Gulf Islands.

Naut’sa mawt Food Sovereignty & Security Services

Naut’sa mawt Food Sovereignty & Security Services walks with our Member Nations by supporting traditional harvesting, agriculture, gardening, and aquaculture practices and facilitating the Community Food Network.

Indigenous Cultural Educator Catches & Prepares Salmon

Take a trip with us as we learn the traditional ways of spearfishing and cooking wild salmon for the Hul'qumi'num people.

Slhewut: Hul'q'umi'num Knowledge of Herring

Slhewut is a short film about the Hul’q’umi’num knowledge of herring.

Can U Dig It? Free Safe Shellfish Harvesting App for BC

A mobile app to help harvesters find safe places to harvest clams and oysters.

How colonization dismantled Coast Salish food systems

This article examines the impact of colonial settlement on Cowichan food systems, highlighting resource restrictions, environmental degradation, cultural loss, and economic shifts that have made traditional foods scarce and expensive, ultimately emphasizing the need for environmental restoration to revive Indigenous health and sustenance.