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Indigenous Cultural Educator Catches & Prepares Salmon

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.

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