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

Slhewut (2022) is a short film about the Hul’q’umi’num knowledge of herring. The film project was a collaboration between Trailmark Systems, the Q’ul-lhanumutsun Aquatic Resources Society, participants from Cowichan Tribes, Penelakut Tribe, and Stz’uminus First Nation, and Kingtide Films Ltd.

Slhewut is a film about documenting and preserving Traditional Knowledge about herring, an important coastal keystone species for coastal BC.