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THEIR FOOTSTEPS K E A L Y DON ALDSON
WHERE THE
BIG CEDAR LIVE ME A R E S ISLA ND, CLAYOQUOT SOUN D Meares Island © Adobestock / Annee
Hilthuu? is the Tla-o-qui-aht place name for Meares
logging the island. Both sides pursued legal action,
Island. Hilthuu? Is a significant part of the Haa-
and the court ruled that since the Nuu-chah-nulth had
huulthii—traditional territory, resources, rivers, songs
claimed that this was part of their traditional territory,
and names of the Tla-o-qui-aht Hawiih Hereditary
until that claim was resolved, no development could
Chiefs. Meares Island is one of the many islands sur-
occur on the whole of Meares Island. This essential-
rounding the Village of Tofino, British Columbia. It
ly granted an injunction in favour of the Nuu-chah-
received its English name in 1862 by George Henry
nulth, which was the first time in British Columbia's
Richards, captain of HMS Hecate, honoring of John
history that the province had been overruled on a land
Meares. Located in Clayoquot Sound, it is the location
claims issue.
of Opitsat, the main village of the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nations, and was the location of a US fur-trading post, Fort Defiance, founded by Captain Robert Gray.
After declaring Meares Island a tribal park in 1984, the Tla-o-qui-aht extended parks declarations to Ha'uukmin (Kennedy Lake) in 2007. On the 30th anniversary
In the early 80s, Meares Island was in immediate dan-
of 1984's historic events, they declared Tranquil Creek
ger of clear cut logging. Concerned Tofino residents,
and Esowista (one of three Tla-o-qui-aht communi-
environmentalists, and the Nuu-chah-nulth First Na-
ties, located on Long Beach) Tribal Parks.
tions joined together to face off the big timber industry. This initial battle ground gave birth to BC’s “War of the Woods” which spread up to the Queen Charlottes and culminated into the largest act of peaceful disobedience in Canadian history! Meares Island became historically significant in 1984, when the Nuu-chah-nulth began protesting forestry giant MacMillan Bloedel's potential harvesting activities. The Nuu-chah-nulth, with significant cooperation from environmental groups, eventually erected a blockade, preventing MacMillan Bloedel from 6 | C O M PA S S M A G A Z I N E | I s s u e 2 9
The trees on Meares Island, age between 800 and 1,300 years, and are incredible to just stare at and connect with. Explore the fern carpeted forest floor and to hug some of the hugest and oldest life forms on this precious planet. From Tofino you can take a 10 minute boat cruise to Meares Island and visit the Big Tree trail or Lone Cone trail to hike to the Island’s summit for an eagles’ view of the surrounding area. The Big Tree trail has two parts. The trail begins as a W W W. C O M PA S S M A G A Z I N E . C A
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OLIVIA WHETUNG SUGARBUSH SHRAPNEL AT CAMPBELL RIVER ART GALLERY
On tour from Vancouver’s Contemporary Art Gallery,
In a dramatic shift in scale, the beaded pods of Sugar-
Sugarbush Shrapnel is a solo exhibition that investigates
bush Shrapnel encase residual fragments of stone that
Nishinaabe artist Olivia Whetung’s connections to the
had exploded from the intense heat of the sap-boil-
ecosystem of her home territory on Chemong Lake,
ing fire during the Whetung family’s maple syruping
Ontario, with a focus on the transmission of Tradi-
process. Resembling tiny tombs or time capsules, the
tional Knowledge Systems, food sovereignty, and the
small structures house a valued memory. For Whet-
fragility of symbiotic relationships in an era of accel-
ung, knowledge is recorded not only in the beaded
erating climate change. The exhibition running until
form, but through the act of beading itself. In this way,
November 18, 2020 in the Main Gallery at Campbell
beadwork is an index of action, witness and acknowl-
River Art Gallery.
edgement.
What has been lost through climate change? How
In conjunction with Sugarbush Shrapnel, the CRAG
might we remember ecosystems after we have forev-
has prepared a range of exciting programs for youth
er altered them? These questions are considered in
and adults, including the Estuary Protection Project
Stand , a suite of large-scale works comprised of thin
Video Series, workshops on cedar weaving and wild-
panels of wood veneer, bead-embroidered with wood-
crafted pigments, Super Saturday at Home art kits,
burned lines upon their surfaces. In delicate render-
and an online discussion with Robin Wall Kimmerer,
ings, Whetung traces the fragile relationships between
author of the award-winning book Braiding Sweetgrass:
plants, animals and humans. Resembling half-remem-
Indigenous
bered scenes pulled from the fog of memory, the art-
Teachings of Plants.
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OFF THE
BEATEN PATH JO S E P H MCLEA N
M Y C A P E S C OT T E XP E DIT ION TO
SAN JOSEF BAY Sometimes the best thing you can do is go forward.
running from San Josef Bay to the very tip of Vancou-
With the West Coast Trail closed for the year in respect
ver Island itself. When you travel in a family group,
of First Nations, and the North Coast Trail out of range
with small people and those not obsessed with hiking,
due to the end of public shuttles, I found myself at the
you do not get to drag everyone through the proving
edge of Cape Scott Park with my family, my brother,
grounds for five days. But you do occasionally win a
and two restless feet.
day pass, and Katie agreed that I could range out on
San Josef Bay is a beautiful place to be, a 2km wide sandbox stretching from the river’s edge around the rolling
the Cape Scott Trail as far as I liked – as long as I was back to tuck in my boys that night.
seas. When I was a very young man, uncertain of my
And so began the dawn to dusk Cape Scott Expedition.
place in the world, I splurged and bought myself a paint-
My brother Kyle was free of obligation, so we settled
ing of this place. I hung it on the wall directly beside my
on a plan where the two of us would head as far as we
pillow, so I could wake up at San Josef bay like the san-
could along that fabled trail, until I turned back and he
dy Josef I longed to be. Some 24 years later I was finally
set up camp to return the next day.
there, and I was glad. But my feet were still restless. You see:
So we went, me with my tiny 10 litre pack, nodding
The Cape Scott Trail is a challenging two to five day
weather was good, the trail unreasonably dry. You get
hike through sloppy and hilarious west coast terrain,
to leaping into the mudpits just to cool off your boots,
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laughing as you stride along the merry boardwalks that link this wild place together. And then you come to the bights; beautiful and popular Nels, glorious and less crowded Experimental, where I dorkily enjoyed an experimental bite of my meal. The windswept desert of Guise Bay leads you on to a ramshackle WW2 road up the the brave light-
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house, where sits a friendly and casual light keeper, and somehow, the end of the trail. We climbed the tower and looked beyond the windswept coast; the keeper told us change was coming and showers were on the way. And so we parted, for I am not my brother’s keeper. After a water refill from the lighthouse tap, I resumed my journey alone. It was a lonely time at first, and few people were hiking now, most setting up their tents in this spot or that. So I invented songs to pass the time, laughing at my own jokes because I do have quite the wit. I rationed my last jelly bellies, and watched the green forest sway and dance in the freshening breeze. The walk across Nel’s Bight, barefoot in the sliding surf, is something I will never forget. Then back, back, all
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Dall's porpoise swimming in the emerald green waters of Southeast Alaska © Josh McInnes
SPECIES IN THE SPOTLIGHT
DALL'S PORPOISE Phocoenoides dalli JOS H M C IN N E S
The sun glinted off the emerald green water
1927) during an expedition aboard the USS Nightingale
as we slowly traveled north in Frederick Sound, Alaska.
in British Columbia, Alaska, and the Russian Far East
We were on our final day of a weeklong marine mam-
in 1865-1867. His distinct notes on the species mor-
mal survey aboard the motor vessel David B, in the
phology, and the collection of a specimen, allowed his
heart of Southeast Alaska. Up ahead a group of seven
colleague Frederick W. True to classify it as a distinct
Dall’s porpoise charged head on towards our vessel, a
species, which was subsequently named after him. The
v-shaped spray of water called a rooster tail emanated
Dall’s porpoise is one of six species of porpoise belong-
ahead of their torpedo shaped bodies. The porpoises
ing to the family Phocoenidae. They are endemic, but
began riding the bow wave created by the David B, us-
widely distributed in offshore and coastal waters of the
ing the wave’s momentum to push their bodies steadily
cool temperate Pacific Ocean. Two sub-species known
forward. Each porpoise crisscrossed in a competitive
as Phocenoides dalli dalli and Phocenoides dalli truei
dance as they vied for each wave the vessel created.
have been distinguished based on differences in mor-
This extraordinary behaviour lasted for over an hour
phological and genetic characteristics. Phocenoides
before the Dall’s porpoises departed. An encounter
dalli dalli is primarily encountered in the Northeastern
with a group of Dall’s porpoise is truly a breathtaking
Pacific, and is distributed from the Bering Sea south to
experience, and mariners traversing the coastal waters
Southern California. It has been estimated that the total
of the Inside Passage commonly encounter these small
abundance of Dall’s porpoises in the North Pacific rang-
but playful cetaceans.
es 1 to 1.2 million. This subspecies is easily recognizable by their robust body, short-beaked head, and black
The Dall’s porpoise was first described by the American
and white coloration A similar pattern found in killer
naturalist and paleontologist William Healey Dall (1845-
whales (Orcinus orca). Their dorsal fins are rectangular
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A mixed aggregation of Dall's porpoise and harbour porpoise in Juan de Fuca Strait © Chelsea Mathieson
and pointed forward, with white or grey frosting on the
The Dall’s porpoise is one of the fastest species of
upper portion. Large white patches run horizontally on
cetacean (whales, dolphins, and porpoises), and can
both sides of the porpoise where they terminate central
reach short duration speeds of up to 50 km per hour.
to the dorsal fin. Adult Dall’s porpoises can be up to 2
Their ability to maneuver at such high speeds may
m long and weigh close to 200 kg. Older males have a
have evolved as an antipredator behaviour for evading
pronounced hump that forms posteriorly of the dorsal
Bigg’s (transient) killer whales. Observations of Bigg’s
fin. Caves are a pale grey color when born, and reach
killer whales hunting Dall’s porpoises are commonly
a length of approximately 1 m long. In the Northwest-
seen. However during hunts, Dall’s porpoises tend to
ern Pacific Phocenoides dalli truei extends westwards
out maneuver the killer whales, and most hunts are
towards the waters of Japan. The white flank patches ex-
unsuccessful.
tend forward and terminate near the pectoral fins. As a species that is commonly sighted in coastal waIn the coastal waters of the Pacific Northwest, it is not
ter, Dall’s porpoises are subject to a number of an-
uncommon to see Dall’s porpoises in association with
thropogenic threats. Interactions with local fisheries
harbour porpoises. Even more surprising is that both
have resulted in the rare occurrence of entanglements
species are known to interbreed, forming hybrids. The
resulting in death. Dall’s porpoises are also subject to
hybrids are fertile, as numerous photographs have iden-
pollution, such as bio accumulating chemicals.
tified them in association with calves. The hybrid porpoises share characteristics common to both species, but tend to lack the contrasting black patterns typical of Dall’s porpoises. It is believed that hybrid porpoises make up to two percent of the overall population. Dall’s porpoises are primarily encountered in groups of 2 to 12, but larger aggregations of >20 have been sighted. These larger groups likely form in response to prey concentrated areas. In the coastal waters of the Salish Sea, Dall’s porpoises primarily forage on schooling fish such as Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii), Pacific hake (Merluccius productus), and northern anchovy (Engraulis mordax). Other potentially important prey are mesopelagic species such as lantern fish and cephalopods.
Underwater view of a Dall's porpoise © Josh McInnes
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XWI XWI © KARVER EVERSON
K E A LY DON A LDSO N
CALVIN
HUNT
With keen eyes and outstretched wings, the Thunderbird is poised and ready to take off from the perch of the Killer whale’s tail. Orca balances with grace and power below. A proud chief, wearing the red cedar bark regalia of his ancestors, supports Orca and Thunderbird and stands on a Codfish base. This image of the Chief, carrying the weight of Killer whale and supernatural Thunderbird on his shoulders, is most striking. This pole, commissioned by Chief Norman Frank in 1988, celebrates his uncle Chief Andy Frank, a remarkable man and community leader who carried his culture, his people and the people of the Comox Valley on his shoulders. This beautiful, handcarved and painted Chief’s Pole was created by the internationally renowned Kwaguʼł artist Calvin Hunt. Hunt is a highly respected Northwest Coast Artist, teacher and inductee into the prestigious Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. Since 1981, Hunt has worked out of The Copper Maker, his carving studio and
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RISING AGAIN gallery in Fort Rupert, at the northern end of Vancouver Island. He is a teacher, mentor, and cultural ambassador. Hunt has also undertaken prestigious national and international commissions from public and private institutions around the world for totem poles, masks and monumental sculptures. Hunt has made a remarkable cultural and artistic contribution to First Nation art. In the Comox Valley alone, Hunt replicated Mungo Martin’s iconic totem poles in Lewis Park, carved poles for Comox Airport, Comox Marine Park, Courtenay Elementary School, the Puntledge RV Campground and a canoe for the K'ómoks s Nation. Most recently, he was the lead carver for the two poles on the K'ómoks First Nation’s administration building that represent the four families of the nation. Calvin Hunt was born in 1956 and is the youngest son of Kwagu’l Hereditary Chief Thomas Hunt, and
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Emma, the daughter of a great Mowachaht Chief and Shaman, Dr. Billy, from the Mowachaht of Yuquot. He is also the grandson of renowned carver Mungo Martin and grandmother Abayah. In 2004, Hunt was inducted into the prestigious Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, and honoured with the BC Creative Achievement Award for Aboriginal Art in 2009. From 1972 to 1981, Hunt carved full time as an apprentice with Tony Hunt, Sr. (Arts of the Raven Gallery, Victoria, BC.). Moving to his ancestral home of Fort Rupert in 1981, Calvin and his wife, Marie, opened their carving workshop “The Copper Maker” and in 1989 opened the retail art gallery. The gallery’s prophecy has come true, as the gallery and workshop is steeped in a wealth of traditional and contemporary fine art. Hunt’s 45 years of carving experience has generated an extremely knowledgeable Northwest Coast artist, whose passion for the arts is evident in the pieces he creates. Known for his expertise in his diverse range of totem pole carving, he has produced works of fine art whose sculpture stimulates influences and communicates thought, emotions and beliefs. His creativity and aesthetic sensibilities have been recognized by collectors around the world, giving him the reputation of an internationally acclaimed Kwagu’l artist. Hunt continues working in wood, carving masks, building canoes, and has a range of silk-screened prints, engraves gold and silver jewelry, and creates in bronze and stone.
ARTIST STATEMENT Fine art constantly evolves; it allows a lens through which the fluidity and creativity of the art of the Northwest Coast is expressed. Working within the elements of traditional Southern Kwakiutl art, my art work crosses the continuum of history and the present. I enjoy sharing our culture with the world, and I feel very fortunate to have the capacity to pass on our Elders’ teachings. I am reminded of the diversity, spirituality, transformation and meaning of our Kwakwaka’wakw culture. W W W. C O M PA S S M A G A Z I N E . C A
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BEING HUMAN
JAMES L. ANDERSON
FOR OLD TIMES' SAKE
It was a time and an age like no other.
But nothing really changed.
The 1960s. The worldwide surge of Baby Boomers— born in the jubilance following the end of the horror
Trying to digest this shattering truth that no one re-
and brutality of a World War, and the escape from
ally cared caused an entire generation to collapse and
decades of austerity, restraint and depression—our
self-destruct.
young life force reached critical mass when we reached adolescence.
We wanted change desperately, but we really had no idea how deep that change had to be. We didn’t under-
The healthiest, wealthiest and most precocious gener-
stand that to change anything we had to change every-
ation ever rocked the world in a massive shockwave
thing. The rock hard reality we could not understand
of rebellion, expectation and hope. Blessed with afflu-
and comprehend then was that to truly change our
ence and freedom, we challenged the status quo to the
world and make it better, we had to change the human
limit.
mind itself.
And for every sign carrying protester, long haired
You and I have to recognize that truth today.
flower child, marching anti-war protester and social revolutionary being tear gassed there were thousands
And now all of us old rebels and flower children are in
and thousands of us living conventional and passive
the years of twilight.
lives that shared the same rebellious hope, felt the same revolution inside us, longed for the same liber-
Somehow we survived those desperate years of de-
ation. All of us were carrying the same dream that we
spair and self-destruction. We have made bargains and
secretly shared. The dream to change the world. To
concessions, but somewhere deep in us all the dream
make it better.
and the flower still grows.
In our foolish youthful blind ignorance we believed
We are all close to the end of the road, now. But, in
the impossible… that miraculous change would come.
the most vulnerable and desperately weak positions
That truth, justice, compassion, equality and peace
we have ever been in, perhaps we don’t have much to
would come to a tormented and inhuman world if ev-
really lose anymore.
eryone could simply see the outrageous wrong. Witness the wretchedness. Feel the desperate suffering
Remember what it once felt like to believe that we
and savagery.
could change the world? What a legacy it would
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be if we could finally finish the job we started half a
earth and a New World Order that is clandestinely and
century ago. Maybe we can believe again, one last
covertly being engineered around us now… beyond
time… For old times’ sake.
which no one will ever be able to walk this earth “Being Human” ever again, and the dream of a better world
I was born in 1946, after my father returned home
where at last and finally we truly CARE for each other
from flying 100 missions in the horror, lost air war
will be lost forever.
in Mainland China. He was a young “rocket man” flying his P-51 technological wonder–part of the “Divine
This time it simply does not seem possible that any-
Wind” air corps that tried desperately to protect and
one will survive to come home from that monstrous
defend the Chinese people from the merciless slaugh-
global catastrophic “end game” to piece together this
ter of insane, mindless, inhuman war.
world and find the way to dream a New Human World where our children’s children can live “Human” again.
But in the end, hopelessly alone, hung out to dry flying
This time the Human Dream must finally die.
night and day running out of ammo, fuel, spare parts and daylight in 100 ft ceiling torrential monsoons
It is up to us. Like all of our courageous ancestors be-
hopelessly overwhelmed the entire shattered 14th Air
fore us, we have to do the impossible… again.
Force along with millions of destitute, starving and helpless peasants were left running for their lives half
The odds are against us. They always have been. We
a world away so long, long ago in wretched, savage, un-
have always been riverboat gamblers, one in a mil-
imaginable Hell on earth. And somehow he survived.
lion dreamers gaming everything we are and love in
It had to be something beyond belief to live through,
a never say die blood wager against impossible odds.
and he never breathed a word about it, ever.
Always.
But, he finally came home. And like hundreds of thou-
And our greatest gift has always been in the secret
sands of courageous, impossible men and women sur-
strength we have of reaching out, coming together and
vivors of Hell on earth who stood and reached beyond
hand in hand finding the way through against all odds,
dark, savage madness that had engulfed seemingly
believing invincibly somehow that we will do the im-
forever our life force on this earth… he impossibly
possible again, and make it through.
found within himself to dream again, and somehow with invincible hope gathering together for a better
It is our little secret. And our ace in the hole is that
world, one more time.
the roulette table is actually Universe itself, fulminating towards the impossible dream of perfect, total
My Dad came home and, with my mother, made me.
UNION of all creation. And everything everywhere is
To somehow make a better world. To make the world
at stake in this magnificent quest. It is why LIFE has
“Human” again. And so, I and my brother and sisters
been breathed into us.
are part of his dream. We are his dream. The dream of walking this earth, “Being Human” once again… against
They say that we are all living in a world of cognitive
all odds.
dissonance. But the simple truth is that we will not let the Human dream die, and we are just sleepwalking
Like his world almost a century ago that had been
through our lives now, waiting.
brought to its knees with a global depression and a monstrous, insane World War all of us are being
Waiting for the new dream to form within us that will
brought to our knees once again.
lead us through…
And the odds are that in this deranged, inhuman world
Together.
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CREATURES OF THE NORTHWEST COAST L U NA L OISEA U -T RE M B LAY
THE WANDERING
SALAMANDER One of my favourite creatures to see on wet forest walks
it into perspective when we pass by a “salamander cross-
are salamanders, clinging to the moss-covered rock faces
ing" sign on the road, accidentally step on one, or take
dripping with maiden hair spleenwort, lichens, and fresh
down an old stump in the back 40. Specific habitat re-
green moss. In British Columbia we have nine species
quirements, such as tree size and decaying bark, and low
of salamanders, six of which are on Vancouver Island.
reproductive and dispersal rates are other reasons that
These are the Wandering Salamander, Western Long-
the wandering salamander is vulnerable.
toed Salamander, Western Redback Salamander, Ensatina, Roughskin Newt, and the Northwestern Salamander.
Although this species can be found in forest edges, logged areas and even residential yards, it is dependent on large
My personal favourite is the Wandering Salamander,
diameter fallen trees which are most abundant in intact
Aneides vagrans, which has a designation of “species of
old growth forests. Because of this, it is threatened by log-
special concern” (blue listed, 2014) with COSEWIC. It is
ging, residential development and an increase in events
long and slender, growing to around 3-5 inches in length.
related to climate change, such as severe droughts and
The tail is prehensile and the toes have square cut ends,
the potential for tsunamis which would damage any for-
thought to help in tree climbing. The body is a brown to
ested areas occupied by these salamanders. Their popu-
light grey, mottled with little goldish-bronze flecks. The
lation is restricted to southwestern BC and coastal Cal-
nature of these goldish flecks makes it look sparkly, like a
ifornia, and because of the genetic similarities of these
starry sky, which is why this salamander is such a lovely
two populations, it is likely that the wandering salaman-
species to find. It is a terrestrial salamander of the family
der came north on natural log rafting events as a result of
Plethodontidae, the lungless salamanders.
ocean currents.
Like many amphibians, the Wandering Salamander relies
My own experience with this species is finding them in
on cutaneous respiration and thus is restricted to damp
old plywood stacked in the yard, swimming in a plant
microhabitats, such as under bark or inside cavities of
pot filled with rainwater on my deck, and coming across
decaying wood. Females lay their eggs in these decaying
them on a forest walk or hike. A few months ago, a fall-
trees, such as large fallen timber or stumps; the young
er friend that was limbing a tree close by was surprised
emerge in the late summer or fall and take three years
to find one high up in the canopy, while some school
to reach sexual maturity. Incredibly, the average age of
kids found a handful of tiny juveniles in a deep hole in a
an adult is between 8-11 years but they can live up to 20.
stump they were playing on. We are so fortunate to live in
Reflecting on these aspects of their life cycle really puts
observation of the natural world around us.
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Scrolling through my feed on LinkedIn, as I do on
As a professor, we are not always able to see the level of
a regular basis, I get to see the incredible accomplish-
our engagement with online learning. Half the battle
ments and happenings of colleagues and friends from
is connecting the idea or theory you are presenting. I
around the globe. During the spring, likely while we
look to my students’ eyes and body language for feed-
were all still on lockdown, I saw a wonderful announce-
back on their understanding of my lectures.” She has a
ment that made me smile ear to ear. I came across a
vision for her three-year term, especially as she winds
notification from Dr. Judith Sayers, President of the
down with one more year on her Presidency term with
Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council, that Vancouver Island
Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council.
University was appointing her as Chancellor of VIU in 2020.
With the inclusiveness transformation that we are seeing in education today, and Indigeni-
WELLNESS ARTIST DR JUDITH SAYERS KE A L Y DON ALDSON Sayers noted how surprised and excited she was to receive this special recognition and honourary position; her family supported the op-
zation of universities and post secondary institutions, a balance is coming closer to a better representation of the student body as a whole. “I see the transformation as a pathway with
portunity and she was ready and open to new
communication and strong educational teams being a
experiences.
part of this change," she says. "When we review the im-
Since 2017, Sayers has been the President for Nuuchah-nulth Tribal Council, which is comprised of 14 First Nations representing approximately 10,000 in-
pacts of First Nation colonization, it is important that this inclusiveness is taught with a solid understanding of what systemic racism is.
digenous peoples. Sayers has a great deal of experi-
Examples of this are seen daily in social work through
ence to share through her new appointment at VIU,
Indigenous Law in our Justice System. How do we
which has been gained through the governance of
introduce change through education and students?
her people and the roles she has held, from Adjunct
By using traditional stories and oral teachings which
Professor to Vice Chair in Law and Indigenous Stud-
transpose different systems for governance; there are
ies to Legislative Chief of the Hupacasath First Na-
many ways of creating acceptance under new stan-
tion; she also practices Law in both British Columbia
dards or historic teachings."
and Alberta.
Sayers and her daughter set precedent by changing
Sayers is looking forward to playing a big role at VIU
an accepted academic standard through her daugh-
and wants to focus on innovative learning methods,
ter’s law-based comps research. At that time, there was
anti-racism and the overall student ‘university’ experi-
no indigenous literature on the academic reading list
ence. Through her own educational journey in Indige-
which hosted over 100 English-based books. It was a
nous Law, she reflects on her time as a new lawyer and
fight for change but in the end, they won with a new
knows there is more to build upon through practicality
added list of 60+ Indigenous authors. “We have to cre-
in academia. “It brings an opportunity to create a more
ate acceptance and lead by example” noted Sayers.
pleasurable and grounding experience for students,” Sayers says. “With VIU as a destination for North and
When looking to the future, Sayers will continue to ad-
Central Vancouver Island students, we know that differ-
vocate for the rights and futures of Indigenous com-
ent teaching formats need to be implemented to make
munities and people and assist in developing additional
education a relevant experience for all.
ways for Indigenous Nation-to-Nation governance.
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INGRID PINCOTT ND
Treating Metabolic Syndrome THE K E Y TO A HE A LT H Y I M MU NE SYSTEM I have always considered fall the season of fresh starts.
associated with altered immune function and chronic
Is this going to be the fall of “discipline” where I en-
inflammation.
deavor to eat less sugar, stop coffee, and exercise and meditate more? This article explains “metabolic syndrome” and how it predisposes the body to infectious diseases such as colds and flus, and how all of the above disciplines may contribute to your immune health. Dr. Jeffery Bland, PhD, recently wrote a wonderful summary of Metabolic Syndrome, July 26 2020 on the Medium platform, describing it as the non-communicable disease (NCD) pandemic that has been on the
When did this state of altered immune function begin to be a global health issue? In the early 80s in Japan where diabetes was not heard of, over the period 1988-2012 there was an exponential growth of obesity, hypertension, prediabetes, and diabetes. This was a trend that was spreading across the world: a global epidemic of metabolic syndrome. Today more than 30% of the North American population
radar of the World Health Organization, public health
has metabolic syndrome!
groups, and health providers in recent years. These
What is the cause of chronic inflammation that is impacting populations in so many countries?
NCDs have overtaken infectious diseases as the most significant global cause of illness and premature death.
What is metabolic syndrome? Metabolic syndrome is technically not a disease but a constellation of proinflammatory conditions including hypertension, insulin resistance and obesity. Hypertension is classified as blood pressure readings over 135/85, insulin resistance is indicated in blood sugars above 6.1 and triglycerides over 1.7, but not yet clas-
Dramatic changes in lifestyle, environment, diet, and stress cause metabolic syndrome. Metabolic syndrome is a state of lowered resilience to disease and one of the pathways involves “furin”. It is a protein that regulates various biochemical processes, both in times of good health and when a disease state is present. In people who have comorbidities that are associated with metabolic syndrome furin levels have been found to be
sified as diabetes, and increased body mass index as
abnormal.
measured simply by abdominal circumference great-
How do we treat metabolic syndrome?
er than 35 inches for women and 40 inches for men. The comorbidities linked to metabolic syndrome are
Many lifestyle, environmental, and dietary factors are
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associated with abnormal immune function related to chronic inflammation and metabolic syndrome. The Mediterranean diet — which is plentiful in fresh vegetables, fruits, whole grains, virgin olive oil, nuts, seeds, and fish that are high in omega-3 fats, while also low in sugar and processed foods — has been extensively studied for its positive influence on the comorbidities associated with metabolic syndrome and its ability to reduce chronic inflammation. This type of diet, high in phytochemicals such as flavonoids, quercetin, and luteolin, protects against infection. It also lowers “furin” and the resulting inflammatory cascade in the body during infectious disease processes.
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ANDREA WAGEMAKER
THE GREAT AWAKENING You hear it all over… “The Great Awakening”.
“Made in China” label on it? There is talk of other na-
Is it a spiritual thing? Is it an awakening to what is real-
tions doing the same. What is going on?
ly going on in our world, or is it a combination of both? Now let’s fast forward to today. Let’s start off with how Let’s take a brief look at life, at our environment, at
we felt when we were all in lock-down when COVID-19
all the tragic things that are happening and have hap-
hit. How much did we miss the human interaction?
pened in history, and then, how throughout history it
How much did we miss those hugs from our parents,
changes our outlook, our appreciation for each other,
our grandchildren, our children, and close friends? Yet,
and how our love for our fellow human changes, and
we found ways to still show that love… through “Hearts
then how we realize what is truly important.
in the Window,” through horn honking and pot banging in appreciation of our essential service workers,
For years, I have said to my children, “There is always
through birthday parade drive-bys, and on and on we
something positive that comes out of something neg-
can go… it awakened us to a new level of appreciation.
ative. We may not see it at the time, but a little while down the road, we look back, smile and realize that
Then look at the tragic story of George Floyd. On the
was one of the greatest lessons in life”. Our tribulations
upside of this, look at how it is bringing forth a world-
are always our greatest success.
wide surge in a fight against racism… something that has been long past due!
We, in North America, live in a very abundant world, a world of plenty of food and water, beautiful homes,
Tragic world history has always changed our views on
and fresh air to breathe, or at least we used to… are
life. When Hurricane Irma, one of the nation's stron-
times changing? What is happening with our weath-
gest recorded hurricanes in history, hit the Caribbean
er patterns, what has happened to our food supply
and Florida, people from all over the world traveled to
chains? And now China is speaking of being a nation
assist these areas. Tragedy again opened our hearts to
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Now we have another storm hitting the western seaboard… raging fires ravaging through cities and forests, claiming lives. There are the hurricanes that are hitting the eastern seaboard. Drastic weather changes, pending food shortages, Black Lives Matter, what is this all about? The Great Awakening? Is there more to the Great Awakening? What are your thoughts on this? What do we have to do to change what is happen-
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As we begin the last quarter of 2020, it is
plants' usefulness, especially in the cases of specialist
clear that this year seems to be heavy with issues that
insects that use certain species in their larval stages. In
need urgent attention. It is overwhelming to prioritize
addition, non-native plants distract pollinators from
them all, as each carries their own weight in different
native plants, while non-native garden escapees can
areas in our society. One of the most urgent is trying
easily become invasive and take over the niche of any
to understand the effects of the mechanisms of climate
sensitive native plants that have more specific habitat
change on a global and local level, while simultaneous-
requirements.
ly scrambling to understand the impacts on biodiversity and our roles in doing what we can as individuals.
One of the ways that we can have a positive impact on these organisms is by looking at the plants that
One of the many concerns is the impact of changing
we choose to plant in our gardens in and around the
climate on pollinators. Insects and birds are heavily af-
ones that are harvested as food. Planting native plants
fected by habitat destruction, climate change, and the
and controlling the spread of invasive plant species
use of pesticides. The healthy diversity of flowering
through removal, instead of using pesticides or her-
plants around us, including the food crops planted in
bicides, helps provide and maintain essential habitat
our gardens, is heavily dependent on the health of the
requirements for pollinators, while also protecting the
pollinators around us. Although bees are focused on
integrity and structure of the native plant community.
the most, there are many other species of insects and birds that contribute in pollination and the diversity of
While it does take a little more effort to educate one-
local ecosystems.
self on what plants are native to our area, there is an
Gardening in the time of a global pandemic has be-
several plant nurseries on Vancouver Island that sell
come more popular than ever, and many more people
seeds and starts that are native to our local area. Saanich
are doing it as a means of food security and entertain-
Native Plants (Victoria) and Streamside Native Plants in
ment. While it is up to individual gardeners to decide
Bowser are two nurseries that specialize in native plants
what to plant, urban gardening (including landscaped
in our area with knowledgeable consultants.
ever increasing abundance of resources available and
areas around storefronts, shopping centres even in rural areas) tends to be dominated by non-native
Purchasing native plants and their seeds from these
plants, native cultivars picked for their ornamental
nurseries is an important detail, as transplanting from
value and/or invasive plants that are deemed attractive
the wild is not recommended. One of the most use-
by gardeners who lack the resources or information to
ful and accessible field guides for beginners for learn-
discern otherwise.
ing native flora in our area is Pojar and Mackinnon’s
More often than not, this is all with the good intention of providing flowering plants for aesthetic value as well
“Plants of Coastal British Columbia: Including Washington, Oregon and Alaska”.
as for pollinators, however there are quite a few rea-
Planting native plants in our gardens, flower beds,
sons why this can be damaging. Hybrids and cultivars
plant pots and any disturbed area is esthetically sat-
may offer reduced floral rewards for many pollinators,
isfying and allows us to take part in making a positive
while planting non-native plants which have no histo-
impact on pollinators, and being a steward of our local
ry of co-evolution with pollinators may decrease the
ecosystems.
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Assen mentions a one-year Jenny Craig clinical trial with
health are a never-ending issue. Over the past few years,
Type 2 participants, both men and women, in which 72%
I have encountered an increasing number of friends and
of participants reduced or eliminated their insulin use
colleagues who have discovered that they are pre-dia-
and with the lower carbohydrate menu most lost close
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to 10% of their initial weight. “It’s time to help Diabetics
how do you deal with it?
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Diabetes is a disease in which the body doesn’t make
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fectively. Without insulin, blood sugar (glucose) levels
take a problem solving approach to building behavioral
become too high. Long term uncontrolled high blood
skills around healthy eating, physical activity and positive
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kidneys, nerves or the heart. Pre-diabetes is a health
reach important health goals to control or overcome
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Diabetes Type 2.
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