For as long as people lived anywhere, people lived on this coast. They cared for the land and the waters, and the land and the waters cared for those people. The land and water were rich and the people prospered for thousands of years. When Captain Vancouver sailed this coast he called what he saw the dreary wilderness, broken up only by the numerous towns and villages of people who had lived here since time immemorial. But here, the south island, with its Garry oaks and Camus fields was beautiful and different and he marked so on his maps. The beauty of these lands and seas remains today, as does the unbroken relationship with them by the people who lived here before us. We have members across BC, and acknowledge the multiple First Nations traditional territories where we live, work and play. Our organization is housed in the Victoria Native Friendship Centre, and centered in the islands of the mid-Salish Sea, as such we specifically acknowledge our organizational host, the Victoria Native Friendship Centre, and our hosts of several nations, collectively the SENĆOŦEN speaking peoples, also referred to as the Malchosen, the Lekwungen, the Semiahmoo, and the T’Sou-ke. We work on a way forward that is based on mutual respect and marked by stories of our communities cooperating in this time of Truth and Reconciliation. We are treaty peoples, and we each choose daily whether we live here by agreement or occupation. We, the people who produce this magazine, choose to live as guests who respect the hospitality shown us.
XQQ welcomes submissions from community members anywhere. XQQ is produced by Atley Jonas—Editor in Chief ChrŸs Tei —Production Issa Mistake—Proofing CONTRIBUTORS IN THIS ISSUE ChrŸs Tei—Ramblings
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How to contact us Rainbow Health Co-operative c/o Victoria Native Friendship Centre 231 Regina Avenue Victoria, BC V8Z 1J6 Mail: PO Box 32 Sooke, BC V9Z 0E4 Email: editors@xqq.ca