Saanich people

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Map of the Saanich Reserves

The Saanich people (Template:Langx Template:IPA) are a Central Coast Salish people indigenous to parts of British Columbia and western Washington state.

The W̱SÁNEĆ peoples are represented by the Tsartlip, Pauquachin, Tsawout, Tseycum and Malahat First Nations.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The W̱SÁNEĆ Leadership Council Society consists of three of these nations: Tsartlip, Tseycum and Tsawout.<ref name="W̱SÁNEĆ Leadership Council">Template:Cite web</ref> These W̱SÁNEĆ First Nations remain on their ancestral lands.

Saanich bands

• Template:Lang – Malahat First Nation
• Template:Lang – Pauquachin
• Template:Lang – Tsawout
• Template:Lang – Tsartlip
• Template:Lang – Tseycum First Nation<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Leadership Council

On May 7, 2018, the Template:Lang Leadership Council was created as a representation of the Template:Lang First Nations to the Government. The creation of this council not only brought three Indigenous groups together, but it also established a legal governing body. With this council, came many proposals and projects to benefit the Template:Lang First Nations.

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• January 2018, the submission of a proposal for the Government of Canada to make the council a legal governing body (accepted).
• Submission of funding to the federal government's "National Rebuilding" program.
• Negotiations of a government to government project with the Capital Regional District.

Language

The Template:Lang language or Saanich dialect is called Template:Lang.<ref>SENĆOŦEN</ref> This dialect was revitalized by the late John Elliot, an important member of the Template:Lang community and peoples.

Template:Lang Tribal school

ȽÁU,WEL,ṈEW̱ school

Four of the Saanich First Nations, Tsartlip, Pauquachin, Tseycum and Tsawout, created the Template:Lang Tribal School in 1989. It holds classes from preschool to grade 10, with classes for adults in the adult centre next door to the high school where Template:Lang, the Template:Lang language, and Template:Lang culture are taught along with the provincial curriculum. The school is also a venue for community events.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

See also

• Coast Salish peoples

References

Bibliography

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Further reading

• Bill, Adriane; Cayou, Roxanne; & Jim, Jacqueline. (2003). NET'̸'E NEḰA'̸' SḴELÁLṈEW'̲' [One green tree]. Victoria, B.C.: First Peoples' Cultural Foundation & L̵ÁU,WELṈEW̲ Tribal School. Template:ISBN.
• Mithun, Marianne. (1999). The languages of Native North America. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Template:ISBN (hbk); Template:ISBN.
• Montler, Timothy. (1996). Languages and dialects in Straits Salishan. Proceedings of the International Conference on Salish and Neighboring Languages, 31, 249–256.
• Montler, Timothy. (1999). Language and dialect variation in Straits Salishan. Anthropological linguistics, 41 (4), 462–502.
• YELḰÁTT̵E [Claxton, Earl, Sr.]; & STOLC̸EL̵ [Elliot, John, Sr.]. (1994). Reef Net Technology of the Saltwater People. Brentwood Bay, B.C.: Saanich Indian School Board.

External links

• An Outline of the Morphology and Phonology of Saanich, North Straits Salish (Timothy Montler's site)
• SENĆOŦEN Classified Word List
• SENĆOŦEN (Saanich, Northern Straits Salish) (Chris Harvey's Native Language, Font & Keyboard)
• Saanich Indian School Board website
• ȽÁU,WELṈEW̱ Tribal School website and photo