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Tseycum First Nation
Tseycum First Nation (SENĆOŦEN: W̱SÍḴEM, meaning "place of clay") is a W̱SÁNEĆ Coast Salish First Nation located on the Saanich Peninsula of southern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. Tseycum is one of the communities of the W̱SÁNEĆ peoples, whose traditional territory includes the Saanich Peninsula, the southern Gulf Islands, and surrounding marine areas of the Salish Sea.
The Nation is among the signatories to the Douglas Treaties, agreements signed between representatives of the British Crown and several Coast Salish communities between 1850 and 1854.
The traditional name of the community is W̱SÍḴEM, a word from the SENĆOŦEN language meaning "place of clay." The name refers to clay-rich soils historically found in the area. The English spelling Tseycum is an anglicized rendering derived from the original SENĆOŦEN name.
Members of Tseycum are part of the broader W̱SÁNEĆ cultural and linguistic community, whose traditional language is SENĆOŦEN.
Tseycum First Nation is located on the Saanich Peninsula near Sidney, British Columbia. The Nation's traditional territory forms part of the broader W̱SÁNEĆ territory, which includes the Saanich Peninsula, the southern Gulf Islands, and surrounding waters of the Salish Sea.
Like other W̱SÁNEĆ communities, Tseycum has longstanding relationships with the marine environment, including fishing, reef-net fishing, shellfish harvesting, and travel throughout the Gulf Islands and nearby waterways.
Traditional W̱SÁNEĆ harvesting sites historically existed throughout the area now occupied by the Victoria International Airport, including Bazan Bay, which served as a gathering location for camas, shellfish, and sea urchins and as a canoe launch point for travel to Gulf Island harvesting areas.
Tseycum First Nation is one of several W̱SÁNEĆ communities whose leaders were signatories to the North and South Saanich Treaties, also known as the Douglas Treaties, signed between 1850 and 1852 with the colonial government of Vancouver Island. These agreements affirmed the continued rights of W̱SÁNEĆ peoples to hunt, fish, and carry out cultural practices on traditional lands and waters.
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Tseycum First Nation
Tseycum First Nation (SENĆOŦEN: W̱SÍḴEM, meaning "place of clay") is a W̱SÁNEĆ Coast Salish First Nation located on the Saanich Peninsula of southern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. Tseycum is one of the communities of the W̱SÁNEĆ peoples, whose traditional territory includes the Saanich Peninsula, the southern Gulf Islands, and surrounding marine areas of the Salish Sea.
The Nation is among the signatories to the Douglas Treaties, agreements signed between representatives of the British Crown and several Coast Salish communities between 1850 and 1854.
The traditional name of the community is W̱SÍḴEM, a word from the SENĆOŦEN language meaning "place of clay." The name refers to clay-rich soils historically found in the area. The English spelling Tseycum is an anglicized rendering derived from the original SENĆOŦEN name.
Members of Tseycum are part of the broader W̱SÁNEĆ cultural and linguistic community, whose traditional language is SENĆOŦEN.
Tseycum First Nation is located on the Saanich Peninsula near Sidney, British Columbia. The Nation's traditional territory forms part of the broader W̱SÁNEĆ territory, which includes the Saanich Peninsula, the southern Gulf Islands, and surrounding waters of the Salish Sea.
Like other W̱SÁNEĆ communities, Tseycum has longstanding relationships with the marine environment, including fishing, reef-net fishing, shellfish harvesting, and travel throughout the Gulf Islands and nearby waterways.
Traditional W̱SÁNEĆ harvesting sites historically existed throughout the area now occupied by the Victoria International Airport, including Bazan Bay, which served as a gathering location for camas, shellfish, and sea urchins and as a canoe launch point for travel to Gulf Island harvesting areas.
Tseycum First Nation is one of several W̱SÁNEĆ communities whose leaders were signatories to the North and South Saanich Treaties, also known as the Douglas Treaties, signed between 1850 and 1852 with the colonial government of Vancouver Island. These agreements affirmed the continued rights of W̱SÁNEĆ peoples to hunt, fish, and carry out cultural practices on traditional lands and waters.