Xwaaqw'um

06/19/2026

06/18/2026

OPENS TODAY! on Salt Spring. Thu-it [Truth] (pronounced Tha-eet) is a self-guided, multi-media walk-through experience that takes you through over 150 years of colonial history — and the impact it has had and continues to have on Indigenous communities, families, and individuals.

EXHIBIT OPEN
Thursday to Saturday 10-4pm
Sunday 10-2pm
❤️ Elders Led Circles Th-Fri 10-2pm and Sun 10-12pm

At the Farmers Institute-351 Rainbow Rd.

Told through archival material, images, audio, and video, and rooted in the stories and experiences of Quw'utsun' Elders, Thu-it invites participants to reconsider what they were taught, and to discover Thu-it — Truth.

The exhibit first ran in Duncan, BC in the fall of 2022. This weekend, a condensed version comes to Salt Spring Island for a limited four-day run during the Salt Spring Indigenous People's weekend.

06/08/2026

We are excited to share that Thu-it (Truth) is coming to Salt Spring. Curated by Quw’utsun Cultural Connections, this multi-media experience tells the Truth about Quw'utsun worldviews, including pre-contact and the lived and ongoing impacts of colonization, through elder testimony and historical timelines. Elders' circles will also facilitate learning and dialogue with attendees.

The exhibit runs from June 18-21 at the Farmers Institute (351 Rainbow Rd.).

Elders Led Circle:
June 19th 10-2pm

Exihibit:
June 18-20 10am to 4pm
June 21 10am to 2pm

06/06/2026

06/01/2026

Celebrating World Wild Salmon Day with you! Get out and support Wild Salmon recovery ❤️‍🩹 Baby Coastal Cutthroat Trout at Xwaaqw’um

05/22/2026

TOMORROW: Join Rachel at the SSI library to hear about how Stqeeye’ is revitalizing Indigenous food systems and biodiversity through wetland restoration at Xwaaqw’um 🌿🦎🐢🦅

When: May 23, 2026, 1-3pm
Where: Salt Spring Public Library
Who: Rachel Bevington, MSc, Wetland Restoration Coordinator
Admission: Free

05/03/2026

Xwaaqw’um farm is now selling eggs! Please send [email protected] an email if you would like to place an order! We are also now selling whole turkey and chicken, pasture raised organic of course!
By supporting Xwaaqw’um farm you are helping us work towards food sovereignty and security.
Huy ch q’u 🐓🦃 🥚

04/29/2026

Our beautiful speq’um (flowers) emerging early this spring 🪻 Speenhw (camas) is our traditional staple food that was traded far and wide, uniting many tribes with their tasty bulbs. Our team is busy in Our Grandmothers’ Garden this spring, if you see us in the garden come say hello!

02/13/2026

Just completed a 150m stretch of upper Lee Creek riparian areas restoration at Xwaaqw’um. This project completed with allows beavers greater access to the BDA’s installed in August, 2025. Invasive species control and newly planted 850 native tree and shrub species in the riparian zone will promote summer shade and food for beaver. Western Red cedar are in browse protection cones, and can be seen from the trails. The resident beaver uses this important habitat for eating and hopefully mating. Keeping dogs on leash is critically important and appreciated! Check this exciting restoration project out as the plants start to grow and fill in this spring. Thank-you to Redd Fish Restoration Society team for coming from Ucluelet to help us :) With grateful acknowledgement of our partners and funders: ECCC, Wildlife Habitat Canada, BC License Plate Fund, Pacific Salmon Foundation, Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC, and First Nations Fisheries Council of BC for funding this important work.