Connecting to the Land (to Place), Here on Salt Spring Island : Episode 1 of Naturally Ours in 4K

Welcome to Salt Spring Island and Episode 1 of Season 1 in 4K, #NaturallySaltSpring, of Naturally Ours (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpV4uIM1kg4)!

In this first episode, meet Cowichan Knowledge Keeper Hwiemtun and Geographer and Artist Briony Penn. Hwiemtun welcomes us to the Coast Salish Territory and shares the importance of reconnecting with the land, because as his Uncle reminds us, we are all Indigenous to somewhere in the world. This connection to the land is something Briony explores from the perspective of the member of a family who were settlers on Salt Spring Island and the need for reconciliation to move forward. "There's a saying on this Island, 'Don't try and change Salt Spring, let Salt Spring change you."

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Discover more about:

- Salt Spring Island at http://www.saltspringtourism.com/

- Hwiemtun talking about his family and his people and the importance of the Cowichan Estuary: https://vimeo.com/141730060

- Hwiemtun sharing on Cowichan culture as a part of a Wilderness International (http://www.wilderness-international.org/) youth program that he was a part of: https://vimeo.com/45356926

- the Cowichan People at https://www.cowichantribes.com/

- Briony Penn at http://www.cowantherealthing.com/about-briony-penn

- Cusheon Lake at http://www.cusheonlake.com/

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We will be sharing more on all of the people and places above on different platforms of social media with the hashtags #NaturallySaltSpring and #NaturallyOurs.

You can also follow along with our adventures at http://roamancing.com, and connect with us on twitter at https://twitter.com/Roamancing, on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/roamancing, and with me, Erica, on instagram at http://instagram.com/EricaHargreave.

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Season 1 of Naturally Ours, Naturally Salt Spring in 4K, is brought to you by the creatives of Ahimsa Media (http://ahimsamedia.com/) and Nice Lady Productions (http://www.niceladyp..