On the Land

On the land, we are engaged in a number of activities involving traditional foods, agriculture, education and more! Here are some of our past activities:

Living Lab Insect Guide: Now Available Online!

Classroom, Community, On the Land, On the Sea

Discover our relatives through the Living Lab Insect Guide, which highlights insect species found across the traditional territories of the Coast Salish Peoples. Learn their names in W̱SÁNEĆ (SENĆOŦEN), Songhees–Esquimalt (lək̓ʷəŋən),…

PEPAKEṈ HÁUTW̱ 2025 Update

Classroom, On the Land, Uncategorized

What’s up at PEPAKEṈ HÁUTW̱ Finished the school year with a celebration! Our summer kicked off with a celebration of all the students' hard work at the PEPAKEṈ HÁUTW̱ garden over the school year. Students…

Living Lab supported 16 Grades 10-12 indigenous youth from Esquimalt and Spectrum High school with teachers Emma Milliken and Rachel Trebilco to hold a three day outdoors Field School, based in Goldstream Park and focused on indigenous land…