Living Lab Insect Guide

Discover our relatives in 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), English, and Latin.

The guide features contributions from knowledge holders SELILIYE (Belinda Claxton), J,SIṈTEN (John Elliott Sr.), ȻOSINIYE (Linda Elliott), SX̱EDŦELISIYE (Renee Sampson), TE,TES,ȾE (Lyndsey Henry), and Tye Swallow. Graphics and layout by Jessica Joseph and Kyle Clarke.

Created in collaboration with NSERC PromoScience, the PEPAKEṈ HÁUTW̱ Foundation, Ministry of Advanced Education, the University of Victoria, and the Real Estate Foundation of B.C.

This guide is the result of a collaborative project grounded in community knowledge, shared learning, and respect for the land.

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