A new carved arch on the Tyee Spit is being unveiled on Friday in a special ceremony.
The Wei Wai Kum Nation is holding the ceremony to show their connection with the land, which they call ʔuxstalis [ook-stah-LEES]. The arch represents their efforts to reclaim their heritage and rebuild connections with land they hope to have returned someday.
Long before it was world-renowned for salmon fishing, the Tyee Spit was used by generations of Indigenous residents.
The Wei Wai Kum nation still maintains a cemetery and village for members on the spit’s southern end. Remnants of fish weirs almost 17-hundred years old have been discovered in the estuary nearby.
The unveiling ceremony is public, it starts at 10 am on Friday and all are welcome to attend.
