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Cara McKenna Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

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‘For the well-being of our communities’: Coastal Dance Festival celebrates cultural resilience in uncertain times

By Cara McKenna Local Journalism Initiative Reporter ● Vancouver Island ● March 10, 2021 August 5, 2022

The 14th annual festival will be a free online celebration of songs, dances and stories from along the coast

‘Like going back in time’: W̱SÁNEĆ people to regain rightful ownership of abundant remote island

By Cara McKenna Local Journalism Initiative Reporter ● Vancouver Island ● March 1, 2021 August 5, 2022

Title of SISȻENEM, off Sidney Island, set to be transferred to W̱SÁNEĆ Leadership Council after ‘historic’ agreement with The Land Conservancy of British Columbia

New resource challenges racist history as B.C.’s 150th year approaches

By Cara McKenna Local Journalism Initiative Reporter ● Vancouver Island ● February 25, 2021 August 5, 2022

Authors of open-source educational booklet hope it will be utilized in schools, by policymakers