Hereditary chiefs call for closure of park on Vancouver Island over ancestral graves
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Standing above a site they say fails to respect their ancestors, W̱SÁNEĆ hereditary chiefs called for action Saturday, demanding the closure of Patricia Bay Park and greater protection for ancestral burial places.
Roughly 40 people gathered at the park on Oct. 10 to hear Tseycum Nation (W̱SÍḴEM) Hereditary Chief Vern Jacks, or XÁLÁȾE, and Tsawout (SȾÁUTW̱) Hereditary Chief Eric Pelkey, or WIĆKINEM, speak about the ongoing harm caused by disturbances to ancestra
Roughly 40 people gathered at the park on Oct. 10 to hear Tseycum Nation (W̱SÍḴEM) Hereditary Chief Vern Jacks, or XÁLÁȾE, and Tsawout (SȾÁUTW̱) Hereditary Chief Eric Pelkey, or WIĆKINEM, speak about the ongoing harm caused by disturbances to ancestra
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