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Funny, Inspirational, and interesting anecdotes and stories about Saanich School District past, present, and future.

Team Spirit - Girls' Basketball Camp Collaboration

On April 11th, the W̱SÁNEĆ QELAXEṈ team, consisting of students from Bayside and North Saanich

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PEXSISEṈ -The Moon of Opening Hands - Blossoming Out - March 29-April 26, 2025

“Just as our people bend their hands upwards to show thanks, the plants and flowers bud and open

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Moon of the Child - ṈIṈENE - February 27 to March 28, 2025

“In our world this is the true beginning of the Saanich Year. The new moon signifies a change - our

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SIS,ET - The Elder Moon - Jan 29, 2025 to Feb 26, 2025

SIS,ET is the oldest in the moon family and means 'The Elder'.

Days are short and storms and heavy

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SJELȻÁSEṈ - Moon of Putting your Paddle Away in the Bush

December 30, 2024 to January 28, 2025

"Strong and sudden winds are now common on the open sea and it

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W̱ESELÁNEW̱ - Moon of the Shaker of the Leaves

November 30th to December 29th, 2024

“...This is the time that big winds come and change the season

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Indigenous Education: W̱SÁNEĆ Documentary

Members of the W̱SÁNEĆ community filmed an upcoming educational documentary about W̱SÁNEĆ
culture

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PEKELÁNEW̱ - The Moon that Turns the Leaves White - Nov 1-29, 2024

“The moons are markers, not calendar months. Our “year” was more than 365 days. If you compare moons

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Saanich Schools Celebrate Orange Shirt Day

Schools throughout the district honoured the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation through

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September - ĆENŦÁWEN - Coho Salmon Return to the Earth

"This moon marks the arrival of the coho salmon.  The First rains begin to break the drought in the

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