When a member of Kwikwetlem First Nation dies, their life is not over. Their spirit lives on, says knowledge keeper George Chaffee.

But rising water levels are leaving the deceased no safe place to eternally rest. A Tyee special report by Josh Kozelj. Josh is The Tyee's inaugural Hummingbird fellow.

Published Monday, March 6, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/03/06/First-Nation-Quest-To-Know-Why-Cemetery-Flooded/

When a member of Kwikwetlem First Nation dies, their life is not over. Their spirit lives on, says knowledge keeper George Chaffee. But rising water levels are leaving the deceased no safe place to eternally rest. A Tyee special report by Josh Kozelj. Josh is The Tyee's inaugural Hummingbird fellow. Published Monday, March 6, 2023. https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/03/06/First-Nation-Quest-To-Know-Why-Cemetery-Flooded/

A First Nation’s Quest to Know Why Their Cemetery Was Flooded

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