(Pauquachin, Tsartlip, Tsawout, Tseycum) peoples.Copyright © 2021 by Iona Whishaw
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Edited by Claire Philipson
Cover illustration by Margaret Hanson
Cover design by Sydney Barnes
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ISBN 9781771513531 (softcover)
ISBN 9781771513548 (electronic)
TouchWood Editions acknowledges that the land on which we live and work is within the traditional territories of the Lkwungen (Esquimalt and Songhees), Malahat, Pacheedaht, Scia’new, T’Sou-ke and (Pauquachin, Tsartlip, Tsawout, Tseycum) peoples.
We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Canada Book Fund and the Canada Council for the Arts, and of the Province of British Columbia through the British Columbia Arts Council and the Book Publishing Tax Credit.
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