Since the glaciers carved this rugged landscape and receded south, people have lived in relationship with this place. The sister nations, ƛoʔos (Klahoose), χʷɛmaɬku (Homalco), and ɬaʔəmɛn (Tla’amin) qaymɩxʷ (people) have long stewarded these lands and waters.
The thirteen full moons of the year shape the seasons, guiding the sister nations movements since time immemorial—cultivating, harvesting, and living rooted in reciprocity. The shared language, ʔayʔajuθəm (Ayajuthem), has been shaped by the sounds of their ʔəms hɛhaw (ancestors) and the lived experience of this territory.
Today, Klahoose is renewing traditions that have long defined their people. Cultural protocols are being practiced and strengthened, and the community continues to grow and thrive. Elders and youth are working together to reclaim teachings, revitalize language, and support future generations in carrying forward cultural practices grounded in community.
The land we now call Hollyhock is unceded—no treaties were ever signed. Colonial systems were designed to erase family structures, cultural traditions, stewardship responsibilities and languages.
We recognize the ongoing impacts of colonization, these are not only stories of the past but present-day realities. With this awareness, we commit our hearts and minds to listening, learning, and speaking truth. We do so with humility, responsibility, respect, and reciprocity to those whose lands we are on.
Thanks to the ʔayɛs ta toq̓ qayɛmɩxʷ (house of the Klahoose people), ƛoʔos ʔayʔǰuθəm coordinator.
