Stories from the Magic Canoe of Wa'xaid

Wet’so’weten Protests, blockades, and calls for meaningful
reconciliation continue to make headlines and it’s hard to ignore
the feeling that we are being pushed and pulled into an
increasingly divided Canada.


What are the next steps? What is missing as we try to move
towards reconciliation for a post-colonial Canada?


Briony Penn is an award-winning author and worked most recently
with respected First Nations elder, orator and activist
Cecil Paul - Wa’xaid by his traditional name -  to write his
book Stories from the Magic Canoe of Wa’xaid. They also are
collaborating on Cecil’s biography, Following the Good River,
which will be published this May.


Cecelia Reekie is Wa’xaid’s eldest daughter and is a Cultural
Presenter with the Langley School District working with students
from Grades 2-12 in bringing awareness to the true history of
Canada. 


We sat down with Briony and Cecelia to talk about Cecil’s life,
his legacy and, in these turbulent times, how we can learn from
his stories and find the path towards reconciliation.