This morning, the Board of 乌鸦传媒 was pleased to share the name of our newest elementary school during a special blessing ceremony on-site. The future K to grade five school at 802 Latoria Road is set to open in fall 2025 with 480 seats for students.
S膯I群NEW瘫 (pronounced schee-ay-nuh) translates to salmon. S峁瓻冉I峁复E冉(pronounced ska-leetk-luth) translates to children.
鈥淲e are extremely proud to gift this name to the 乌鸦传媒,鈥 said Russ Chipps, Chief of Sc鈥檌anew First Nation. 鈥淟avina Charles, a respected elder and knowledge keeper from Sc鈥檌anew First Nation led the search for a name that reflected our culture and a place for learning. S膯I群NEW瘫 represents the richness of the sea life in our region that sustains our land and people. S峁瓻冉I峁复E冉 is one of the most important words in SEN膯O纽EN language because it means children and, in our culture, they are our most precious resource.鈥 Chief Chipps acknowledged that learning how to pronounce the name may be challenging at first, but it鈥檚 a perfect metaphor for the learning that happens in our schools 鈥 a new concept is hard at first and becomes easier with practice and guidance.
Learn how to say S膯I群NEW瘫 S峁瓻冉I峁复E冉:
Hear from Sc'ianew Chief and Council about the name and meaning:
Thank you to the following special guests for joining us to be part of this important day:
- Sc'ianew First Nation (Chief Russ Chipps, Councillor Bernice Millette and Councillor Traci Pateman) including Elders and members of the community.
- Grandma Lavina Charles from Sc'ianew First Nation who came up with the name and her family.
- Elder Shirley Alphonse
- Brother Rick Peters
- Sharon Jay, Te鈥檓exw Treaty Association
- Murray Rankin, Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
- MLA Ravi Parmar
- MLA Mitzi Dean
- City of Langford
- City of Colwood
Special thanks to who are building the new school and helped prepare for the blessing and announcement.