Sc'ianew

English Etymology From en str SC'IȺNEW̱. Noun sp en Scia'new en Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada Canada and Sc’ianew First Nation to launch the construction of a Community Cultural Centre at Spirit Bay Canada.ca 2023-11-16 https://www.canada.ca/en/crown-indigenous-relations-northern-affairs/news/2023/11/canada-and-scianew-first-nation-to-launch-the-construction-of-a-community-cultural-centre-at-spirit-bay.html Sc’ianew lands also include Fraser Island, Lamb Island, Long Neck Island, Twin Island, Village Island, and Whale Island. Today, the Sc’ianew community continues to apply their extended knowledge of environmental management in sharing their land and marine resources. 10 October 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250214182441/https://www.canada.ca/en/crown-indigenous-relations-northern-affairs/news/2023/11/canada-and-scianew-first-nation-to-launch-the-construction-of-a-community-cultural-centre-at-spirit-bay.html 14 February 2025 en Darron Kloster Beecher Bay First Nation gets $5.4M in federal funding for cultural centre Times Colonist 2023-11-16 https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/beecher-bay-first-nation-gets-54m-in-federal-funding-for-cultural-centre-7842462 Sc’ianew lands surround Beecher Bay in East Sooke and also include Fraser Island, Lamb Island, Long-neck Island, Twin Island, Village Island and Whale Island. https://web.archive.org/web/20250923214527/https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/beecher-bay-first-nation-gets-54m-in-federal-funding-for-cultural-centre-7842462 23 September 2025 en Carla Wilson First Nation development in East Sooke in receivership Times Colonist 2024-09-27 https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/first-nation-development-in-east-sooke-in-receivership-after-chronic-money-woes-9579735 The Spirit Bay project, first announced in 2013, was intended to foster business opportunities and jobs for Sc’ianew members and establish a tax base. But money problems soon arose. https://web.archive.org/web/20241204032140/https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/first-nation-development-in-east-sooke-in-receivership-after-chronic-money-woes-9579735 4 December 2024