Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood
Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood is a Sḵwx̱wú7mesh journalist living and writing in North Vancouver. In 2022 she won the Canadian Association of Journalists' Emerging Indigenous Journalist award. She writes stories about Indigenous Rights, the arts, sustainability and social justice. She has worked with The Tyee, Media Indigena, CBC, CiTR 101.9 FM, and National Observer. She earned her Master of Journalism degree at the University of British Columbia. Her best days are spent wandering through the North Shore mountains.
Stories by Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood
B.C.’s Mount Polley mine is poised to expand, over First Nation’s objections. Here’s what you need to know
8 min. readB.C. has greenlit Mount Polley mine expansion, which could extend operations until 2033
This long weekend, famous B.C. park Joffre Lakes is open. At what cost?
First Nations are disappointed B.C. left the Instagram-famous provincial park open without their buy-in, calling...
Drought is a big problem in Canada — and it’s getting worse
A rush of water-hungry AI data centres is just one reason to rethink industrial water...
The climate is in chaos. Housing is unattainable. This First Nation is building homes to face turbulent times
Heiltsuk Nation is just one Indigenous community in B.C. working to build homes that are...
How Wade Grant, Musqueam member of parliament in Vancouver, plans to face divisive times
The new Liberal MP thinks he has what it takes to bring people together as...
86 per cent of a river gone: First Nation calls on BC Hydro to let more water through
Katzie First Nation wants BC Hydro to let more water into the Fraser region's Alouette...
Court halts tailings increase as First Nation challenges B.C.’s decision to greenlight it
Court sides with Xatśūll First Nation, temporarily halting Mount Polley mine waste expansion
A dam destroyed their river. 61 years later, two First Nations fought for justice
A new documentary, Nechako: It Will Be a Big River Again, dives into how two...
The site of an infamous B.C. mining disaster could get even bigger. This First Nation is going to court — and ‘won’t back down’
Xatśūll First Nation is challenging B.C.’s approval of Mount Polley mine’s tailings dam raising. Indigenous...
