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
‘North of North’ star Anna Lambe believes (most) people can change
10 min. readFrom True Detective to The Grizzlies, the Inuk actor is known for badass roles. She's...
B.C. has a new policy for staking mining claims. Why doesn’t anyone like it?
B.C. previously allowed mineral claims without First Nations consultation. It was court-ordered to fulfill its...
B.C. spent $3.5B to reduce carbon emissions over 7 years. That plan has failed
CleanBC sought to cut greenhouse gases, but emissions are the same as they were in...
Is this fish really disappearing from the Georgia Strait?
First Nations say herring are disappearing. Fisheries and Oceans Canada says they’re stable. So what’s...
The Kootenays are getting drier. A small B.C. community worries more logging puts its water at risk
As companies seek to access private and Crown forest lands above Wynndel, B.C., some fear...
W̱SÁNEĆ Hereditary Chiefs ‘deeply frustrated’ as feds boost commercial herring catch
The chiefs have called for a moratorium to protect B.C.'s last strong herring stock. Instead,...
The Great Bear Rainforest is protected. So why is an abandoned industrial site leaching heavy metals?
Heiltsuk Nation has a vision to revitalize Namu, an ancient village and former vibrant cannery....
This Vancouver megaport expansion could harm killer whales. Approving it still didn’t breach endangered species law, court says
A legal challenge to block a major container terminal has been quashed, though environmental groups...
The top executives in Canada’s oilsands were just paid your entire salary
The CEOs of the Pathways Alliance have made more than the median Canadian salary, just...
