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
After disaster strikes, how much is it worth to rebuild?
10 min. readIn 2021, flooding in the Sumas Valley caused millions in damages. Rebuilding could cost more...
They’d never been hunting. Now, Indigenous youth learn skills, culture and language — thanks to a First Nation program
A pilot project to educate youth in hunting is part of a broader push to...
It’s the world’s first Indigenous-led ‘blue park.’ And Kitasoo Xai’xais Nation pulled it off without waiting on Canada
Awarded for protecting sea life, Gitdisdzu Lugyeks Marine Protected Area is also the first ever...
On the land looking for moose. Where have they gone?
The air is biting cold as Willie Bertacco navigates his motorboat through the blackness that...
Frustrated with Canada’s spill response, Heiltsuk leaders take their fight international
In the lasting aftermath of the Nathan E. Stewart spill off coastal B.C., Heiltsuk leaders...
Oil spilled by Fraser River sturgeon habitat. Why did it take almost 3 months to start cleaning up?
A landslide in early December caused a spill that First Nations leaders say endangers prime...
Canada approved a major port expansion in endangered orca habitat — now it’s going to court
Conservation groups say the feds contravened endangered species law when they approved Roberts Bank Terminal...
Counting sheep: saving a bighorn herd in the Rockies
Between a mysterious illness, dangerous weather and vanishing habitat, a herd of bighorn sheep almost...
First Nations are using artificial intelligence to help save salmon
Using AI means some communities are starting to collect quicker, more accurate data on salmon...
