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
‘Every citizen in British Columbia won’: court dismisses defamation suit against conservationists
6 min. readThe Qualicum Beach case has big ramifications as one of the first tests of a...
The complicated ethics of wildlife photography
Captivating photos can benefit animals by raising awareness for conservation issues, but there’s a thin...
‘Scared into silence’: former workers allege abuse, safety issues at B.C. environmental organization
Breathtaking photos. Adventurous boat trips. A mission to save the planet. Young people were drawn...
‘Our people are coming home’: Sinixt finally gather to celebrate their Supreme Court win
After Canada denied their existence for over half a century, the Sinixt mark their Supreme...
Scientists make final bid to stop Port of Vancouver’s terminal expansion: ‘they can’t mitigate the consequences’
The port promises it can mitigate the impacts of the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 expansion...
‘The salmon will come back again’: First Nations document devastating low returns on B.C.’s central coast
Fifty years ago, an average of 47,000 salmon returned annually to the Neekas River north...
‘Dangerous precedent’: pipelines, land defenders and the colonial policing of Indigenous nationhood
When a Coastal GasLink lawyer raised questions about Indigenous identity in court proceedings following arrests...
B.C. holding out on federal conservation targets and large-scale protected areas
Canada pledged to protect 25 per cent of land and water by 2025, but British...
Meet B.C.’s new wildfire crew: cows
Ranchers and researchers have teamed up to use targeted grazing to reduce one source of...
