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
How to build back B.C.’s flood infrastructure better
12 min. readNinety-six per cent of dikes in the Lower Mainland are not high enough to block...
Three Indigenous delegates talk COP26 and what’s missing in Canada’s climate efforts
Indigenous Peoples bear the brunt of environmental inaction — and sometimes action. The Narwhal speaks...
‘Extremely frustrating’: B.C. announces 2.6 million hectares of at-risk old-growth, no permanent protections
The announcement, which comes one full year after B.C.’s expert panel recommended the province introduce...
Canada underestimating 80 megatonnes of emissions from boreal logging: report
New research finds that by overcounting the carbon storage of intact forests and undercounting emissions...
Study suggests higher contaminants in B.C. homes near fracking wells but more research is needed
People living near fracking sites in B.C. are lacking information about contamination they need to...
Stories from Auntie on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
It takes a lot of strength and generosity for Indigenous people to talk about the...
On the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, settler Canadians need to remember
Canada’s history is built on moments of violence against Indigenous Peoples that can all too...
‘A lot of salmon died’: Ahousaht Guardians look to watershed restoration amid B.C.’s dangerously dry summer
The province’s prolonged drought is exacerbating the damage done to Bedwell River by decades of...
Where federal parties stand on Canada’s sexiest emissions fix: nature-based climate solutions
Canada has a huge role to play in the global fight against the climate emergency...
