Artist Statement

Our Logo

QELEṈSEN (eagle) can fly the highest of all birds with their powerful wings. They are messengers between the land and the sky, connecting us to the Creator and our ancestors. They bring blessings and represent strength and culture. The moon phases are a reminder of the temporality of all things; cycles persist and change is constant. The XPȺ¸ (red cedar) boughs gift us with good medicine, especially when we need to brush off. The ȻOSEN (star) is a good wish and symbolizes ancestors that watch over and protect us.

About the artist

Sarah Jim is a visual artist from the small village of W̱S͸ḴEM (Tseycum) in W̱SÁNEĆ, along with Mexican, Russian-Jewish, and English ancestry. Although she has received a bachelor’s degree of Fine Arts from the University of Victoria, most of her work and teachings are self-taught and community based. These works are reflections of land-based relationships, ecosystems, human and non-human kin connections, and the power of restorative practices. Creating artwork has been a valuable way of advocating for Indigenous ways of being and ecosystems, along with being a powerful form of medicine.

Fore more information, please see www.sarahjimstudio.com

Acknowledgement

SPOT-SDELḴ Society would like to recognize the BC College of Family Physicians who’s grant allowed the commissioning of the society’s logo. We acknowledge, with great respect, the traditional Coast Salish territory on which it operates, and the stewardship of these lands since time immemorial by the W̱SÁNEĆ people. HÍSW̱ḴE (Thank You).