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by Wilamina McGrimmond | Jul 31, 2025 | Uncategorized

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Part 1: Walking Into The Valley

Part 1: Walking Into The Valley

by Wilamina McGrimmond | Sep 2, 2025 | Red Hill Valley Protests Story

August 3, 2003 The Red Hill Valley Protest began with a rally at the Green Hill site on a Sunday afternoon. I had just returned from visiting family in British Columbia and was looking forward to some quiet time. I called my son to pick me up, but he was not home. I...
Part 2: Building the Longhouse: Unity, Tensions, and the Sacred Fire

Part 2: Building the Longhouse: Unity, Tensions, and the Sacred Fire

by Wilamina McGrimmond | Sep 2, 2025 | Red Hill Valley Protests Story

These are the only photographs I have of the Roundhouse and the sacred fire it held. For me, the space was deeply sacred, and I felt it would be inappropriate to take my camera out inside the Roundhouse. CHCH News was present almost daily, but noone agreed to give...
Part 3: Beyond the Valley: Struggle, Memory, and Moving Forward

Part 3: Beyond the Valley: Struggle, Memory, and Moving Forward

by Wilamina McGrimmond | Sep 2, 2025 | Red Hill Valley Protests Story

These pictures are from Thanksgiving day fest.  There was lots of food that people brought in to eat. I have no idea how far, or where the few trees came from that where used to build the longhouse. Before long, tarps began to appear, covering the roof of the...
Part 4: From Valley to Memory: Carrying the Spirit Forward

Part 4: From Valley to Memory: Carrying the Spirit Forward

by Wilamina McGrimmond | Sep 2, 2025 | Red Hill Valley Protests Story

After the destruction of the Valley, a friend and I approached the police to ask if we could enter to feed the ancestors. They allowed me to go in, but my friend was refused entry. Walking into the Valley that day, I felt the weight of all that had been lost—the land,...

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  • Part 1: Walking Into The Valley
  • Part 2: Building the Longhouse: Unity, Tensions, and the Sacred Fire
  • Part 3: Beyond the Valley: Struggle, Memory, and Moving Forward
  • Part 4: From Valley to Memory: Carrying the Spirit Forward

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