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Aqmis As Herring Spawn Spreads

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There was joy inAhousaht over the second weekend in March as the people shared their photos of the first kʷaqmis harvest of the season.

The ocean took on a pale green, an indicator that the herring are spawning in coastal areas.

People set hemlock branches in quiet inlets to collect the herring eggs as the annual spawn began inAhousaht territory. Pictured are Dwayne Martin Sr., left, and Keon Frank Sr.

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Pronounced ‘Cluupii chilt athl koo tlahk Wii chilt ish alth ooh re ugh kin’, it means ‘Spring is when plants grow and we can get new medicine.’Supplied by ciisma.