Image: Michelle Campos Castillo

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jaz whitford builds up a spiral at x̱aw̓s shew̓áy̓ New Growth《新生林》 Image Credit:  Damaris Riedinger

Part of the x̱aw̓s shew̓áy̓ New Growth《新生林》221A pollinators, Oliver Barnes and jaz whitford have been tending to and caring for the garden since 2019.

all my relations by Oli Barnes and jaz whitford

all my relations
swaying in cool wind
sleeping in damp soil tunnels
and in piss puddle alleys

xʷməθkwəy̓əm
skwxwú7mesh
səl̓ilwətaɁɬ təməxʷ
stolen native land

the downtown eastside
hogan’s alley
china town

walking
burning
crying
Dancing
screaming
sweating
loving

remembering

all of us together
still here
reaching for the sun
reaching for the sun
reaching for the sun