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Ladybug Garden & Greenhouse

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The latest final report from Ladybug Garden & Greenhouse shows just what a central role food, of all kinds, is playing at T'Sou-ke Nation. Read more...

Sum-SHA-thut Lellum

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T'Sou-ke First Nation offers Pre-school and After School care to members and the community.

Electrical Charging Station

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T'Sou-ke Nation is the first place to have a electric vehicle charging station that is solar powered. Read more...

When there is a huge solar energy spill, it is called a 'really nice day'…

Welcome to T'Sou-ke Nation

tsouke fn signIn the SENĆOŦEN language, the word T'Sou-ke is the name of the Stickleback fish that live in the estuary of the river. Exposure to Europeans through the Hudson's Bay Company saw the name changed first to Soke and then Sooke. That English name is now common and is used for many things including the name of our neighbouring town, the river and basin, the main road.

The two T'Sou-ke reserves are on 67 hectares (165 acres) around the Sooke Basin on the Strait of Juan de Fuca. The reserves were allotted by the Joint Reserve Commission in 1877.


Most community members live on the southern 41-hectare reserve while the many administration offices are on the 26-acre reserve along the main road between Sooke and Victoria.

The total registered T'Sou-ke population was 251 as of February 2013. 

 

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Contact Info:

Click here to send us an inquiryor see the Staff Directory.

BACK TO SCHOOL PICNIC

picnicSince the summer of 2004, Surrounded By Cedar has hosted a Back to School Picnic. This event helps Aboriginal children and their families with backpacks and school supplies before the start of the next school year.

DATE: AUGUST 17TH, 2013
11:00 AM to 3:00 PM

Victoria Native Friendship Centre, 
231 Regina Avenue Victoria, BC

 APPLICATION DEADLINE: JULY 5, 2013 

REGISTER TODAY...

 

A TALE OF TWO WORLDS

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Culture Night

Culture Nights are every Tuesday starting at 5:30 pm with dinner, singing, drumming and other cultural activities. 
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MEMBERSHIP REGISTRATION

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Member Registration

Events are recorded which effect the Indian Register and the Band List such as registration, marriage and births. The office also processes certificates of Indian Status and notifies the Aboriginal Affairs regional office of changes of information about people...
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BOOK BIN PROGRAM

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Book Bin Program

We are in the process of working together with the facilitators of the Book Bin Program to bring this to our community! We will keep you posted to when this program will begin!

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T'Sou-ke Events Calendar

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Our Address:
2154 Lazzar Road
Sooke, BC, V9Z 1G1
250-642-3957
Hours of Operation:
Mon. to Fri. 8:30am to 4:30pm

T’Sou-ke Solar Community video

First Nations have lived for thousands of years on this continent without fossil fuels.
It is appropriate that First Nations lead the way out of dependency and addiction to fossil fuels and to rely on the power of the elements, the sun, the wind and the sea once again.
- Chief Gordon Planes.