Mountain hut at 5040 Peak first to be named by First Nations
Alongside youth warriors Evan Touchie, Ethan Tom, Daniel Williams and Tyson Touchie, Seitcher made the journey for the naming ceremony of the hut. Of the roughly 35 Alpine Club of Canada huts, it is the first to be named by First Nations. The Quuquuatsa Language Society, an organization focused on Nuu-chah-nulth language revitalization, decided on Hišimy̓awiƛ, which means “gather together.” For Seitcher, it felt like the perfect fit. “It doesn’t signify just one nation, it signifies everyone gathering together,” he said. Traditionally, the club has named its huts after a pr...
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