A Legend of the Saanich Peninsula People.
In the beginning… XÁLS, the Creator, taught the WSÁNE people to live with the land and to give thanks for all they received. After a while, some of the people forgot the Creator's teachings and became disrespectful. A raven messenger, was sent by the Creator to warn the people, telling them to prepare for a flood. The raven suggested they ready their canoes, make cedar ropes, and fill the canoes with food. Some people did not listen, laughing at the Creator's words. The flood came and all who listened and had prepared, jumped into their canoes with their families. The waters rose but they were safe. They tied their canoes together with the cedar ropes and sang and prayed. Those who had laughed at the warnings were swept into the waters. After many days and nights, a raven dropped an arbutus branch into one of the canoes. They began paddling for a giant arbutus tree they saw in the distance. They tied their canoes to the tree with their cedar ropes and waited for the waters to withdraw. The sun came out and the waters receded. The people gave thanks and called the place they had sought safety LAUWELNEW, "the place of refuge". From then on, the people would be called WASÁNE, the emerging people.
Cache is located at: N 48 33. A B C W 123 27. D E F
Cache has been hidden in compliance with the BC Parks Geocaching Policy and is within 1m of the trail.
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