Meaning of Scia'new | Babel Free

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An indigenous people of southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia.

plural, plural-only

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“With this partnership the band can look⟳ at about four jobs initially, but with the opportunity for more further down the road. He said that with any jobs and training the Scia’new would have⟳ first right of refusal and that is crucial for the small band.”

“The Scia’new First Nation, at Beecher Bay near Sooke, is creating a brighter future for our young people with the creation of a whole new seaside community. We are 51 per cent owners of a development project that will see⟳ 600 homes built on 40 hectares of our traditional territory.”

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