Across syilx territories, people are imitating beavers — and hoping for their return

Across syilx territories, people are imitating beavers — and hoping for their return

Members of B.C. Wildlife Federation’s watershed team, Kyla Rushton, right, and Katie Blokker, build a beaver dam analogue along Coteay Creek on Sept. 10. Photo by Aaron Hemens Last year, while completing a wetland assessment with the B.C. Wildlife Federation in the highlands above sw̓iw̓s (Osoyoos), Delaney Hall came across the remnants of an old beaver dam along Coteay Creek. As the Osoyoos Indian Band member continued on along the now-depleted…