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June 26, Portland, Oregon An unparalleled stretch of coastal open space at the south end of Tillamook County’s Sand Lake is one step closer to permanent protection today, after the Oregon State Parks Commission agreed to purchase the Beltz Farm property from Ecotrust.
Excerpt from Following the Good River
Following the Good River is a biography of Cecil Paul s life as one North American’s more prominent Indigenous leaders.
Photo: Paul Watson/Can Geo Photo Club
December 14, 2020
Cecil Paul, also known by his Xenaksiala name, Wa’xaid, was born in the Kitlope and is one of the last speakers of the language of his people. He survived being placed in a residential school, struggled with substance abuse and eventually returned home to heal. During this time, he also has fought to protect the Kitlope, which is described as the largest intact temperate rainforest watershed in the world.
Share Wa’xaid Cecil Paul passed away on Dec. 3, leaving a legacy that includes the preservation of 325,000 hectares of coastal temperate rainforest in the Kitlope River valley near Kitimat, B.C. Photo: Callum Gunn
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‘Hero of the planet’: remembering the life and legacy of Wa’xaid Cecil Paul
The Xenaksiala Elder survived residential school and went on to lead the battle to protect B.C.’s Kitlope valley with quiet conviction 13 min read
Wa is ‘the river;’
Wa’xaid Cecil Paul, a Xenaksiala Elder, always introduced himself this way.
He was 90 years old when he passed away on Dec. 3.