Kwatl'kwa

Kwatl'kwa is the Hul'q'umi'num' word for the Salish Sea, which is '...one of the world's largest and biologically rich inland seas. Its name pays tribute to the first inhabitants of the region, the Coast Salish. The Salish Sea is an inland sea that encompasses Puget Sound, the San Juan Islands and the waters off Vancouver, BC.'  (from Google). 
Charlene Johnny, a Quw’utsun artist who mentored the artists who painted the mural on the steps to our public library, wrote at the bottom of this collection, "I painted this mural for the Salt Spring Island Public Library with a group of talented Indigenous Youth in August, 2021. Ganges Harbour was a place where we could harvest, known to us as Shiya'hwt - Place of Caution - in the Hul'q'umi'num language. We knew how to navigate in and out of the island with ease and in harmony with Mother Earth. The mural shows some of the many creatures and places of Kwatl'kwa, the Salish Sea. Understading the symbiotic relationship between art and protecting the land can transform the way we navigate within in. We are elated to all beings, we are all one."
The names are in Hul'q'umi'num' and SENĆOŦEN, which are the Indigenous languages of this area. 
So good to see the traditional languages being used in public places now.