Homecoming: How an Indigenous matriarch is struggling to live on her traditional land

Homecoming: How an Indigenous matriarch is struggling to live on her traditional land

August 11, 2026 12:17 pm PST.

Descendants of an indigenous tribe that was considered extinct are now raising money so that their oldest matriarch can have a dignified home. Cecilia Hua has more from Maple Ridge on the forgotten Whonnock People.

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