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Deirdre Leowinata

What I Can Offer

Deirdre Leowinata

What I Can Offer

What I Can Offer

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In my life, and probably in the lives of many others, the night sky has always offered stability.

It is so vast that it helps us realize our smallness,
And puts in perspective the worries of everyday life.

It seems so distant
That it makes us fee

On December 17th 2020 Fisheries Minister @bernadettejordanmp made the decision to fulfill the wishes of seven consulting First Nations, and remove fish farms from the Discovery Islands. This spring we are so happy to say we are seeing the incredible

Sharing this badass screenshot of these badass coastal women in honour of #femalefilmmakerfriday and the International Day for Women and Girls in Science.

This shoot at @orcalabbc for @hakaimag last year was a beautiful combination of women in scie

This is what a wild salmon economy could look like. These people have lived in the Discovery Islands for their entire lives. They live on the wild salmon that migrate through these waters, and have been watching and fighting their decline for years.

In years like 2020, it can be hard to remember what we’re doing this for.

And then I visit a creek like this. This is a little salmon river in the Discovery Islands where every year a small run of chum salmon returns to spawn.

It can be har

Flying kelp.

Have you ever noticed
the perfection of bull kelp, so well-suited for its place and purpose? It roots itself to its home and stands strong on only one leg, favouring rich currents over safe but stagnant waters.

On calm days the barrier

Who knows how many times this wall in Namu has been photographed, and it's a testament to the resonance and power of this single word: resilience.

I'm embarrassed to say that I still don't know the story of this piece at its time of creation, but it

Golden roe. The skies are signalling that time of year. No matter how many times I see it, I'm always astounded by the number of species that converge on the intertidal during the explosion of richness that is herring season. This fuzzy pup was crui

Deirdre Leowinata

deirdre.leowinata@gmail.com / 250-957-7644

Box 30
Heriot Bay, B.C.
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