Hello, thanks for stopping in at my bio!
I go by the names Kwiwks, Eliza, and Elizabeth Peters.
I am from Lil’wat Nation here in BC and I am so pleased to be connected to the UBC Vancouver Faculty of Forestry.
Serving my community through this work is such an honor and adventure; from farms to centers to books and courses, the creativity and vision is real: empower the community to thrive in health, environmental stewardship and inclusive access to traditional knowledge to return to being a thriving People.
With immense gratitude I get to work on all this with my best friends: Tonya Smith, Koskas Dan.
They’ve been walking with me long enough to watch my family grow, I have 3 beautiful children and find many life purposes with them here in this world, I am so honored for this responsibility.
Conference, Media and Professional Presentations
Smith, T.,Slodki, M., Nelson, M., K. Peters. 2023. Li̓l̓wat Nation Indigenous Food Sovereignty Research. Poster presentation at the BC Community Forestry Association Annual General Meeting, Kamloops BC, June 7-9, 2023.
Peters, K., Koskas and T. Smith. 2024. “Li̓l̓wat First Nation Cultural Re-Connection Classroom”. Presented at the Society for Applied Anthropology Annual Meeting, Decolonizing Alliances Panel, March 29, 2024.
Smith, T., Peters, K. & Koskas. 2019. Nt̓akmen (Our Way) at nlep̓cálten (Garden). Presentation at Society of Ethnobiology Conference. University of British Columbia, Vancouver BC, May 9, 2019.
For the children, with the children
For each other, with each other
At the speed of trust
Forward we must