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-<p>This website is the culmination of an interdisciplinary project that aims to meaningfully braid together Indigenous ways of knowing and Western ecological science to create a digital map of a region known as Xetthecum in the Hul’q’umi’num’ language (Retreat Cove in English), on Galiano Island, BC, Canada. We hope you enjoy exploring this site where you can learn about the local biodiversity, Hul’q’umi’num’ species names, the cultural values of various species and ecological communities, and more.</p>
+<p>This website is the culmination of a cross-cultural, interdisciplinary project that aims to meaningfully braid together Indigenous ways of knowing and Western ecological science to create an ecocultural map of a region known as Xetthecum in the Hul’q’umi’num’ language (Retreat Cove in English), on Galiano Island, BC, Canada. We hope you enjoy exploring this site where you can learn about the local biodiversity, Hul’q’umi’num’ species names, the cultural values of various species and ecological communities, and more.</p>
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 <h3 class="anchored" data-anchor-id="about-the-project">About the project</h3>
-<p>The Xetthecum ecocultural mapping project began in 2020 and has been created through the collaborative effort of <a href="./about.html">many people</a>. The story map documents Xetthecum’s sensitive ecosystems and cultural keystone species, and integrates various sources of information including historical and contemporary biodiversity data, terrestrial ecosystem mapping, written and spoken Hul’q’umi’num’, stories of place and other audio and visual media. We hope that this story map may serve as an educational resource and promote ecocultural mapping as a professional conservation practice among the next generation of land stewards.</p>
-<p>The Xetthecum story map is part of a larger initiative begun by <a href="https://www.whiteswanenvironmental.org/digital-ecocultural-mapping.html">Whiteswan Environmental (WE)</a>, who are working collaboratively on several Indigenous-led projects that support community healing through the natural, cultural and historical restoration of the Salish Sea.</p>
+<p>The Xetthecum ecocultural mapping project began in 2020 and has been created through the collaborative effort of <a href="./about.html">many people</a>. The story map documents Xetthecum’s ecological communities and important cultural features from the perspectives of contributing Indigenous and non-Indigenous members of the community. This evolving open source framework integrates various sources of information including historical and contemporary biodiversity data, terrestrial ecosystem mapping, written and spoken Hul’q’umi’num’, stories of place and other audio and visual media.</p>
+<p>The Xetthecum story map is a small step forward for the greater initiative begun by <a href="https://www.whiteswanenvironmental.org/digital-ecocultural-mapping.html">Whiteswan Environmental (WE)</a>, who are working collaboratively on several Indigenous-led projects that support community healing through the natural, cultural and historical restoration of the Salish Sea. Through a collaborative co-design process, WE aspire to adapt this framework for use in other contexts, supporting ecocultural mapping of significant sites throughout the Salish Sea. Meanwhile, we hope that the story of Xetthecum can serve as an educational resource and example of this type of work, to promote ecocultural mapping as a professional conservation practice among the next generation of land stewards.</p>
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-<h2 class="anchored" data-anchor-id="community-contribution">Community contribution</h2>
-<p>Many community members have contributed to the creation of this tool and continue to collaborate on the project. In addition, the mapping tool provides a resource that anyone can contribute to as community scientists, with their own data, observations and knowledge.</p>
-<p><a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/xetthecum?tab=observations&amp;subtab=map">Make an observation (iNaturalist) <i class="fa-solid fa-arrow-up-right-from-square"></i></a></p>
+<section id="community-contributions" class="level2 blurb-half-column">
+<h2 class="anchored" data-anchor-id="community-contributions">Community contributions</h2>
+<p>Many community members have contributed to the creation of this story map and continue to collaborate on the project. We welcome your contributions, too! If you have a perspective you’d like to share, please reach out. You can also <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/xetthecum?tab=observations&amp;subtab=map">share your observations of Xetthecum’s biodiversity on (iNaturalist) <i class="fa-solid fa-arrow-up-right-from-square"></i></a></p>
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-    "text": "Your browser does not support the audio tag;  for browser support, please see:  https://www.w3schools.com/tags/tag_audio.asp\nThis website is the culmination of an interdisciplinary project that aims to meaningfully braid together Indigenous ways of knowing and Western ecological science to create a digital map of a region known as Xetthecum in the Hul’q’umi’num’ language (Retreat Cove in English), on Galiano Island, BC, Canada. We hope you enjoy exploring this site where you can learn about the local biodiversity, Hul’q’umi’num’ species names, the cultural values of various species and ecological communities, and more."
+    "text": "Your browser does not support the audio tag;  for browser support, please see:  https://www.w3schools.com/tags/tag_audio.asp\nThis website is the culmination of a cross-cultural, interdisciplinary project that aims to meaningfully braid together Indigenous ways of knowing and Western ecological science to create an ecocultural map of a region known as Xetthecum in the Hul’q’umi’num’ language (Retreat Cove in English), on Galiano Island, BC, Canada. We hope you enjoy exploring this site where you can learn about the local biodiversity, Hul’q’umi’num’ species names, the cultural values of various species and ecological communities, and more."
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     "title": "Resources",
     "section": "Games",
     "text": "Games\n\nHul’q’umi’num’ Animal Bingo (from NLPS Indigenous Education Resources)\nHul’q’umi’num’ Feelings Bingo (from NLPS Indigenous Education Resources\n\nPlease note that this is a living, ongoing project, and that this resource list will always be incomplete. Your contributions and ideas are welcome. If you’d like to make suggestions about the resource list or anything else on this website, please contact Jeanine Georgeson ([email protected])"
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+    "title": "Tth'ihwum m'i 'ewu i' Xetthecum sii’em  Please come here to Xetthecum",
+    "section": "Community contributions",
+    "text": "Community contributions\nMany community members have contributed to the creation of this story map and continue to collaborate on the project. We welcome your contributions, too! If you have a perspective you’d like to share, please reach out. You can also share your observations of Xetthecum’s biodiversity on (iNaturalist)"
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index.qmd

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ It is with gratitude that we recognize the enduring connection of Indigenous Peo
 ##  Xetthecum Digital Ecocultural Mapping Project
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-This website is the culmination of an interdisciplinary project that aims to meaningfully braid together Indigenous ways of knowing and Western ecological science to create a digital map of a region known as Xetthecum in the Hul’q’umi’num’ language (Retreat Cove in English), on Galiano Island, BC, Canada. We hope you enjoy exploring this site where you can learn about the local biodiversity, Hul’q’umi’num’ species names, the cultural values of various species and ecological communities, and more.
+This website is the culmination of a cross-cultural, interdisciplinary project that aims to meaningfully braid together Indigenous ways of knowing and Western ecological science to create an ecocultural map of a region known as Xetthecum in the Hul’q’umi’num’ language (Retreat Cove in English), on Galiano Island, BC, Canada. We hope you enjoy exploring this site where you can learn about the local biodiversity, Hul’q’umi’num’ species names, the cultural values of various species and ecological communities, and more.
 
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 ### About the project
 
-The Xetthecum ecocultural mapping project began in 2020 and has been created through the collaborative effort of [many people](/about.html). The story map documents Xetthecum’s sensitive ecosystems and cultural keystone species, and integrates various sources of information including historical and contemporary biodiversity data, terrestrial ecosystem mapping, written and spoken Hul’q’umi’num’, stories of place and other audio and visual media. We hope that this story map may serve as an educational resource and promote ecocultural mapping as a professional conservation practice among the next generation of land stewards.
+The Xetthecum ecocultural mapping project began in 2020 and has been created through the collaborative effort of [many people](/about.html). The story map documents Xetthecum’s ecological communities and important cultural features from the perspectives of contributing Indigenous and non-Indigenous members of the community. This evolving open source framework integrates various sources of information including historical and contemporary biodiversity data, terrestrial ecosystem mapping, written and spoken Hul’q’umi’num’, stories of place and other audio and visual media. 
 
-The Xetthecum story map is part of a larger initiative begun by [Whiteswan Environmental (WE)](https://www.whiteswanenvironmental.org/digital-ecocultural-mapping.html), who are working collaboratively on several Indigenous-led projects that support community healing through the natural, cultural and historical restoration of the Salish Sea.
+The Xetthecum story map is a small step forward for the greater initiative begun by [Whiteswan Environmental (WE)](https://www.whiteswanenvironmental.org/digital-ecocultural-mapping.html), who are working collaboratively on several Indigenous-led projects that support community healing through the natural, cultural and historical restoration of the Salish Sea. Through a collaborative co-design process, WE aspire to adapt this framework for use in other contexts, supporting ecocultural mapping of significant sites throughout the Salish Sea. Meanwhile, we hope that the story of Xetthecum can serve as an educational resource and example of this type of work, to promote ecocultural mapping as a professional conservation practice among the next generation of land stewards.
 
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+## Community contributions
 
-Many community members have contributed to the creation of this tool and continue to collaborate on the project. In addition, the mapping tool provides a resource that anyone can contribute to as community scientists, with their own data, observations and knowledge.
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-[Make an observation (iNaturalist) <i class="fa-solid fa-arrow-up-right-from-square"></i>](https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/xetthecum?tab=observations&subtab=map)
+Many community members have contributed to the creation of this story map and continue to collaborate on the project. We welcome your contributions, too! If you have a perspective you'd like to share, please reach out. You can also [share your observations of Xetthecum's biodiversity on (iNaturalist) <i class="fa-solid fa-arrow-up-right-from-square"></i>](https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/xetthecum?tab=observations&subtab=map)
 
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