The former Green Party MLA for Saanich North and the Islands is now the lead negotiator for the Tsartlip First Nation, where he has lived all his life.
In his new role, Adam Olsen will steer his nation’s negotiations with the federal, provincial, regional and local governments, B.C. Ferries and other entities.
“I am honoured to be in this role and to work on behalf of this beautiful community to advance our interests and rights,” said Olsen, who announced in June he would not seek re-election in the fall provincial election.
“We must raise our voices to make change so that we may fulfill our inherent rights as Indigenous people in this province.”
The Tsartlip First Nation, located on the west side of the Saanich Peninsula, is one of five communities within the wider WSANEC Nation.
Olsen is a former two-term Central Saanich municipal councillor and small business owner who served twice as the interim leader of the BC Green Party, from 2013-2015 and again in 2020.
