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Thursday, February 6, 2014 VOL. 32 Number 6
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Mural blessed PAT KELLY
Boundary Creek Times Reporter
A new mural that hangs in the commons area at BCSS was given a blessing ceremony on Jan. 21. 250-449-2655 Students and teachers were joined by elders, special guests and staff from the school board office for Bored Room Bistro the event. 607 8th Ave., Midway, BC Aboriginal support worker 250-449-2465 Marilyn Hanson welcomed everyone to the ceremony and began by offering tobacco to the drum in pizzas SOLD gratitude for its voice. as of Feb. 2, 2014 The tile mural was the work of Sunday Brunch the BCSS Senior Arts class un11 am - 2 pm der Sarah Tripp and Rock Creek’s $ 10 per person (tax incl) Terry Jackson who was contracted Takeout, Sit In, Delivery through a non-profit group called Midway, Greenwood, Rock Creek ArtStarts, which has a long history www.boredroombistro.com of bringing professional artists into classrooms across B.C. The local school district also provided funding through the Aboriginal Education budget. Westbridge, BC Drummers played the Morning Song, giving thanks for another beautiful day and also asking the Great Spirit to weave the garment of brightness so that we will walk where the birds sing. Hanson explained that in AbLocated in Westbridge and original culture something new is proud to service the area blessed so that it might fulfill it’s 1-888-299-0592 intended purpose. “We are hop1-250-446-6808 ing from this is that when you see tion behind it. ����������������������� ��������������������������������������� this mural you will acknowledge The mural shows a thunderbird that culture enriches our lives,” she rising into the air above a killer said. “That you think about how we whale. “The idea of the thunderbird respect culture and what it means being the messenger of the Creator in your lives.” and overcoming the darkness of the Jackson shared the meaning of whale and the undersea world,” ex0 24543 16681 8 parts of the mural and the inten- plained Jackson.
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He said that in northwest Native art, the thunderbird typically represented the messenger from the Creator and was a sacred creature from the sky world and the mountains. “Thunderbird represents that the Creator is much bigger than the whole scene that we see. It’s bigger
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than the world of darkness. When you see them together the thunderbird is always overcoming the whale. “The whale represents those parts of our personality—the instinctual parts of our personality that don’t have consciousness. “Some call it
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