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Bringing First Nations history to life Wade Paterson STAFF REPORTER
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et in a traditional aboriginal ceremonial site near Gellatly Bay, a pictograph, surrounded by graffiti, was discovered more than a decade ago. At the time, the pictograph couldn’t be distinguished from the other markings, so cleaning products were used to erase the perceived vandalism. The graffiti was successfully removed, but the pictograph wouldn’t be erased. Later, someone recognized the pictograph. They chipped the rock off of the wall and brought it to Westbank First Nation staff. That rock now sits in a display case in the main gallery of Sncəwips Heritage Museum. “It’s a metaphor for who we are as a people,” says Jordan Coble, curatorial and heritage researcher for WFN. “They were able to clean up all the other graffiti with chemicals, (but) they couldn’t do anything with the pictograph. That’s all natural and it’s who we are. It’s the voices of our ancestors living through that rock.” The pictograph rock represents one of the many stories Sncəwips Heritage Museum hopes to tell when it officially opens June 14. See story on page A3
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