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Celebrate with us! Tribal Journeys 2017 PHOTO BY: NICK WUNSCH/GREENCOAST MEDIA.
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The coastal waters of British Columbia have sustained our peoples since time immemorial, providing access to precious resources and connecting our communities to one another. This common thread weaves our histories, stories, art and families together and helps ensure our cultural traditions thrive with each new generation.
Tribal Journeys 2017
In August of 2017, the We Wai Kai Nation and the We Wai Kum Nation, will stand together to welcome canoe families into the territories. For more than twenty-years, Tribal Journeys has provided the framework for cultural revitalization and experience aimed at supporting youth through the process. For some, their travels will include more than five weeks
of daily paddling to reach us – with each stop bringing the opportunity to share and learn from one another and practice the important cultural protocols of our communities. It is a journey of healing and health both individually and collectively and for many, represents a connection to each other, to the land, and to their cultural heritage for which there is simply no other comparison. The canoes will arrive onto Quadra Island on Friday, August 4th for a soft landing where they will be welcomed into the territory of the We Wai Kai Nation (Please note, there is no camping on Quadra Island - the campsite for Tribal Journeys is on the Quinsam Reserve in Campbell River). On Saturday, August 5th,
the public are invited to witness the arrival of the canoes onto the Campbell River Spit as they are welcomed by the Wei Wai Kum Nation. A public feast will be held to mark this occasion and everyone is invited. We anticipate between seventy-five and onehundred canoes will participate. We hope that you will join us on the beach as the canoes are called in and formally welcomed to our territory. What a tremendous opportunity this represents in the building and nourishing of intercultural and cross cultural relationships. Your participation serves to strengthen our nation and our peoples, and demonstrates our unified commitment to working together for the common good.
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PUBLIC FEAST & MARKETPLACE A public feast at Thunderbird Hall will follow the landing. Located at 1420 Wewaikum Road, Campbell River, BC V9W 5W8 For pre-registered vendors, this is the site for the Marketplace: check in at the Information Table for your pre-assigned number. Next door to Thunderbird Hall is the Campbell River Big House. On Saturday, August 5th, this will be the location of the opening program. Since many attendees will not be able to witness the ceremonies from inside the Big House, closed circuit TV will show the proceedings inside the Feast tent. The Tribal Journeys Healing Tent headed by Elder Tessie Nelson, will be house at the KDC Health office located adjacent to the Big House. Daily protocol will begin at approximately 9:00am.
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