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CONTENTS Top Eight First Nation’s Destinations

Metro Vancouver Vancouver 21

Coquitlam 40

Granville Island 27

White Rock 41

Downtown 31

North Vancouver 43

Gastown 33

Sea to Sky Horseshoe Bay 53

Squamish 57

Britannia Beach 56

Whistler 59

Sunshine Coast Gibsons 67

Sechelt 71

Davis Bay 69

Powell River 75

Wilson Creek 70

Lund 76

Fraser Valley Chilliwack 81

Boston Bar 93

Agassiz 85

Lytton 95

Yale 89

Lillooet 97

Okanagan Osoyoos 103 Kamloops 107

Chase 111

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Top Eight Destinations

Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Centre in Osoyoos, Okanagan

Visit the eight areas of British Columbia where First Nations tourism is thriving. Each of these areas offers the finest cultural centres, artists, galleries and museums for a true First Nations experience. In Metro Vancouver visit: the Vancouver International Airport, Granville Island, Gastown, Downtown, the Museum of Anthropology at the University of BC, North Vancouver and West Vancouver. In Sea to Sky Country visit Horseshoe Bay, galleries on the way to Whistler Resort and the Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre in Whistler. On the Sunshine Coast visit galleries, artists and a museum from Gibsons to Lund. In the Fraser Valley experience galleries and museums, outdoor tours, tours and historic sites. The Okanagan offers Pow Wows, cultural centres, museums, a winery and resorts. The Skeena Valley has historic sites and tours, galleries and totems. Haida Gwaii is the ‘land of artists.’ Mist shrowded islands full of: totems, an award-winning Aboriginal cultural tourism attraction, salmon, galleries. Vancouver Island has a gallery in every town from Port Hardy to Victoria.

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PRINCE RUPERT

PORT EDWARD

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MASSET

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Kispiox Gitanyow

Nisga’a Memorial Lave Bed Provincial Park

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Kinkolith (Gingolx)

Canyon City (Gitwinksihlkw) Nisga’a River Nass Lands

Seven Sisters Provincial Park

PORT CLEMENTS

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Terrace Prince Rupert

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SKIDEGATE SANDSPIT

QUEEN CHARLOTTE

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Smithers 37 Kitselas Canyon National Historic Site

Gitnadoiks River Provincial Park

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Kitimat MORESBY CAMP

Haisla Tourism

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Coal Harbour

Port Hardy Sointula Alert Bay

Port Alice

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Vancouver

Port Telegraph Sayward McNeill Cove Woss Zeballos Tahsis Gold River

Campbell River

Port Coquit

Burnaby New Westminster

Powell River

Surrey

Richmond

Courtenay

Comox Qualicum Beach Fanny Bay Parksville

Cumberland

Hot Springs Cove

Delta

Nanaimo Port Alberni Ladysmith

Tofino

Chemainus

Ucluelet Bamfield

VANCOUVER ISLAND

Vancouver

Lake

Duncan

Port Cowichan Renfrew Sooke

Sidney Victoria

13 Sunshine Coast & Sea To Sky Highway Whistler

Top Eight Destinations

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Lund 101

Powell River

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Black Point

Saltery Bay

Tantalus Pk.

Earls Cove

Egmont

Brackendale

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Squamish

Irvines Landing

Comox

Pender Harbour

Str ait

Houston

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Qualicum Beach

Davis Bay

Gambier I. Langdale Ferry

Wilson Creek Keats I. Gibsons Bowen I. GEO RGIA rry Fe imo -

Parksville 4 Port Alberni

Sechelt

Halfmoon Bay 19

Britannia Beach

Madeira Park

Nana

Coombs

Lions Bay

Horseshoe Bay 1

Vancouver

Gabriola I.

Nanaimo 1

Clinton

Kamloops

Thompson 1

Lillooet

River

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Pemberton

Fraser River

Lillooet lake

Whistler

Spences Bridge

Harrison Lake

Boston Bar

Yale

Blaine

Coquitlam

Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows

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Langley

White Rock

Hope

Agassiz Chilliwack Abbotsford Sumas 542

Okanagan Lake

Fraser River

Princeton 3

Penticton 97

Keremeos Canada United States

Osoyoos 3

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t Moody Port Coquitlam

Kelowna

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Coquihalla River

Stave Lake

Mission

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Pitt Lake

Vancouver

Vernon

Mahatlach River

Indian Arm

Salmon Arm

Merritt

Squamish 99

South Thompson River

Lytton

Shuswap Lake

Cache Creek

British Columbia’s First Nations tourism areas can be explored on a circle route starting in Metro Vancouver. From Metro Vancouver travel to the Sunshine Coast and then into the Fraser Valley and on to the scenic Fraser Canyon. Head east to explore the sunny Okanagan. Carry on north and head west to the beautiful Skeena Valley. Continue west with a ferry ride to Haida Gwaii and another down to Vancouver Island.

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Stanley Park

Metro Vancouver Vancouver 21 Granville Island 27 Downtown 31 Gastown 33 Coquitlam 40 White Rock 41 North Vancouver 43

VANCOUVER

The Musqueam are the oldest-known residents of Vancouver. Located near their main residential area is the Musqueam midden, also known as the Great Fraser Midden, is a thousands-year old deposit of shells and other household debris. Formerly there was a second residential area near the current one, Mahlie. The area of the Musqueam Reserve is the closest Hudson’s Bay Company explorer Simon Fraser made it to the Strait of Georgia. He was driven back by hostile Musqueam who had had bad experiences with white men on ships just previously. The Chief, Whattlekainum of the Kwantlen warned Fraser of an impending attack which is said saved his life. Photo: Capilano Indians, (BC Archives, # AA00114)

People of the Copper Shield

The Git Hayetsk Dancers githayetsk@gmail.com 604 836 9412

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Chief August Jack, aka Qahtsahlano

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c1893, Sḵwxwú7mesh elder woman spinning wool on spindle-whorl

Xwáýxway Xwáýxway is a village site of the Indigenous Sḵwxwú7mesh, (Squamish) located in what is now known as Stanley Park. The location is on the eastern peninsula of the park, at the location now the site of Lumberman’s Arch. The village site was home for many Sḵwxwú7mesh, but after more colonization began in the Vancouver area, the inhabitants were forced to re-locate to nearby villages. The name of the village comes from a mask ceremony, and a story where one of these masks originated from this place. Thus, it’s best translation would be “Place of the Mask.” With colonial British Expansion from the east, Vancouver started to boom in population in size. With the passing of the Indian Act, the area known now as Stanley Park was created apart of Crown Lands, when the indigenous populations were placed on reserves. Like the nearby village site near Vanier Park called Senakw, the natives were removed by progressive development and expansion of the European settlements. In the 1880’s, surveyors and road builders knocked the homes down to create the Park Drive perimeter road. In a 1934 conversation with archivist Major J.S. Matthews, August Jack Khatsahlano related to his childhood when he lived in the area, “We were inside this house when the surveyors come along and they chopped the corner of our house when we was eating inside... We all get up and go outside to see what was the matter. My sister Louise, she was only one talk a little English; she goes out ask White man what’s he doing that for. The man say, “We’re surveying the road.” My sister ask him, “Whose road?” (Photo: ca 1893, BC Archives, ZZ95300)

Aboriginal

Friendship Centre Since 1963, the Vancouver Aboriginal Friendship Centre Society (VAFCS) has been meeting the needs of aboriginal people making a transition to the urban community. The Friendship Centre, a charitable organization, provides programs in health and welfare, social services, human rights, culture, education, recreation and equality for all genders of aboriginal people of all age groups. The Friendship Centre emphasizes the philosophies and values of aboriginal culture and tradition. With over 40 years of providing essential services to the urban aboriginal community, the VAFCS has helped families, youth, elders and children maintain cultural ties and values. The VAFCS has also helped aboriginal people access education, housing needs and support for families. The Friendship Centre strives to provide holistic and cultural services to all of its community members. The recreation program is designed to provide recreation and leisure programs for urban aboriginal youth ages 10-29 yrs. Through learning and maintaining positive, healthy recreation skills urban aboriginal youth will increase self esteem, self awareness, creativity, physical wellness and cultural awareness during the exploration of various recreation activities. The recreational program also provides a fun, safe and meaningful environment in which youth will have a variety of opportunities for individual, small and large group environments. Currently the recreation program at the VAFCS is servicing between 300-450 youth per week, depending on the season. 1607 E. Hastings St. Vancouver, BC, V5L 1S7

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24 Cedar Root Gallery carries a wide variety of authentic Northwest coast gift items created by aboriginal artists. You’ll find Northwest coast masks, silver jewellery, talking sticks, glass vases, t-shirts, dreamcatchers, blankets, and many more genuine native designed gift items. Cedar Root Gallery is located in the Aboriginal Cultural Centre and in the heart of the artists’ studios. As a Haida owned and operated gallery, we carry only authentic products created by Northwest coast artists. In doing so, our customers will find our prices more competitive and the selection of intriguing artwork more comprehensive. Cedar Root Gallery is one of the few native owned galleries in Vancouver. We are densely packed with some of the best and most authentic Northwest Coast artwork in Vancouver. Be prepared for beautifully carved bentwood boxes, beautiful prints, art cards and much more.

cedar root gallery At Cedar Root Gallery, we specialize in Northwest coast silver jewellery. Our jewellery is custom made by a wide variety of highly experienced Northwest coast carvers and designers. Each hand made piece of jewellery is sold according to clan and comes with an explanation of the Northwest coast symbol and an artist’s biography.

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Museum Of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia

On the Ramp, as in the adjacent Great Hall, large scale sculptures from the Northwest Coast are grouped by general culture area. Works from Coast Salish communities - including Musqueam, Saanich, Tsartlip - are located on both sides at the top of the Ramp. A spectacular blanket, woven by contemporary Musqueam artists Debra and Robyn Sparrow, was commissioned by the Museum in 1997 and installed in 1999. Further down and to your right (on the Ramp as well as in the Great Hall), you will find Kwakwaka’wakw (Kwagiutl) carvings. Facing them on the left side are works from northern groups, including the Haida, Gitxsan (Tsimshian), and Nisga’a. Many of the large sculptures on the ramp once formed parts of the cedar plank houses in which First Nations families lived. Some of the carvings functioned as posts supporting roof beams, while others stood decoratively against interior or exterior walls. Coastal house sculptures generally represent ancestors or powerful beings associated with the history of the residents of the house. In the 1950s, a number of late nineteenth and early twentieth century totem poles were removed from their original village sites. With their owners’ cooperation, the pieces were selected, purchased, and moved to museums where they are now protected from decay and vandalism, and available for study by contemporary artists and researchers. Several of the larger poles were cut into smaller sections to facilitate removal. In some cases, First Nations artists made replicas of the poles which were returned to replace the originals. www.moa.ubc.ca

Pacific Spirit Park

Native settlement in Pacific Spirit Park has been carbon-dated to 3,000 years ago. All of the park lies within the traditional home of the X’muzk’i’um, (Musqueam Nation.) Over the millennia, they’ve watched the river delta take shape from their riverfront homes. When they first settled here, Sea Island had not yet formed. Today, it’s the site of the Vancouver International Airport. For an insight into the richness of the cultural heritage of the tribe, visit the nearby UBC Museum of Anthropology beside Gate 4 on Marine Drive.

All photos are of the outdoor exhibits at the Museum of Anthropology at UBC pictured at the left.

GRANVILLE ISLAND

Before arrivng on the island, (back up on the Granville Slope) you will find the Douglas Reynolds Gallery (see display ad on page 10) and the Marion Scott Gallery which has recently moved over from Gastown. Just before entering the island is the Lattimer Gallery. Once on the island you will find the Raven and the Bear and then the wonderful Eagle Spirit Gallery. Inside the Net Loft is where you will come across the Wickaninnish Gallery, specializing in silver jewellery. Passing through to the other side, near the Granville Market is the Inukshuk Gallery. Granville Island is one of Canada’s most popular city tourist attractions. Besides having the most First Nations art galleries in one area in Vancouver, Granville Island is a great place to eat and see the sights of the downtown water area. Lots to see and do in Vancouver’s Inner Harbour. PHOTO: Chief Dan George

Suite 14-1666 Johnston St., Granville Island, Vancouver BC, V6H 3S2, 604-681-1057 www.wickaninnishgallery.com

Established in 1987 by Patricia Rivard, a direct descendant of Chief Wickaninnish, this native owned gallery showcases the artwork of many emerging and established First Nations artists.

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A Famous Tsleil-Waututh was Chief Dan George

Chief Dan George Chief Dan George, Order of Canada (July 24, 1899 –September 23, 1981) was a chief of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation, (Coast Salish band located on Burrard Inlet in North Vancouver, British Columbia.) He was also an Academy Award-nominated actor and an author. Chief Dan George was born as Geswanouth Slahoot in North Vancouver. His English name originally was Dan Slaholt. His last name was changed to George when he entered a residential school at the age of 5. George worked at a number of different jobs, including as a longshoreman, construction worker and school bus driver. He was chief of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation from 1951 to 1963. In 1960, when he was already 60 years of age, he got his first job acting in a CBC Television series, Cariboo Country, as the character “Ol’ Antoine.” He performed the same role in a Walt Disney Studios movie, Smith!, adapted from an episode in this series (based on Breaking Smith’s Quarter Horse, a novella by Paul St. Pierre). At the age of 71, George won several awards for his role in the film Little Big Man, including a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He continued to act in other films, such as The Outlaw Josey Wales, Harry and Tonto and Americathon.

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29 (continued from page 38) Master Carvers: Randy Adams (Nisga’a), Prince Rupert,

pieces for his community. Mike’s works include masks, drums, regalia, paintings, and limited edition silk-screened prints. In 2007, Mike completed his tenth totem pole and a thirty-foot ocean going canoe. Today in 2023 he is working on his 29th totem pole

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BC and David Boxley (Tsimshian), Kingston, Washington, Mike regularly returns home to Northern BC and Alaska where he continues to learn oral histories, songs, dances, and protocols from his Nisga’a, Tsimshian, and Tlingit elders. Mike currently lives in Vancouver, BC where he founded the House of Culture: Art and Carving Studio. The programs that he organized in the House of Culture sought a holistic approach to teaching Northwest Coast art to urban First Nations children, youth, and adults through classes, workshops and seminars. Working as primarily a commission based artist, the House of Culture also functions as Mike’s studio where he creates his art for his commissions, galleries, and ceremonial

30 The beautiful craft and artwork of the First Nations people is housed in a museum-like setting and boasts an impressive collection of Northwest Coast and Inuit art. The art is created by First Nations artists who still follow the ancient practice of using local wood and stone harvested from sustainable sources for their work. The gallery’s vision is to promote the history and culture of the First Nations people through its art by supporting and celebrating the art in a socially and environmentally conscious manner, as this is the cultural tradition of the People. From public museums to private collectors, Eagle Spirit has clients across the globe. Eagle Spirit Gallery and the artists it represents have provided artwork for various shows and exhibitions including the Museum of Arts and Design New York, the Smithsonian Museums in New York and Washington D.C., Fortnum and Mason in London, England, the American Museum of Natural History in New York, the Museum of Civilization in Ontario, the Heard Museum in Arizona and many more locations.

EAGLE SPIRIT GALLERY

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DOWNTOWN

Situated just off the seawall beside the Brockton Oval cricket pitch in Stanley Park are eight totem poles. Each has a story that breathes life into it. Each is connected to the land on which it stands in more than just a physical sense. First Nations stories tell of the animals and supernatural beings who helped found family lineages. These stories are celebrated in songs, dances and totem pole carvings. Kwakwaka’ wakw artist Oscar Maltipi carved one of these poles in 1968. Originally from Turnour Island, he trained at the Royal BC Museum under artist and teacher Henry Hunt.

The Silver Gallery The largest Silver Jewellery retail in North America. One of a kind Gem stone jewelry by the designers. Exclusive lines of the Westcoast Native Indian artists’ work in silver, gold, copper and wood. Northwestern style Native works in sterling silver. Ten thousand years of tradition and culture, true handcraftmanship, and the personal characteristics of each piece. www.silvergallery.ca

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The Totem Poles of Stanley Park

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The Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art is downtown Vancouver’s public art gallery dedicated to contemporary Aboriginal art of the Northwest Coast. The Gallery is named after Bill Reid (1920 – 1998), acclaimed Haida master goldsmith, carver, sculptor, writer and spokes man and one of Canada’s greatest artists. The Gallery’s permanent collection includes: over 40 pieces of Reid’s gold and silver jewelry, Reid’s bronze masterpiece Mythic Messengers, several of Reid’s works featured on the Canadian $20 banknote, and a full scale totem pole carved by James Hart of Haida Gwaii. As a complement to the core collection, the Gallery features contemporary Northwest Coast Art in a changing cycle of exhibitions. GALLERY HOURS: Wed- Sun, 11am - 5pm 639 Hornby Street, Vancouver www.billreidgallery.ca RIGHT PHOTO: (Bill Reid: Bear Head, 1981. Photo by Kenji Nagai)

GASTOWN

Although a metropolitan city has developed in the heart of Musqueam territory, our community maintains strong cultural and traditional beliefs. Our community historians and educators teach and pass on our history to our people, which has always been the way of our people, to keep our culture and traditions strong. The Musqueam people have been present in what is now Greater Vancouver for several thousands of years. Archaeological journals have recorded evidence of Musqueam’s existence in this area, particularly the Marpole midden. Photo: BC Archives, HO7081

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Senakw Senakw: (Snauq, Squamish, Senakw; also written Snawk, Snawq, Sneawq, or Snawkw) is a village site of the Indigenous Squamish peoples, located near what is now known as the Kitsilano neighbourhood of Vancouver. The village site was home for many Squamish, but after further colonization began in the Vancouver area, the inhabitants were forced to relocate to other nearby villages. This village was also the home of August Jack Khatsahlano, a prominent chief (or siyam) of the Squamish and a notable Vancouver historian on local Indigenous history. After the Indian Act was passed in 1867, and with the Joint Indian Reserve Commission, a reserve was plotted out for the native peoples living at this location. Both in 1886 and 1902, portions of the reserve were confiscated by the federal government, until the families were forced to relocate. Many families were placed on a barge and towed to other communities in the Burrard Inlet area. In 2001, a settlement was agreed between the courts and the Squamish Nation for the return of 11.7 acres of land, coming from the land possessed by the government. This 11.7 acres in reserve lands, is located near Vanier Park, underneath Burrard Street Bridge. RIGHT: Chief George and his daughter in 1906 wearing traditional garb at Senakw. (BC Archives, AA00213)

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A number of Sḵwxwú7mesh sitting together at village of Senakw. One man in the photograph was a Shaman and refused to have his photograph taken so his image is scratched out.(Public DomainVancouver City Archives, In P1.1)

Stanley Park Potlatch ca. 1913

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Krista Point www.authenticindigenous.com

Pat Bruderer half-moon woman

ABOVE: Mike Dangeli’s 29th totem pole

Todd DeVries, Haida Todd has been weaving cedar bark hats and baskets since a vision he had in 1999. In 2001 he was encouraged to seek out the meaning of the dream and to gather bark. He has been weaving ever since. In 2005 after the Island Spirit Rising Logging Protest on Haida Gwaii, Todd learned the traditional Haida twill weaving technique from Sherri Dick, of Old Massett, Haida Gwaii and some advanced traditional techniques from Holly Churchill of Ketchikan, Alaska in 2010. Today, Todd mainly weaves various size baskets and hats.

Mike Dangeli is of the Nisga’a, Tlingit, and Tsimshian Nations. His Traditional name is: “Goothl Ts’imilx” which means: “The Heart of the Beaver Lodge.” He belongs to the Beaver Clan. The traditional territory of the Nisga’a is the Nass River Valley area of British Columbia, which is approximately 500 miles north from Vancouver. Always striving to understand and appreciate his people’s rich art form, he took the opportunity to study North West Coast Art through courses offered in his high school in Metlakatla, Alaska. After graduating in 1991, he went on to major in Alaska native history at the University of Alaska Southeast. Mike held two major apprenticeships under (continued on page 29)

Point at the Thunder Bay Art Gallery (1989); Montreal (April to May 1989), Switzerland and closer to home: the Trade and Convention Centre, the Planetarium, Expo ‘86 and the PNE (1996). She teaches at the Musqueam Adult Learning Centre where students learn to split, spin and dye wool as well as weave. One of her works will be on display at the Smithsonian and the Museum of Anthropology purchased another for display, as did CBC and Vanoc which purchased five.

Todd DeVries

Pat Bruderer The Ancient Art of Birch Bark Biting Half Moon Woman represents the preservation of one of the rarest indigenous art forms in the America’s today, taken to a level of articulation and complexity never previously witnessed; the art is called ‘Birch Bark Bitings’. This piece was created by folding a piece of Paper Birch Bark, then biting, using only her teeth to make the perforations to produce these beautiful and traditional, 100% natural works of art; please view our gallery or book a workshop or event. Birch Bark Bitings are amazing stories waiting to be told. Hang one in a window and the illuminated perforations will delight your eyes . . . Put a candle behind one to create evening scenes of wonderful tales of nature through dancing light and design. Visit our galleries to buy your one of a kind Half Moon Creation. Where People Feast-An Indigenous Peoples Cookbook, sheds light on the unique culinary traditions and cooking techniques of Native American people who live along the Pacific Northwest Coast of British Columbia, Canada. This collection shows how to prepare and preserve wild game, seafood, vegetables, fruits, and unusual ingredients such as oolichan, herring roe, and sopalali berries. www.wherepeoplefeast.com

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Krista Point is a Coast Salish Weaver and a member of the Musqueam Nation. She was inspired by her ancestors to weave blankets using the beautiful technique they had nearly a century ago and she has now been weaving for twenty six years. Her work has been displayed at art shows with Susan A.

COQUITLAM

Corey Bulpitt, Curtis Joe, Trevor Hunt, Gentle Bear Tribal Spirit Gallery moved to Coquitlam some time ago! They were located just behind the Boulevard Casino and Red Robinson Show Theatre. Their huge selection of quality Native Northwest Coast art from the First Nations people of British Columbia was supurb. Tribal Spirit Gallery was a most popular destination. Tourists could stroll through a 2,500 sq ft. authentic native gallery which was both museum and gift shop, while enjoying soothing sounds of the Northwest Coast outdoors. Tours were available, and events are held throughout the year. You can still reach them online. BELOW: Andy Everson performing at the Tribal

TRIBAL SPIRIT GALLERY TRIBAL SPIRIT GALLERY First Nations Artwork of the Northwest Coast

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WHITE ROCK

White Rock borders Semiahmoo Bay and is surrounded on three sides by the City of Surrey. To the south lies the Semiahmoo First Nation, which is within the city limits of Surrey. Semiahmoo Bay and the Southern Gulf Islands in the Strait of Georgia are also to the south. The Semiahmoo people are a part of the Coast Salish. The Semiahmoo remain one of the smallest First Nations in the region with about 74 band members. Cheryl’s Trading Post was located on 152nd Street inside the Semiahmoo Mall. Cheryl’s sells Authentic Hand Made Products by Natives of the Americas: West Coast Native Carvings, Tables, Masks, Plaques, Jewelry made by West Coast Native Artists. Soapstone Carvings by Inuvik Artists. Hand Knit Wool Fisher Sweaters and Alpaca Sweaters from Ecuador and Peru (Fair Trade), Navajo Jewelry, Cedar Baskets, Bead Work, Mountain Picked Huckleberry Jam, Wild and Organic Herbal Teas.(now online)

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A Gallery In A Mall

Canoe Journeys “Mary Capilano 1935 to Neah Bay 2010”

“She used to make baskets and sell them and pick berries on Hollyburn Mountain where the British Properties are now located,” said Emily Baker. “She knew where to go, every day she would paddle over to Downtown Vancouver to sell her berries and baskets. She watched the tide. She would go in the morning and come back in the evening in her handmade, one person, dug’out canoe. That would be in the early 1900s.” Nancy Nightingale told me, “Dad said she parked her canoe by the immigration office. There was a wharf there and nobody ever touched her canoe because they knew who she was, then they would take her up to a market around Main Street. There was someone at the wharf who looked after the canoe so no one would touch it. They had a lot of respect for her. They even use to help her up the steep ramp when the tide was out. She had a little buggy with her berries in it. She would go around Brockton Point and follow the beach around to Prospect Point and then cross when the tide was coming in. The tide would go out in the morning and come in in the evening. She knew when to cross when there wasn’t any traffic. She would also bring clams as well as berries and baskets and mats to the Hotel Vancouver and the West End where all the rich people lived, the Rogers, the MacMillans, McDermids, Bell-Irvings. She kept busy going there three times a week even if she only got five cents a pound. That was around 1917. First Nations people from all over Sechelt and Mount Currie used to meet with her and trade roots and baskets for the clothing she got from the people over in Vancouver. She did this until she died in 1942. No one knew her age when she died but she must have been around one hundred. She could speak five languages Squamish, Musqueaum, Chilcotin, Lillooet and Chinook as well as ‘Chinook Jargon’, a trading language. Even when she was over one hundred she tried paddling to Vancouver. She wouldn’t let anyone stop her. She capsized one time and she just floated ashore with the canoe. She used to pick blueberries up by the Capilano Suspension Bridge. One night she got lost and followed Sisters Creek up towards (continued on page 44)

NORTH VANCOUVER

Xwemelch’stn, anglicized as Homulchesan, is a large community within the Squamish Nation of the Sḵwxwú7mesh people, who are a part of the Coast Salish ethnic and linguistic group. The name Xwemelch’stn, translates to “Fast Moving Water of Fish,” relating to the Capilano River. The village is one of the oldest and major villages of the Sḵwxwú7mesh and continues to be so, being the Squamish Nation’s most populated reserve. The community is also known as the Capilano Indian Reserve, named like the adjacent Capilano River (Cont. on page 45) PHOTO: Vancouver Archives,

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44 the suspension bridge. They found her about 2 am. She had a stick. She said, “I got lost.” She had walked along the creek in deep water and it made her sick. She was bedridden after that – she almost died from the river. Just before she passed away, she used to go out fishing and she would talk to the whales every day. In 1942 when she was bedridden her bedroom faced the sea. She called to her daughter and said to her, “Go and greet them they are coming to say goodbye.” Sure enough her daughter went down to the beach and saw a whole school of whales coming into the harbor. When she came back to tell her mother she had died.” There was an article in the Vancouver Sun at the time about the whales coming into the harbor. She was quite well known at the time. Mary Capilano started my store and now it is called “Khot -La -Cha” my fathers’ name which means “kind heart.” The whole revival of the “Canoe Journeys” started with the Commonwealth Games a few years ago. It has stimulated our people to revive the art of canoe making. Every year it has been getting bigger and bigger. The canoe journey that I went on this summer was my first time. The canoe I was in was from the cultural centre in Whistler. It was made like the old ones. It was a replica that they used. The trip in all was about twenty days from Tsawwassen to Neah Bay. There were sixty-six good canoe – it just glided along. I was a little cautious because the water came up so close to the edge of the canoe. I was the oldest elder in the race at sixty-six. The youngest was eleven. The number in the canoe varied. When they first started the races years ago there were more canoes. Last year they had one hundred. There used to be canoes from as far away as Haida Gwaii. This year’s trip we paddled in all three hundred miles. There is a lot of tradition involved. Before you land on the shores of a new tribe - you ask to come ashore. They welcome you formally and so forth.

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Emily Baker is the wife of Chief Simon Baker. She has nine children, thirtythree grandchildren, forty great grandchildren and great, great grandchildren about ten. Nancy Nightingale is one of her daughters and owns and operates Khot-La-Cha Art Gallery & Gift Shop in North Vancouver just east of the Lions Gate Bridge. Drop by and visit history.

August Jack (Khatsahlano, Xats’alanexw) (Born July 16, 1867 – June 5,

1971) was an Indigenous/Aboriginal chief of the Sḵwxwú7mesh. He was born in the village of Xwayxway on the peninsula that is now Stanley Park, Vancouver. In his later years, he lived in multiple Sḵwxwú7mesh villages including Xwemelch’stn, Sta7mes, and, most notably, Senakw. He became famous for recording his people’s oral history and working closely with many of Vancouver’s first settlers. A neighborhood in Vancouver, Kitsilano, adopted his name. BELOW: ca1913 Indian gathering at Lumberman’s Arch in Stanley Park on site of First Nations village. City of Vancouver Archives, Arch P40.

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(continued from page 43) after Chief Joe Capilano. The community to date holds more than 500 hundred houses, along with the newly named Chief Joe Mathias Centre, the “Little Ones School,” the Squamish Nation Youth Center, as well as many small businesses. Xwemelch’stn first entered recorded history at the time of the voyage of Captain George Vancouver when it and neighbouring Xwayxway across the inlet on the eastern peninsula of what is now Stanley Park, otherwise known as Lumberman’s Arch, became recorded in the Captain’s journals. At the time it was a palisaded village and one of the largest Sḵwxwú7mesh villages in the Burrard Inlet.

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BELOW: Skwxwu7mesh (Squamish) leaders in North Vancouver wearing traditional regalia in 1906, (City of Vancouver Archives, # InP41.1)

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The Skwxwú7mesh(Squamish) people are populated in villages throughout their territory. Historically they lived in numerous villages through the Burrard Inlet, Howe Sound, and Squamish region, but currently live in 7 different villages. The rest are all historical sites and considered “village-sites.” Historically each village was populated by numerous longhouses, with the longhouse being home to many families. One house in the village of Xwáýxway was recorded in 1880s at being 60 meters long and near 20 meters wide, and 11 families were said to live in the house. This is considered quite large. The size of villages varied from a handful of houses to large communities with dozens of houses. The largest villages were along the Burrard Inlet, False Creek, Howe Sound, and Squamish River.

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48 Canadian Indian Art is dedicated to promoting the unique artwork of the

Squamish Nation Artists, whom they have had close relationships with since 1975. Beginning as a collector, Maike Marnet has accumulated a large inventory of beautiful carvings during the last 30 years. In 1999, Canadian Indian Art was born as an online gallery focused on creating a bigger market for the local native artists by promoting the Squamish Nation artwork to new patrons in North America and other foreign countries. Today everyone can visit her wonderful collection which hangs on the walls of 8 or 10 rooms in her office/warehouse at 829 West 3rd Avenue, (a couple of blocks east of Capilano Mall and a block south of Marine Drive.) For an appointment call: 604 980 3908. www.canadianindigenousart.com Some of the Squamish artists they carry are: Alan Natrall, Alexi Underwood, Art Harry, Barry Baker, Brad Starr, Chris Joseph, Chris Paul, Cody Matthias, Danny Waterworth, the Late Dartwin Jeffrey, Darren Yelton, Garreth Gouzales, Gary Baker, Jacob Lewis, Jimmy Joseph, John Joseph, John Spence, Kurtis Anton, Lance Joseph, Leonard Scow, Marvin Baker, Mike Fraser, Paul Joseph, Richard Whiteagle, Rupert Scow, Russel Williams, Stewart Jacobs, Van Joseph, William Nahanee, Tyrone Joseph.

Specializing in a selection of authentic Native Art, representing artists from the Squamish Nation, we offer masks, totem poles, sculptures, plaques, rattles, bowls, limited prints, paintings, and much more. Please visit us at www.canadianindianart.com or call us at 604.980.3908 829 West 3rd St., North Vancouver British Columbia, Canada V7P 3K7

49 Wade Stephen Baker, Kwakiutl Artist Mintle-e-da-us (Wade Stephen

to Ancient Wisdom” can be viewed just west of Lonsdale Quay along the ocean at the entrance to the Marina. Prince Charles unveiled his steel sculpture “Canada’s North Star” at the Olympic Athlete’s Village in False Creek in November 2009. Sky Spirit Studio, 354 Chief Joseph Cr., North Vancouver, BC, V7M 1J1

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Baker) was born in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1956. His Kwakiutl native name is Mintle-e-da-us which means place of plenty. His mother is high ranking nobility of the Kingcome Inlet people, Kwakiutl Nation, British Columbia. His late father, descended from Chief Capilano, was Coast Salish, Squamish Nation. Wade lives with his partner/wife, and daughter in N. Vancouver. Wade Baker was chosen out of 60,000 artists by the Royal Canadian Mint in 2000 to design one of 24 millenium coins. He was also the first artist to create public art along the new Spirit Trail in North Vancouver. His steel and cedar sculpture entitled “Gate way

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HORSESHOE BAY

Spirit Gallery is a favorite destination of visitors and local people alike. The gallery overlooks spectacular Howe Sound in the quaint and vibrant community of Horseshoe Bay at the northern edge of West Vancouver, BC. Horseshoe Bay is a major B.C. Ferries terminal serving Vancouver Island and the Sunshine Coast as well as being the gateway for the scenic Sea to Sky highway leading to Squamish and Whistler Mountain Resort. We aspire to showcase the best in First Nations art and to share an understanding of the stories behind the art. We carry masks, jewelery, prints, mocassins, carvings and much more.

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Spirit Gallery is a warm and welcoming art gallery and gift shop featuring First Nations artists and designers. Although the focus is on Northwest Coast Native Art from the coast of British Columbia, we carry work from aboriginal artists across Canada. (604) 921-8972 www.spirit-gallery.com

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Voices from Vancouver’s past mingle with the sounds of nature, beautiful gardens skirt colourful totem poles, British Columbia First Nations artisans chisel legend into cedar and Capilano Suspension Bridge takes you to the serenity of a West Coast rainforest and Canada’s award-winning attraction, Treetops Adventure. Get a glimpse into the lives of BC’s First Nations people at Kia’palano, our First Nations’ Cultural Center, as they share stories of their heritage and the historical connection between their culture and the natural world. Traditional weaving and beadwork is sometimes demonstrated through the day. Part of Capilano’s captivating story involves the tradition of placing totem (story) poles on the grounds at Capilano Suspension Bridge. In the 1930’s Mac MacEachran invited local First Nations to place their story poles in the park, adding a First Nations theme. Those colourful poles are maintained in the exact condition in which they were received and are on display in the Totem Park. www.capbridge.com

BRITANNIA BEACH

Land Of The Squamish Nation The Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) are an indigenous Salishan-speaking people of southwestern British Columbia. Their traditional territory reached up past Whistler and at one time included False Creek and Point Grey to the south. About an hour south of Whistler on Hwy 99 is the CRS Trading Post which promotes local Squamish nation artists. They have a great collection of soapstone carvings, silver jewelry, spirit masks, jade pieces, walking sticks, moccasins and over 200 wood carvings. (see article on page 42) Photo: Skwxwú7mesh woman, English name Mary Capilano, is remembered as always following the path of her ancestors. (City of Vancouver Archives, Port P37. ca1935)

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SQUAMISH

St’a7mes (Stawamus) is a village/reserve of the Indigenous Skwxwú7mesh, located near Squamish, British Columbia. One of the smaller villages, it houses many members of their nation. The village is also the center for administrative, educational and health services in the Upper Squamish region. The Stawamus Chief derives its name from this village. The Stawamus Chief (often referred to as simply the Chief, or more rarely the Squamish Chief) is a granite dome located adjacent to the town of Squamish, British Columbia. It towers over 700 m (2,297 ft) above the waters of nearby Howe Sound. It is often claimed to be the “second largest granite monolith in the world.” RIGHT: Stawamus chief

Brackendale Art Gallery Our “Indian Summer” exhibit features artists of the Squamish Nation. We are proud to host this annual exhibition of Coast Salish art. Works include carved poles, figures, masks and plaques plus beadwork, writing, serigraph prints and more.

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58 Located inside the Boardwalk Gaming Centre, (as you enter Squamish, just off Highway 99) is the Siyamin Artist Cooperative Gift Shop. The Siyamin Artists Cooperative aspires to celebrate, share and preserve Squamish culture through creating a marketplace where powerful tribal art meets the world. Siyamin is effectively reaching Squamish Nation Artists who are aspiring to build strong futures for themselves and their families. Both this location and the kiosk are owned and operated by (Skwxwu7mesh Uxwumixw) Squamish Nation arists. Next time you are on your way to Whistler, stop in and support Squamish Nation artists. BELOW: Gift shop

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WHISTLER

The resort community of Whistler is located in the Cheakamus Green divide. Although there are a few other routes through the maze of mountains between the basin of the Lillooet River just east, the Cheakamus-Green divide is the lowest and most direct and naturally was the main trading route of the Squamish and Lil’wat First Nations long before the arrival of Europeans. One Lil’wat legend of the Great Flood says that before the deluge, the people lived at Green Lake. Chiyakmesh is a village/community of the Indigenous Sḵwxwú7mesh, (Squamish) located near near Squamish. The name of the Cheakamus River comes from the name of this village, which is located on Cheakamus Indian Reserve No. 11. Chiyakamesh translates into People of the Fish Weir. Enjoy the sights and experiences of Whistler Resort. Hiking in the summer is great fun!

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The Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre

The Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre - where rivers, mountains and people meet - embodies the spirit of partnership between Whistler’s two Native cultures, the Squamish Aboriginal people and the Lil’wat Aboriginal people. Squamish Nation territory extends from North Vancouver through Squamish to Whistler, and Lil’wat Nation territory starts in Whistler and extends north through Pemberton to Mount Currie. Our traditional territories overlap in Whistler. The Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre, the first of its kind in Canada, offers guests the opportunity to learn about two distinctly different BC First Nations. The coastal BC First Nations, including the Squamish Nation, have always been blessed with a rich environment that provided a mild climate, plentiful food and spectacular scenery. Cedar has always been considered sacred because the cedar tree provided shelter, transportation, clothing, tools - and the most prevalent medium for artistic expression. Artistry has always been widespread, and in the past almost everything was artistically rendered. Canoes were carved or painted, welcome figures adorned the front of houses, and totem poles commemorated great occasions and celebrated family status. Today, our people are still known for their creativity: elaborately carved totem poles, plaques, sterling silver and gold jewelry, masks, bowls, talking sticks, rattles, as well as finely woven shirts

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BC FIRST NATIONS NATIVE ART GALLERY and blankets, are replete with symbols and designs that represent the myth, stories, and histories of our people who create and use them. Our artists are becoming well known throughout the world. Prevalent northwest coast figures include Thunderbird, Raven, Whale, Bear, Eagle, Salmon, Hawk, Moon, Sea Serpent, Frog, Wolf and Loon, each of which personify spiritual attributes. Further inland, our Lil’wat Nation has always lived close to the mountains and traditionally relied more heavily on large animals: elk, deer, mountain goat, and bear for food and clothing. We are known for our cedar basket weaving, which has continued to thrive throughout the ages. In the past, carvings were more prevalent in daily life than they are today. Wooden grave markers were carved in the likeness of the deceased, and tools such as fishing net floats were also carved. Today, carving is being revived and our artists are developing designs that represent Lil’wat culture. The gallery showcases the unique styles of Squamish and Lil’wat artists, as well as those of other BC First Nations. Throughout the millennia these respected artists have transformed even the simplest objects from everyday life into objects of beauty.

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ABOVE: Sch’iyúy Elxuí7ken (The Twin Sisters) - These are daughters of a war chief who were immortalized for creating peace among the coastal tribes. They remind each generation to live together amicably BELOW: Sheila Bikadi and daughter from the Lil’wat Nation - Traditional knowledge is passed down from generation to generation.

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GIBSONS

As was the rest of the Sunshine Coast, Gibsons was originally inhabited by members of the Coast Salish nation, specifically the Shishalh tribe, from which the town of Sechelt took its name. Population was concentrated in the Chaser Creek area and along the coast from Williamsons Landing to the town of Gibsons. Sacred sites were discovered at what is now called Gospel Rock. The first European settler to the Gibsons area (almost one hundred years after initial exploration) was George Gibson, a dour ex-British naval officer. He moved to BC from Ontario where he had been a successful market gardener and claimed the first Sunshine Coast preemption in 1886. The area became known as Gibsons Landing (later simply Gibsons) after George and his family. PHOTO: c1913 Sally and Jimmy, Indians from the reserve between Gibsons and Grantham’s Landing. (City of Vancouver Archives, Out P876)

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Artie George & Richard de la Mare Artie George, great nephew of Chief Dan George, is a Coast Salish woodcarver. Born in North Vancouver in 1970, he is from the Tsleil-Waututh Nation (Burrard Band). Artie began carving at the age of 13 and is mainly self-taught. The relentless dedication that he brings to his art and the quiet grace which accompanies that dedication has awarded Artie respect from his peers as a carver of fine detail. His miniature masks in the forms of brooches, necklaces, bolo ties, spirit boxes, collectibles and framed shadow boxes are original works of art which have been well received and marketed around the world, providing a fine, esthetic collection. Unique, deeply carved full sized masks, wall plaques, poles, bowls and rattles express Artie’s distinctive style. Richard de la Mare graduated from college with a strong background in art and design. The focal point for his creativity turned to jewelry in 1970 and he has since exhibited his work in major juried craft shows, aboriginal events, museums and galleries. Two of Richards “one of a kind” pieces were accepted by the Canadian Crafts Association for exhibition in the Vancouver Museum, awarding Richard ‘Master’ status in his craft. His creative style is reflected in every aspect of his work.

DAVIS BAY

Davis Bay, (less than 3km south of Sechelt) is one of the sandiest and most accessible beaches on the Sunshine Coast and is one of Sechelt’s best playgrounds. The sweeping views here across the Strait of Georgia to Vancouver Island are unbroken by any offshore islands, and are a rarity along the otherwise sheltered coastline. On a clear day, Vancouver Island is visible enough that the individual communities stand out. And as beautiful as this can be during the day, nighttime is breathtaking with all the sparkling lights revealing the locations of the Island’s cities and villages. The most noticeable feature of Davis Bay is its long pebbled beach coastline bordered by a beautiful esplanade lined with viewing benches, a popular place for walking. The beach is highlighted by a long wooden pier jutting out from the shoreline. Be sure and stop in at Coast Raven Design Studio and visit with Artie and Richard!

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Between Gibsons and Davis Bay Dean Hunt - Dean is a talented young artist who creates works in gold, silver and wood. He is currently working with his father on a number of projects, and he was also included in the Bill Reid Gallery’s ‘Continuum: Vision and Creativity on the Northwest Coast’ exhibition in 2009. Dean takes great care with every piece that he creates and is quickly becoming one of the most accomplished Heiltsuk artists working today. Dean takes great pride in his work and devotes his time to perfecting each piece. ddmhunt@gmail.com, 604 885 5065

Bradley Hunt is a Heiltsuk First Nations from Bella Bella on the central coast of British Columbia. He attended the Vancouver School of Art for two years and then graduated with a B. Ed. double art major from the University of BC. He works primarily in wood, carving cedar into beautiful pieces of art. His inspiration is most often the Raven who is prominent work. Raven is the crest figure on his grandfather’s side of the family. Bradley is a self taught Northwest Coast native artist who has been able to revive the art of his people with his own work and by teaching his sons Shawn Hunt and Dean Hunt.

Shawn Hunt - began carving in 1994 as an apprentice with his father, assisting with the carving of several totem poles, masks, and sculptures. Finding that they both share the same passion for their work, father and son still collaborate on some of their pieces.

SECHELT

Named after the original first nations people of the region, the Shishalh, the community is sustained by self-government, a communal lifestyle and wisdom of the elders. The word “Sechelt” means land between two waters. Indian Legend has it that the creator gods were sent by the Divine Spirit to form the world. They carved out valleys leaving a beach along the inlet at Porpoise Bay. Later, the transformers, a male raven and a female mink, changed details by carving trees and forming pools of water. The raven is an integral part of the Sechelt Indian Band’s culture and is often seen in their carvings. Twelve Coast Salish totem poles look out over Trail Bay - they recount the history of the Sechelt Indian Band, the first in Canada to gain self-government in 1986.

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tems swiya Museum The tems swiya Museum welcomes you to a journey encompassing the Shishalh land, history and culture. The tems swiya Museum collection is comprized of ceremonial and utilitarian materials. The collection illustrates the rich history of the Shishalh people. Items include: hand carved canoes, paddles, wood carvings, fishing gear, lithic artifacts and our prominent cedar root basket collection. Shishalh women were renowned for their cedar root basket work, we are proud to house such a collection. Together the Shishalh education department and the tems swiya Museum are initiating a strong wave of cultural revival, involving cedar and wool weaving, carving, painting, drum making, family history, song and dance. The xwamstut performing arts group are cultural ambassadors of the Shishalh nation that specialize in traditional song, dance and storytelling presentations. The tems swiya Museum is located at (5555 Sunshine Coast Hwy, Sechelt, BC). To book a tour or take one of our weaving workshops you may Phone: 604 885-6012.

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Arnold Baptiste Jones is a self taught master carver of the Sechelt Nation. Arnold had the honor of being involved in the revival of totem pole carving within the Sechelt Nation and in 1983 he worked teaching the Sechelt youth in an apprenticeship program, Arnold Jones was one of the first master carvers to raise two totem poles at the same time. Arnold is currently working on his ninth, twenty five foot pole, and resides in Egmont, BC, where he was born, in Sechelt Nation territory.

Jessica Casey is a self taught Coast Salish weaver and instructor. Jessica harvests and prepares her own materials and then weaves the beautiful red and yellow cedar bark into baskets, hats, mats, capes, and traditional regalia. When not weaving Jessica teaches classes in cedar bark weaving as well as wool weaving using a traditional Salish loom. Although born and raised in Egmont, BC, Jessica currently resides in Sechelt with her husband and 4 children. Jessica is also the Curator of the tems swiya Museum. 604 885 3063. Dionne Paul (Ximiq) is a proud member of the Nuxalk Nation and Sechelt Nation. Ms. Paul has recently completed five 9’ x 2’ stained glass panels for V.A.N.O.C and has a permanent public art collection at the Killarney Community Centre titled, Eyes of the People. She has also recently exhibited her work at the Seattle Art Museum Exhibition and is currently exhibiting at The Royal BC Museum. 5805 Tsulich Drive, Sechelt BC V0N 3A3, 604-741-9970

Andy Johnson (ancestral Name k’wayi-min.) Andy was introduced to Coast Salish weaving by friends Chief Janice George and Willard Joseph of the Squamish Nation in 2004. Since then he has been doing workshops for his nation to teach the basic twine and twill weave. Weaving was one of the Coast Salish arts and way of life long ago. Andy is proud to bring this art back to his Shishalh people and carry on Coast Salish Weaving.

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POWELL RIVER

Prior to European settlement the region was the year round home of the Sliammon First Nation. The population is said to have been close to 20,000 First Nations people at one time in history. The Sliammon territory covered: Stillwater and part of Texada Island, Malaspina and Gifford Peninsulas, Homfray Channel, part of Cortes Island, Hernando, Savary, and Harwood Islands and Powell, Goat, and Haslam Lakes. The Sunshine Coast region, at one time, had 10 Sliammon First Nations thriving villages lining the coastline. Each village scouted out many strategic outpost camp sites also in the area. They were mainly used on a seasonal basis for collecting fish, berries, roots and other resources needed to maintain survival. Photos: By April White, Wind Spirit Gallery

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LUND

“Gateway to Desolation Sound” Lund BC, like many areas of British Columbia was first graced with the traditions and cultures of the Coast Salish Tla’Amin First Nations people for many thousands of years. Prior to European settlement the region was the year round home of the Sliammon, Klahoose and Homalco First Nation peoples. The population is said to have been close to 20,000 First Nations people at one time in history. The village of Klah ah men was home to dozens of families and a desirable location as it was accessible by land and sea so approaching visitors could be detected from afar. Both I hohs (Savary Island) and Tohk natch (Okeover Inlet), plentiful in shellfish, salmon and land mammals, were only short paddles away. A stay at the Lund Hotel is unforgettable. Be sure and make a reservation.

The Historic Lund Hotel

Built in 1905, the Historic Lund Hotel is located on the oceanfront at the tip of BC’s beautiful Sunshine Coast, at the Gateway to the renowned Desolation Sound. Lund is a quiet village about 17 miles north of Powell River, and the physical ending (or, as argued by locals, the “starting”) point of Highway 101, which stretches all the way to Chile, South America. www.lundhotel.com

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CHILLIWACK

Between 5,000 and 10,000 years ago the Sto:lo arrived in the Chilliwack area. At the time of their first contact with Europeans, it is estimated that there were as many as 30,000 people living within Sto:lo territory. The word Chilliwack is the name of a local Indian tribe as well as a geographic description of the area. Originally spelled Chilliwhack, this “Halq’emeyle,” word means “quieter water at the head” or travel by way of a backwater. The Stó:lō are historically known as the Fraser River Indians or Lower Fraser Salish. They are a group of First Nations peoples inhabiting the Fraser Valley. Stó: lō is the Halqemeylem word for river. The Stó:lō are thus the river people. A drive up through the Fraser Valley in spring or summer takes you back to the days when farmland was prevalent throughout the Lower mainland. Stop and buy some fresh fruit and vegetables.

“Syixcha’awt” Little Gift House Prints and greeting cards Beaded necklaces,earrings etc… Music CD’s Cedar headbands, bracelets and roses Sto:lo logo Vests, coats, sweaters, shirts and hats Coqualeetza story books Sto:lo Umbrellas Knitted toques & sweaters (can do custom orders) Blankets, quarter bags, arm bands etc... for ceremonies. Bldg. #25 - 7201 Vedder Road, Chilliwack, B.C. V2R 4G5

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A trip through the Fraser Valley and up into the Fraser Canyon offers lots of First Nations venues along the way. Mission is your first stop and a visit to Xá: ytem Interpretive Centre. Carrying on to Chilliwack we arrive at the home of the Stó:lō First Nation and the “Syicha’awt” gift house. Next stop is Agassiz and Ruby Creek Art Gallery. Stay overnight at Sasquatch Crossing Eco Lodge. Yale is home to the Hope River General Store and in Boston Bar there is an Interpretive Centre. In Lytton a must stop is at the Siska Museum & Art Gallery. Our final stop is Lillooet where you will find the Stone Pony Native Art Gallery and KC Health & Gifts which sells First Nations art. From Lillooet you can take Hwy 99 back through beautiful Whistler.

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THE HOUSE OF LONG AGO AND TODAY The House of Long Ago & Today has been in operation since 1995. This program offers teachers and students a hands-on approach to learning about the Stó:lō way of life, philosophy, technology and culture. Stó:lō artists and crafts people are the cultural interpreters who create or present original objects and replica pieces while interacting with guests. The tour starts in the Stó:lō Longhouse, which was built for the purpose of sharing Stó:lō culture. It includes the ethno botanical garden, and concludes in the long house extension building. Bldg 10 Rm 205, 7201 Vedder Rd ,Chilliwack, BC V2R 4G5 Toll Free- 1.877.847.3288 Phone:604.824.2498 Fax:604.858.5232, E-mail: maxine.prevost@stolonation.bc.ca

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Is a Sto:lo First Nations Artist, from Tzeachten (Ch’iyaqtel) First Nations. Ch’iyaqtel is located in Chilliwack B.C, and is one of 24 First Nations that make up the Sto:lo Nation. Jared specializes in the Graphic design art form, and free hand drawing as well. His prints, cards, and postcards can be purchased at the Syixcha’awt Gift Shop, located in Chilliwack B.C.

84 The Salish artist, Bonny Graham-Krulicki, (b. wyse productions), resides with her family in Chilliwack, BC, living in the Coast Salish region all her life. Her paintings, designs and prints are inspired by her aboriginal ancestry and a desire to preserve the Halkomelem language through art. “My designs are a tribute to my Salish heritage: to the language and the environment - The flow of life and culture, and the physical and spiritual power it embraces.” Bonny has always had a love for art and design, from a young child with a crayon in her hand to graduating with a Graphic Design and Communications Degree (FVC), she has been a professional graphic artist for over 25 years - receiving recognition for her layout and designs on provincial, national and North American levels. The Halkomelem art designs took Bonny several years to develop and working closely with respected fluent speaking elders and teachers, has since developed products, prints and original canvasses distributed throughout British Columbia. Bonny established b. wyse productions, a tribute to: her grandmother- Lavina (Wyse) Prest, (daughter of Chief Joe Wyse of the Snuneymuxw First Nation in Nanaimo, B.C.); her encouraging mother- Ellen (Prest) Graham; and her fluent Halkomelem speaking great-grandmother- Mary (Ben) Prest (of the Skwah First Nation.)

The “Halkomelem” language (an anglicization of a compromise among the terms used in the three dialects) encompasses the artists ancestral roots in the Southwestern region of B.C. (and NW Washington state). The Upriver dialect, Halq’eméylem, is spoken in the Fraser Valley upriver from Sumas as far as Spuzzum. The people who currently identify as Stó:lõ correspond approximately to the speakers of this dialect, although some communities that consider themselves Stó:lõ speak Downriver dialect. The Downriver dialect, Hun’qumi’num’, is spoken by the people living downriver from Matsqui, including the Musqueam, Katzie, and Tsawassen. The Island dialect, Hul’q’umín’um’, is spoken by the Nanoose, Nanaimo, Chemainus, Cowichan, and Malahat peoples of Vancouver Island.

AGASSIZ

The Sts’Ailes are a First Nations people in the Lower Mainland. We are a Halqemeylem-speaking people but are distinct historically and politically from the surrounding Sto:lo peoples. Our band government is the Chehalis First Nation, and is located at the Indian Reserve community of Chehalis, British Columbia, which is named after them and is located on the Harrison River between the towns of Mission and Agassiz. Our name means “beating heart”. Our culture here in Sts’ailes runs very strong. We take great pride in what we do and how we carry ourselves with our ceremonies and spirituality. We “Live the Culture.” We perform many ceremonies: The First Salmon Ceremony, Ground Breakings for new buildings. We have many drummers with a vast knowledge of our traditional songs and talented artists that are very well known in our territory and beyond. Come to our gatherings and events and you will see first hand how we “Live the Culture.” It is our way of Life. www.stsailesdevcorp.com

Ruby Creek Art Gallery

58611-C Lougheed Highway Agassiz, BC VOM 1A2

Tel: 604.796.9129 laura@skawahlook.com

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Sts’ailes – “Beating Heart”

Nelson Leon Coast Salish/ Chehalis I would like to share with you my story-telling, drum making, songs, dances and many more arts & crafts.

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Nelson Leon - Coast Salish/Chehalis O siyam: My elders always told me: “Never be stingy with the teachings that were shared with me in the ﬁrst place. Our culture is something that we belong to, it doesn’t belong to us”. The ﬁrst thing I want to share with you is that the learning never stops. Each and everyone of us has room for improvement. We all have gifts, even if we didn’t discover them yet. Some of the gifts I would like to share with you are story-telling, drum making, songs, dances and many more arts & crafts. I believe the best way to learn is with the hands on approach. (watch then do)

I am a proud husband and a father of two with one on the way. I will do my best to pass the teachings on to my children. Family is my back bone. I do what I can to provide for them. From my heart to yours: Find what your good at and share your gifts with others. Bring the best out of the people around you. Remember you get what you settle for so be careful, don’t be in a rush all the time, take a step back once and a while to look at the bigger picture. Challenge yourself and do your best with all that you do. “Se’wó:sèltel”

Sasquatch Drums Darren Charlie – Qwetoselten Custom made drums and workshops. Hand drums and pow wow drums. Deer, Elk, Moose & Buffalo hide. sasquatchdrums@live.ca

George Pennier

Sts’ailes (Chehalis) George carves masks, bowls, and plaques out of wood, but also works on original paintings, limited edition silkscreen prints and art cards. His recent works include Spindle Whorls, small masks and painted Soap Berry Spoons. He has trained and worked alongside artists: Hereditary Chiefs Tony Hunt, Beau Dick; Wayne Alfred; his cousin Willis Peters; and Floyd Joseph. George currently resides in Chilliwack, BC. Contact George at 604-799-6199 gpennier@yahoo.ca

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Phone: 604-793-3674 traditionalservice@gmail.com

SE’WÓ:SÈLTEL

The Fraser Canyon War The war was precipitated when the Nlaka’pamux retaliated for the rape of one of their young women, allegedly by French miners, in the area of Kanaka Bar. Their bodies were decapitated and sent down-river, eventually circling in a large eddy near the town of Yale, the main commercial centre of the rush, alarming the thousands of miners lining the riverbanks between there and Kanaka Bar. Due to the reputation of the Nlaka’pamux, the riverbanks north of Yale were emptied, as miners in the thousands fled south to the relative safety of Spuzzum and Yale. Meetings were held by the miners, most of whom had been in the California gold rush but were a diverse lot of men from all over the world. Of the six regiments hastily organized to respond to the war, one was named the Austrian Company, another regiment, the Whatcom Company. The largest and most influential company formed in the chaotic situation was the New York Pike Guards. The New York and Austrian Companies met no resistance on the journey north, and sent messages forward to Camchin, the ancient Nlaka’pamux “capital” at the confluence of the Fraser and Thompson Rivers (today’s town of Lytton,) that they were coming to parley peace, not make war. The Whatcom Company were wiped out in a nighttime gun-battle. This was not due to native attack, but rather to a panicked reaction to a rifle falling over and misfiring, causing a melee from which only two or three men survived, as all the rest died shooting at each other in the dark. At Camchin, the assembled leaders of the Nlaka’pamux and allies from the Secwepemc (Shuswap) and Okanagan peoples held council. The Nlaka’pamux war leader tried to incite the assembled warriors to wipe out the white men once and for all, but the Camchin chief Cxpentlum (known commonly in English as David Spintlum), had good relations with Governor Douglas and argued for peace.

YALE

The main community of the Yale First Nation is located on the Fraser River at Yale, (approximately 20 km north of Hope, BC.) There is lots to do in Historic Yale. At the Hope River General Store you can purchase First Nations art and jewelry. Visit the Yale Museum housed in the 1870’s Creighton House. They have a marvelous collection of old native baskets on display. You can take a walking tour of Historic Yale and visit the pioneer cemetery, take a Fraser River Raft Expedition, visit Lady Franklin Rock or head out to the Spirit Caves Trail. See: Alexandra Bridge (the site of the original Cariboo Wagon Road), ride the Hells Gate Airtram, try your luck at gold panning; all this and BC’s beautiful summer sunshine.

Yale Museum In 1993, Mrs. Aida Freeman (née Southwell) (19122004) donated more than half of her mother’s basket collection to the Langley Centennial Museum, and the remainder to the Historic Yale Museum the following year. The baskets in Yale have all been documented.

31187 Douglas Street, Box 74, Yale, BC VOK 2S0

(604) 863-2324, www.historicyale.com

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Historic Yale Basket Collection

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E & K Construction was recognized for outstanding achievement at the British Columbia Aboriginal Business Awards in November 2012. Started 15 years ago as a small renovation business, E & K Construction has grown to employ up to 20 people during the peak season, many with a First Nations background. The business also receives a lot of work from its BC Hydro and Department of Fisheries contracts. “It’s a big honour to be recognized,” said owner Evert Hope. “It’s something I’m not used to, but it’s really great. We’re always trying to better our company.” The business awards are presented by the B.C. Achievement Foundation, in partnership with the Ministry of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation. The goal of the annual program is to celebrate Aboriginal business excellence and showcase its positive impact on B.C.’s economic development. The award recipients will be honored at a special gala ceremony on Nov. 26 at the Hyatt Regency in Vancouver. Evert, Kathy and Jolena Hope are the owner/operators of Emory Bar RV Park, Hope River General Store as well as E&K Construction. * Article courtesy of Hope Standard, www.hopestandard.com, Hope, BC

BOSTON BAR

The original Nlaka’pamux (Thompson Indian) the name of Boston Bar was rendered in English-style spelling as Quayome, which appears commonly on frontierera maps and in diaries and newspapers of the day. The name originally referred to the other side of the river from today’s town, but came into use for the present site after the original was re-named North Bend by the Canadian Pacific Railway. First Nations native pictograph sites can be found in various locations throughout the Fraser Canyon, although most of these sites are not known to the public. The Boston Bar First Nations resort Tuckkwhiowhum which is like a Native dude ranch, can make it possible for you to view some of these amazing links to North American history and culture. Learn interesting stories and legends as you learn and view Canadian first nations culture in the person.

Anderson Creek Campground Clean and friendly campground and RV park in the middle of the Scenic Fraser Canyon. Book a tour at Tuckkwiowhum Heritage Interpretive Village. Indoor toilets, Showers, Sandy Volleyball Court, Shady sites Gas bar/Store on site, Beautiful landscaping and scenery. Close to the Anderson Creek Only 4kms from Boston Bar for easy access to stores and restaurants. Located in Boston Bar 60 kms North of Hope on Hwy 1, Trans Can Hwy

604-867-9089 accampground@gmail.com

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Tuckkwiowhum Heritage Village Boston Bar, BC The Land Remembers….

How often have you looked at the mountains, rivers and forests around you and asked yourself, “I wonder what this land was like a thousand years ago?” “I wonder how life was for the First People in this area” or “How did the First People survive in this beautiful, rugged land?” Well, the land remembers… This is our invitation to tour The Tuckkwiowhum Heritage Interpretive Village; the original site where Fraser Canyon legends were born. See the summer lodges, smoke house, food caches, sweat lodge, earth ovens, pictographs and an awe-inspiring pit house. Enjoy an historical adventure that will evoke deep memories of the old ways. We will greet you at the gates of the village and just like thousands of years ago, we will invite you into our pit house to visit one of our respected storytellers. Come hear some of our traditional stories, walk our village and share in sacred memories of our Nlaka’pamux culture. Yes, the land remembers, and it is waiting to tell you of our past, if you just listen….. Located 4 kms South of Boston Bar on Hwy 1, (TransCanada Hwy) Just down the lane is…. ANDERSON CREEK CAMPGROUND Washrooms, showers, RV parking, sani dump, groomed sites and more. Call 604-867-9089 for bookings at Anderson Creek Campground. Boston Bar First Nation, Box 369, Boston Bar, BC, Ph-604-867-8844 , Fx-604-867-9317 E-mail-bbarbandd@uniserve.com www.travelthecanyon.com

LYTTON

Built on the site of a First Nations village known as Camchin, the meeting place, Lytton was also a stopping place along the route taken by hardy prospectors as they made their way north to the gold fields. The location has been inhabited by the Nlaka’pamux people for over 10,000 years. The Lytton First Nation figure prominently in the history of the Fraser Canyon Gold Rush and the associated Fraser Canyon War. It was at Lytton, then still called Kumsheen, that leaders of the miners’ regiments from Yale met with the chiefs of the Nlaka’pamux to parley an end to the war. While other chiefs argued for annihilation of the outsiders, the Kumsheen chief Spintlum (Cxpentlm, aka David Spintlum) argued for peace, resulting in a series of six treaties known as the Photo: Teit, James Alexander, Library and Snyder Treaties, which are lost to history. Archives of the Canadian Museum of Civilization

Siska Traditions/Art Gallery On the Siska Indian Reserve just north of Hell’s Gate or 12 kilometers south of Lytton. Our gallery features works from local First Nations artists, original soapstone, wood and one of a kind Native crafts. P.O. Box 519, Trans Canada Highway Yale/Fraser Canyon, BC V0K 1Z0

604-683-8220 www.wildernes commitee.org

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“Camchin, The Meeting Place”

Russell Adolph

Russell Adolph was born October 23, 1948. He is from the upper STL’ATL’IMX Nation in Lillooet B.C. A self taught carver, Russell has always carved for the love of it, until he found a market for his carving in early 2002. Now, most of his work is hand carved from soapstone, alabaster and perphalite. With many Northwest Coast natives carving from cedar to create ceremonial masks, Russell has found his niche in stone. However, in 2008 Russell’s talent extended to taxidermy when he was asked to create full animal dance costumes for ceremonial use and legend interpretation.

Patrich Leach Patrick Leach, a local of Lillooet and new business owner has combined two major loves in his life: Photography and Pottery to bring to his clients and followers beautifully artistic and earthy works of art. Patrick is from the St’át’imc First Nation Territory. Raised in T’ít’q’et community near Lillooet B.C. he is of the P’egpig’7lha (Frog) clan. Patrick’s first hands on experience with photography in high school lead him to pursue what has now become a major part of his life. Working under the close eye of Erdman Tuemp a local pottery master, Patrick was introduced to his second artistic love: pottery. Drawing from his creative mind and steady hand Patrick places the final touches by carefully carving landscapes, geometrical designs and scenes from ancient traditional rock paintings and basket weaving. Each piece is a one of a kind creation. P’egpig’7lha Studio & Gallery. leachpatrick@gmail.com

Graham Henry Graham Henry was born August 14, 1970 in Duncan, British Columbia, Canada. He is a member of the Cowichan Band of the Coast Salish Nation. The Coast Salish Nation inhabits the southern region of British Columbia. Graham takes the Eagle, a prestigious and high status symbol, as his family crest. He has an intricate carving style and is constantly making new and unique designs. He works in silver and gold. Graham’s brother, Travis Henry, was his main teacher. He also worked with Patrick Seaweed a well renowned carver from Alert Bay, BC. His favorite design is the Hummingbird.

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Since the beginning the St’át’imc have occupied this territory. Artifacts found at the Keatley Creek archaeological site indicate St’át’imc territory has been occupied for at least the last 8000 years. In 1808, Simon Fraser exploring water routes to the Pacific Ocean for the Northwest Company passed through St’át’imc territory. Fur traders passed territory buying furs and dried salmon and seeking easier routes through the Coast Mountains. Fur trade trails and canoe routes are replaced by wagon roads and paddle wheel steamers as tens of thousands of gold seekers come to St’át’imc territory. Now you can join a community guide who will share the history of: the Xwísten people, the St’át’imc territory, as well as traditional stories on a three hour tour that includes: Xwísten Fish Rocks. From a lookout point, watch the

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98 St’át’imc as they gather fish in their traditional fishing grounds. The tour guide will provide a demonstration on how to cut (cwík’em) and hang the salmon to make wind-dried salmon (ts’wan). S7ístken Archaeological Site: Observe sites where archaeologists have been excavating pit houses (s7ístken) that are 200 to 1700 years old—the traditional winter home of the St’át’imc people. Traditional Feast: Finish the tour with a freshly cooked Barbeque Salmon Meal. Meal included: Soapberry (Xúsum) Ice-cream and Bannock (Fried bread). The Xwisten community is located 9 kilometers northwest of the town of Lillooet. There are eleven St’át’imc communities that make up the Nation: (Xaxl’ipFountain,) (Ts’kw’aylacw-Pavilion,) (N’Quatqua-Anderson Lake,) (Samahquam,) (Lil’wat-Mt.Currie,) (Xa’xtsa7-Douglas,) (T’it’q’et-Lillooet,) (Sekw’el’was-Cayoose Creek,) (Chalath-Seton Lake) and (Skatin.) Traditional Fishing Rock and Pithouse Village Tours run from June to September. The Fishing Rocks tour is an interpretive trail hike along the rocks of the Fraser River. Pithouse Village is a visual experience, where the visitor will bear witness to over 80 pithouses, dated from 400 to 2000 years old excavated by the University of Montana. We are located north of Lillooet BC. From Main Street in Lillooet, turn left on to Moha Road, just before the Old Mill Plaza Mall. Drive 6 kilometers on Moha Road.

KC Health & Gifts Cedar wall hangings, hand made sterling silver jewellery such as rings, pendants, earrings and bracelets by Graham Henry. We also have a selection of old Lillooet cedar root baskets. 626 Main Street Lillooet, BC, V0K 1V0

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Osoyoos is situated on Osoyoos Lake in the southern Okanagan. Tourism is a large contributor to the local economy. There are two museums dedicated to the dry landscape of the area, both of which label the area as “Canada’s only desert.” The Osoyoos Desert Centre is located on the west side of town and the Nk’mip Desert Cultural Centre is located adjacent to the Nk’mip Winery on the Osoyoos Indian Reserve. The area is also served by two golf courses: the Osoyoos Golf

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Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Centre Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Centre is owned and operated by Osoyoos Indian Band and is part of a resort complex that includes a campground and RV park, Nk’Mip Cellars Winery, a golf course, and Spirit Ridge Vineyard Resort & Spa. The award-winning rammed-earth building is an architectural marvel, sensitively built into the hillside using sustainable building techniques. The Desert Cultural Centre presents the culture and unique desert habitat of the Syilx-- Okanagan First Nation. The Osoyoos Indian Band is proud of their history and their current economic endeavours which are highlighted in the film, “Coyote Spirit,” on view every day in the Chaptikw Theatre. Visitors explore the rich culture of the Okanagan people and the unique plants and animals of the surrounding sage and antelope-brush desert. The 22 hectare site features indoor and outdoor exhibits, walking trails, sculptures, and hands-on interactive displays. Highlights include a reconstructed aboriginal village and “Critters Corner” animal exhibits.

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From May to September daily guided walks, interpretive programs and rattlesnake demonstrations are free with admission. Two theatre experiences are designed to transport audiences back in time as well as show contemporary life on the reserve through the eyes of an aboriginal teenager. What makes most visits memorable is the opportunity to spend time with staff who share their love of the land, the special plants and animals of the desert, their aboriginal culture. “Coyote’s Gifts” sells First Nations jewelry, art, music, clothing, and giftware.

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At the entrance to the trails is a map and display of plants that are in bloom. Visit us in May and June to see the best wild flower displays. In early May the air is scented with the cinnamon and cloves smell of blooming antelope-brush, while pink phlox dot the ground. June is Mariposa Lily month; this beautiful purple lily was an important food plant for Okanagan people. During the hot summer months many plants are dormant and animals hide in of the surrounding sage and antelope-brush desert. Mornings and evenings are the best time to see wildlife such as coyotes, deer, and snakes. Make sure you bring a hat, sunscreen and something to drink if you are on the trails in the summer.

106 Light snacks are sold and kids will enjoy crafts and nature toys relating to the desert habitat. The centre is also popular for school tours, conferences, and corporate team-building events. Check out www. nkmipdesert.com for details on open hours, rates and programs., or call 1-888-495-8555. The Centre is located two kilometers east of Osoyoos just off Highway 3. Over the past hundred years, human activity has removed much of the rare antelope brush desert habitat in the south Okanagan. The Desert Heritage Centre and Nk’Mip Resort are located on the southern end of the Osoyoos Indian Reserve where development occurred at a slower pace. As a result, much of the remaining antelope brush habitat, and many rare plants and animals remain on the Indian Reserve. The Osoyoos Indian Band wants to expand their vineyards and development to provide a strong economy for band members. But they are also aware of conservation needs to protect special habitats and wildlife. The Band has participated in many scientific studies involving species at risk. The desert centre receives Environment Canada support to study Western Rattlesnakes and Great Basin Gopher snakes. Biologists track the snakes using radio telemetry to learn about their habits and use of the surrounding habitats. Large snakes are implanted for one year with radio transmitters so that their daily movements can be tracked.

KAMLOOPS

The Kamloops area was not exclusively inhabited by the Secwepemc (Shuswap) nation (part of the Interior Salish language group) prior to the arrival of European settlers. The Cree-Saulteaux band led by Chief Yawassannay had migrated to this region in the early 15th century. The Yawassanay band’s Kamloops settlement was the largest of their three tribal areas. Soon after Fort Cumcloups and Fort Shuswap were founded, the main local village of the Secwepemc, then headed by a chief named Kwa’lila, was moved close to the trading post in order to control access to its trade, as well as for prestige and protection. With Kwalila’s death, the local chieftaincy was passed to his nephew and foster-son Chief Nicola, who led an alliance of Okanagan and Nlaka’pamux people in the plateau country to the south around Stump, Nicola and Douglas Lakes. Relations between Nicola and the fur traders were often tense but in the end Nicola was recognised as a great help to the influx of whites during the gold rush. “Kamloops” is the anglicised version of the Shuswap word “Tk’əmlúps,” meaning ‘meeting of the waters.’ Shuswap is still actively spoken in the area by members of the Tk’emlúps Indian Band. Secwepemc (pronounced Se-KWEP-umk-wh) means “The People.” Early settlers had trouble pronouncing the word and chose to say “Shuswap” instead. The Secwepemc Nation encompasses 17 bands located in BC’s Southern Interior. The traditional Secwepemc were semi-nomadic. In the winter, they lived in warm, semi-underground “pit-houses” and during the summer, they lived in mat lodges made from reeds. The traditional and recognizable land markers that designate the Secwepemc terriABOVE: Kamloopa tory are the “Coyote Rocks.” Take a short drive and Pow Wow hike down to the Savona Balancing Rock. The Balancing Rock stands fifteen minutes east of Savona as a sentinel by the lake. Formed thousand of years ago the Balancing Rock, also known as Coyote Rock, has withstood the storms of time. It is visible from the highway or you may want to take the short hike down to the rock.

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Secwepemc Museum & Heritage Park Preserving the language, history & culture of the Shuswap People

Visit the Secwepemc Museum and Heritage Park and experience the rich cultural history of the Secwepemc People. Attractive museum exhibits incorporate the oral history and legends of the Secwepemc People along with historical photographs, illustrations and artifacts. On display you will find a birch bark and dugout canoe and displays on hunting, fishing, clothing, games, food gathering and cooking. Outdoor cultural displays in the 12-acre Native Heritage Park on the banks of the South Thompson River are a natural complement to the Museum. More than a kilometer of trails lead visitors through the archaeological remains of a 2000-year old Secwepemc winter village site, four reconstructed winter pit houses and a summer village. Hunting lean-to, fish drying rack, fish trap, smoke house and traditional plant foods. The Secwepemc Ethnobotanical Gardens located in the Heritage Park represent the ecosystem found within the Secwepemc Territory. Interpretive signs located at each garden describe the ecosystem in which the plants grow naturally. Things To Do (Visit) 1. Secwepmec Museum 2. Heritage Park 3. Ethnobotanical Gardens 4. Archives

5. Gift Shop 6. Kamloopa Powwow www.secwepemcmuseum.com

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The Secwepemc Ethnobotanical Gardens have been created to promote an understanding of Secwepemc culture and the use of native plants. There are 5 garden sites, which feature culturally-significant plants from the 5 different eco-zones found within the Secwepemc territory of BC’s southern interior. The purpose of our Gardens is to preserve and pass on the extensive knowledge held by our Elders about the indigenous plants of this region and the various ways they were used. Below: Kamloopa Powwow

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Canoes and Transportation The Secwepmec men were noted for their extraordinary “hunting/ pi’xem,” “trapping/ tsq’west’es” and “fishing/ y’ewem-ekwe” skills. Displayed in the museum are the two most commonly used canoes the cotton wood dug-out canoe and the birch bark canoe. These canoes were used for transportation, hunting, fishing and gathering berries along the lakes. The two types of canoes had different uses and advantages. The cotton wood dugout was strong and could take a beating on the river rocks and the birch bark canoe was fast and light weight. The Exhibit of the black cotton wood dugout and the birch bark canoe depict how they are made, when they were made and how the canoes were constructed. The tools and fishing implements are also displayed showing a wide variety of traditional harpoons and spears. The pronged spear called the “menip,” net weights, fish hooks made of barbed antler points, dip nets, fishing weirs and fish traps these and more are displayed and there uses. Summer Hours: June 15th to Labour Day Weekend Seven days per week 8:00 am to 4:00 pm Closed statutory holidays Location: 355 Yellowhead Highway, 1-250-828-9749

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The Little Shuswap band Chief and Council welcome you to the Little Shuswap Indian Band. To the people of the Little Shuswap it’s known as Skwlax. The settlers could not say the Shuswap name so it is known today as Squilax. Skwlax in the Shuswap language is known as black bear. Whether you are travelling through on vacation or planning to stay with us awhile, we know you will agree that truly we have the “Land of the Great Spirit.” From the snow-capped mountains to the panoramic view of the Shuswap Lake, the natural scenic wonders will leave you breathless and yearning to return once more. A limited amount of hunting on the reservation has preserved the abundance of wildlife in their pristine environment. Campgrounds amid the pines are easily reached, minutes from the main highways. Most of the recreational areas are especially scenic. Stay at the Quaaout Lodge and enjoy the best of Chase.

Little Bear Gift Shop (located in the Quaaout Lodge)

1663 Little Shuswap Road West,

Chase B.C., V0E 1M0, 250 679 3090

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THE QUAAOUT LODGE & TALKING ROCK GOLF COURSE The Quaaout Lodge & Talking Rock Golf Course, the pride of the Little Shuswap Indian Band, is situated on the south shore of Little Shuswap Lake. Located midway between Vancouver & Calgary we are located just minutes off the Trans Canada Highway, a 45 minute drive east from Kamloops, or a scenic 2 hour drive north from Kelowna International Airport. The Lodge has just undergone a 4 month renovation, which included re-designing all hotel guest rooms, our restaurant, Jack Sam’s and hotel exterior. Balconies were added to all rooms and suites for our guests to enjoy the view of the lake and surrounding woods. The Lodge is open for reservations daily, taking bookings for individual travelers, banquets, groups, meetings and golf. Quaaout Lodge & Talking Rock Golf Resort 1663 Little Shuswap Road West P.O. Box 1215 Chase, BC V0E 1M0 P: 1-250-679-3090 , TF: 1-800-663-4303, F: 1-250-679-3039 www.quaaoutlodge.com

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Cultural Activities for Quaaout Lodge of the Shuswap Nation Medicine Wheel Learn how the traditional peoples of North America approached life in a balanced way, and how it still applies to our modern lives. The 7 Teachings Learn what the 7 teachings are, and how they direct us to lead our lives in a good and kind way. Talking Circle Take part in a talking circle – find out how they were used traditionally, and how they still apply to our modern lives. Way of the Warrior Once a person decides to walk the path of a warrior, they adhere to a code of ethics. Join us in discovering your inner warrior.

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Guest amenities at the Resort include: *1800 feet of sandy beach *Indoor swimming pool, whirl pool, exercise room *18 hole championship Talking Rock Golf Course *Conference Centre for meetings, seminars & banquets, authentic Native gourmet meals and Native interpretive areas including a “kekuli” and traditional “sweat lodge” *Jack Sam’s Restaurant Activities at the Resort include swimming, boating, biking, golf, fishing, hiking, and just relaxing on the beach…weather permitting, cross country skiing can also be arranged. Whitewater rafting and ATV adventures are nearby.

114 Coyote and Bannock Make bannock around an open fire, and enjoy local trickster stories while you eat it with local berry jam and traditional tea. Other activities include Fish scale flower, Birch Bark Basket, Ponderosa Pine Needle Basket, Moose/Caribou Hair Tufting, Moccasin Making, Hand Drum Construction.

Talking Rock Academy of Golf coaching programs are designed for the local golfer looking for a season long instruction program. You will work with your own designated C.P.G.A. professional on all aspects of your golf game. Together we will design a lesson and practice program that will help achieve all of your improvement goals.

An island of artists. It has been many months now since I returned from the mist-shrouded ‘Island of Artists’ off the west coast of British Columbia, and the vast land to the north known as the Alaskan Panhandle. I have had time to reflect on the wonderful people I met along the way, and how I finally found myself on a ten seater float plane high above Hecate Strait on my way to the mystical village of Masset, some seven weeks after my departure from Vancouver. What happened to me during those seven weeks and the two weeks that followed on the ‘Island of Artists,’ was nothing short of amazing and an experience that I will cherish forever. My original plan had been to visit the new Haida Heritage Centre at Kaay Llnagaay in Skidegate but the morning after I arrived in Prince Rupert on Air Canada Jazz Flight 203 my plans changed drastically. I found myself about to embark on another adventure of a lifetime. The Alaska Marine Highway Ferry arrived in Prince Rupert the next morning and I stepped on board. I saw more than Alaska. I had always wanted to see Alaska and see Alaska I did! I spent a week each in Ketchikan, Sitka, Juneau, Haines and finally Anchorage. I left Anchorage on October 30 and arrived back in Prince Rupert on November 1. Once back in Prince Rupert, the weather was still quite mild, so I took a chance and headed east to Terrace for a week and then to Hazelton. I had in mind that I wanted to be on the ‘Island of Artists’ for my birthday (November 22), but how could I get back to Prince Rupert and then to Haida Gwaii safe and sound, with the least amount of wear and tear on my body and soul? That was the challenge. I decided to take the train. After all my other adventures on this trip, I was so happy that I wasn’t going to miss out on finally going to Haida Gwaii. So I affectionately dubbed the train: ‘The Train to Haida Gwaii’ WARFLEET PRESS

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INDEX Adams, Randy 29 Adkins, Alvin 36, 38 Adolph, Russell 96 AGASSIZ 85 Agassiz 79 Anderson Creek Campground 93 Artina’s Hand Crafted Canadian Jewllery 33

B Baker, Emily 44 Baker, Wade Stephen 49 BC FIRST NATIONS NATIVE ART GALLERY 60 bcnativearts.com 47 Bill Reid Gallery 32 black tusk GALLERY 59 BOSTON BAR 93 Boxley, David 29 Brackendale Art Gallery 57 BRITANNIA BEACH 56 Britannia Beach 51 Bruderer, Pat 37, 39 Bulpitt, Cory 40

C Camchin 95 Canadian Indian Art 48 Cannell, Jeff 16 Canoe Journeys 42 Capilano, Mary 42, 56 Capilano Suspension Bridge 55 Casey, Jessica 74 cedar root gallery 24 Charlie, Darren 87 CHASE 111 Chase 101 Cheryl’s Trading Post 41 Chief Dan George 27, 28 Chief Joe Capilano 43, 45 CHILLIWACK 81 Chilliwack 79

D Dangeli, Mike 29 Deck, Jared 83 De La Mare, Richard 68 DeVries, Todd 36, 38 Douglas Reynolds Gallery 27

F Fraser Canyon War 88 FRASER VALLEY AGASSIZ Ruby Creek Art Gallery 85 Sasquatch Crossing Eco Lodge 87 CHILLIWACK “Syixcha’awt” Little Gift House 81 Shxwt’a:selhawtxw THE HOUSE OF LONG AGO AND TODAY 83

G Gift of the Raven Gallery 20 Great Fraser Midden 21

H Henry, Graham 96 HORSESHOE BAY Spirit Gallery 53 Hunt, Dean 70 Hunt, Henry 31 Hunt, Shawn 70

K Khot-La-Cha Art Gallery & Gift Shop 44 Kumsheen Chief Spintlum 95 Kwakwaka’wakw 25, 31

L Leach, Patrick 96 Leon, Nelson 87 Livingston, John 16

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Coast Raven Design Studio Ltd. 69 Coast Salish Spindle Whorl 16 COQUITLAM Tribal Spirit Gallery 40 CRS Trading Post 56

118 M Maltipi, Oscar 31 Musqueam people 16

N Nightingale, Nancy 42 Nk’mip Desert Cultural Centre 103 Nlaka’pamux peopl 95 NORTH VANCOUVER Baker, Wade 49 Canoe Journeys 43 Jack, August (Khatsahlano) 45 Khot-La-Cha Art Gallery 43 Skwxwú7mesh(Squamish) people 47 Sky Spirit Studio 49 Takaya Tours 46

O OKANAGAN CHASE Little Bear Gift Shop 111 THE QUAAOUT LODGE & TALKING ROCK GOLF COURSE 112 KAMLOOPS Kamloopa Pow Wow 107 Kamloopa Powwow 109 Secwepemc Ethnobotanical Gardens 109 Secwepemc Museum & Heritage Park 108 OSOYOOS Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Centre 11, 104 Osoyoos Desert Centre 103

P Paul, Dionne 74 Pennier, George 87 People of the Copper Shield 21 Point, Susan A. 16, 39

R Reid, Bill 32 Rivard, Patricia 27 Royal BC Museum 31

S Sḵwxwú7mesh people 43

Sparrow, Debra 16 Sparrow, Debra and Robyn 25 Sparrow, Robyn 16 Spirit of Haida Gwaii 16 SUNSHINE COAST & SEA TO SKY HIGHWAY BRITANNIA BEACH CRS Trading Post 56 GIBSONS Gift of the Eagle Gallery 67 LUND Historic Lund Hotel 76 POWELL RIVER Wind Spirit Gallery 75 SECHELT Coast Raven Design Studio 69 Talaysay Tours 71 tems swiya Museum 72 Tsain-Ko Gift Shop & Art Gallery 73 SQUAMISH Brackendale Art Gallery 57 Siyamin Artist Cooperative Gift Shop 58 WHISTLER black tusk GALLERY 59 Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre 60

T The Git Hayetsk Dancers 21 The Jade Canoe 16

V VANCOUVER 21 Cedar Root Gallery 24 Chief August Jack, aka Qahtsahlano 21 DOWNTOWN Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art 32 Inuit Gallery 34 Senakw 35 Silver Gallery 31 SKWACHAYS HEALING LODGE 124 URBAN ABORIGINAL FAIR TRADE GALLERY 123 EASTSIDE NEC Native Education College 15 GASTOWN Artina’s Canadian Jewellery 33

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W WEST VANCOUVER HORSESHOE BAY Sun Spirit G A L L E R Y 5 WHERE PEOPLE FEAST 37 Where People Feast 39 WHITE ROCK Cheryl’s Trading Post 41

X Xwáýxway 22

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GRANVILLE ISLAND 27 Eagle Spirit Gallery 30 Lattimer Gallery 29 The Raven & the Bear 28 Wickaninnish Gallery 27 Museum Of Anthropology 25 Pacific Spirit Park 26 People of the Copper Shield 21 Vancouver Aboriginal Friendship Centre 23 Xwáýxway 22 YVR AIRPORT Vancouver International Airport YVR 16

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HEALING LODGE AN ABORIGINAL MEDICAL STAY FACULTY Vancouver Native Housing Society is pleased to announce that the Skwachêys Healing Lodge & Residence was officially opened on June 11th, 2012. VNHS has long recognized the need for a culturally sensitive medical stay lodge for Aboriginal people who are required to travel to Vancouver for medical treatment and are very excited to have opened the facility after a ten year journey. The facility incorporates traditional Aboriginal design elements to provide an authentic feel and a real sense of an Aboriginal Healing Place. A unique feature of the Skwachays Healing Lodge & Residence is that there are a number of traditionally inspired gathering places within the Lodge that can accommodate healing circles, a ceremonial space, as well as a traditional storytelling space for cultural and community sharing. www.skwachays.com, 31 West Pender,

604-687-3589

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FAIR TRADE GALLERY

Welcome to the Urban Aboriginal Fair Trade Gallery The Urban Aboriginal Fair Trade Gallery is a social enterprise created by Vancouver Native Housing Society (VNHS) to provide a community owned resource for Aboriginal artists. The project grew out of a communications program, Looking Forward Looking Back, that looked at Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside through the eyes of Aboriginal artists. This site is a community driven initiative dedicated to sharing the artistic and cultural work of the urban Aboriginal community. There are many exciting projects underway and our site has been created to share them with our neighbours and friends on Vancouver’s Eastside and beyond. We invite you to watch our mural video on our website and to see our photo gallery of the unveiling ceremony and blessing of the beautiful new Aboriginal mural on the west wall of the Orwell Hotel at 456 East Hastings. www.urbanoriginal.org,, 29 West Pender V6B 1R3, 604-558-3589

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