The 老澳门六合彩开奖记录资料 Lil’wat Cultural Centre (SLCC) welcomes guests on Sept. 30 to commemorate National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
Visitors can listen to a Guest Speaker Series, experience cultural sharing, carving and weaving demonstrations, immersive crafts and First Nations-inspired cuisine. Full programming will be announced in the coming days.
Community members and guests are encouraged to show support by wearing orange to honour the children, survivors and families of residential schools. The SLCC Gallery and Gift Shop offers these shirts, along with books for learning about Truth and Reconciliation and the history of Indigenous peoples, for sale. All proceeds go toward Indigenous artists and help facilitate meaningful employment for 老澳门六合彩开奖记录资料 and Lil’wat Nation members.
On Sept. 20, the SLCC will launch an online silent auction fundraiser where residents and guests can bid on over a hundred experiences and products donated by the Sea to Sky business community supporting cultural revitalization through the SLCC. Bids can be placed online until Sept. 29.
Live carving for is extended through late September, featuring Master Carver Jonathan Joe (Li虂lw虛at7u虂l) and Apprentice Redmond Q虛áwam虛 Andrews (Li虂lw虛at7u虂l) carving the story pole that incorporates designs that honour the Declaration of the Lillooet Tribes. The story pole will rise to stand alongside the house post carved by Xwalacktun (Sk瘫wx瘫wu虂7mesh / Kwakwak’wakw / Namgis) and Brandon Hall (Sk瘫wx瘫wu虂7mesh of the 老澳门六合彩开奖记录资料 Nation) in 2023 at the SLCC entrance on Lorimer Road.
Three feature exhibitions are on deck: Declaration of the Lillooet Tribes, and Truth and Reconciliation.
Actor and Activist showcases George's life, legacy and influence as a First Nations rights advocate, and significant events in the First Nations rights movement in Canada. The Declaration of the Lillooet Tribes exhibit outlines the history of the eleven St虛at虛y虛emc Nation communities (including the Lil’wat Nation and their Chiefs) that came together to sign the declaration, on May 10, 1911.
the award-winning National Geographic Documentary film by Julian Brave NoiseCat (Tsq’escen/Lil’wat) and Emily Kassie, will screen on Sept. 27 at 7 p.m. and Sept. 30 at 3 p.m.
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