Emily Carr University of Art and Design student, Lil'wat Nation's Levi Nelson was recently shortlisted in the IDEA art award for his entry, Anthropology. The IDEA Art Award was established in 2009 as a collaboration between the Healing Art Committee at VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation and Emily Carr University of Art and Design. The … Continue reading Lil’wat’s Levi Nelson shortlisted for prestigious IDEA art Award – “Anthropology” receives honourable mention
Guest post by Jill Brooksbank. Photo by Dave Steers. Brutality. Abuse. Genocide. Slavery. Think I’m referring to the Holocaust? Think again. This is Canada’s history. The history that I’m now learning, in my late 30’s. How embarrassing. I’ve been given the opportunity through my job to take Cultural Training Safety Training; an online course aimed … Continue reading How did I not know this? Jill Brooksbank gets a lesson in Canada’s true history and it changes everything
Just living is not enough. One must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower. ~ Hans Christian Anderson Offers Shayla Wallace, as she submits today's photo: "This is for everyone who is in need of some summer love. It's an old photo, but with all of these grey skies and snow, I've been missing … Continue reading If the weather didn’t deliver what you needed today, Shayla Wallace has something for you
To the people who ask, does Mt Currie ever get boring, the answer is, again, resoundingly, no. Thanks to Victoria Saddleman for this fresh perspective. And for offering the names, in Ucwalmícwts, which are the names they have been known by the longest. Ts'zil (Mount Currie mountain) is the mountain on the right. The mountain … Continue reading Victoria Saddleman sets our sights on the mountaintops in today’s feature photo
I've watched the creek behind my house transform utterly over the last few weeks - with a sense of fascination and awe (and granted, yes, a little disappointment that the ice melted, sure.) I think Georgina Dan is on the same watchful program. Last month, she was capturing Christmas trees draped in lights and snow. … Continue reading I see your Arctic outflow and give you a case of pineapples. Georgina Dan’s photo reminds us of winter’s magic, no matter the temperature
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Trees wrapped in lights are pretty much my favourite thing right now... The early dark is held back, somehow... or better still, embraced, by the glow and lightshow. I drive through Pemberton, through Mt Currie, out the other side, and the Village, friends, neighbours, have wrapped lights around lamp-posts, trees, along their eaves, and they … Continue reading Georgina Dan’s Christmas photo is just a tree, plain and simple and shining with hope.
A new Ts̓zil Learning Centre is on the way thanks to a $7.21 million investment from the federal government. The new facility will provide increased post-secondary, training and academic upgrading opportunities for Líl̓wat and other communities in the area. Here’s the press release sent out from the federal government Tuesday, December 13, 2016, posted to … Continue reading Lil’wat secures $7.21 million commitment from Canada to build a new Ts’zil Learning Centre
As beautiful a sight as it is, to see a herd of wild horses out grazing in big open fields, it's scary when driving home at dusk, to think there might be horses on the road. Horses at large in our neighbourhood is an issue the leadership at Lil'wat Nation are addressing. Kudos to Chief … Continue reading News from Lil’wat Nation: Taking Action about Roaming Horses
Today's feature photo was taken at the Squamish and Lilwat Cultural Centre by our contributing photographer Victoria Saddleman. "The night was clear and beautiful and the moon was shining bright," she says. "It was the best part of my very long stressful day."
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