https://www.instagram.com/p/CGkdIQRg4ng/ Lisa Sambo dropped me a note after our story ran in the Pique commenting on the photo I'd been able to secure thanks to the wonderful people at the First Peoples' Cultural Council of language champions, singing, appropriately, the Women's Warrior song at HELISET TŦE SḰÁL – ‘Let the Languages Live’ – 2019 International … Continue reading Here’s to Matriarchs

From Squamish, all the way to Lillooet, food banks in the SLRD continue to see increased demand. Every donation helps! Please consider helping your community, or your neighbours, by donating at: https://www.sscs.ca/feed-the-need/

Award congratulations Last week, the Lil’wat Business Group won the BC Achievement Indigenous Business Award for 2020. As directors of the Lil’wat companies, we are very proud of the work our boards, CEO and staff have done. Averaging $15 million in revenues per year and 60 full-time employees, the Lil’wat Business Group is a model … Continue reading Congratulations to the Lil’wat Business Group

Levi Nelson, Gender Performativity, 2020. 47 x 73 inches. Acrylic on canvas. I always appreciate seeing Levi Nelson's new works, which he frequently shares on Facebook (go be a fan!) He describes this piece as an exploration of "gender peformativity." The term gender performativity comes from Judith Butler's book "Gender Trouble" (1990), where they argue … Continue reading Art piece: Gender Performativity by Levi Nelson

If you have not opted for a mail-in vote, or advance voting, today is the day to cast your ballot for your representative here in the West Vancouver -Sea to Sky riding for the British Columbian legislature. Your three candidates are: the NDP’s Keith Murdoch, Green candidate Jeremy Valeriote, and current MLA, Liberal Jordan Sturdy. … Continue reading Election Day, October 24, means Voting Today! 8am – 8pm

In June, I took part in a "Conscious Motherhood during COVID" circle, facilitated by Peak Resilience, a feminist therapy practice based in Vancouver (that the wonderful Village Yoga founder, Raelene Hodgson, used to practice at.) Once a week, at 8pm, after most of us had put our babies to bed, a dozen women and two … Continue reading Come hang out with me and Tanina on Monday night! Sharing Circle gets underway, via Zoom, 8pm

This is part 2 of Rise of the Revivers. Read part 1 here. When Lisa Sambo, the Director of the N’Quatqua Child and Family Development Centre, returned last June to her home in D’arcy, she was carrying medicine for her community and a big bundle of overwhelm. The 1000-person conference on indigenous language revitalization knew … Continue reading Wear this across your heart: Áma s7ats̓xentsína! It is good to see you. (Orders due before Oct 29!)

Sea to Sky Community Services Society's Child Care Resource and Referral program is hosting an online workshop on Saturday, "Supporting Children with Anxiety: Building Your Toolkit." Sign up online. $10.

The Whistler Arts Council asked Sea to Sky creatives: “2020 has been quite the year, and it’s not over yet! What inspires you to evolve and move forward?" From the responses, 6 key words were pulled out and offered as the palette for a new exhibit of works. Patience. Resilience. Justice. Intimacy. Humility. Learning. Using … Continue reading What brush will you reach for? New exhibit of Sea to Sky artists inspires us to Think-It-Over

In my life, when I've been groped or harrassed or shocked by an assault to safety of my body or my sovereignty, I've had fantasies, much later, about the powerful retort I could have made. But in real life, I've been frozen in shock. And friends who have shared similar incidents, responded the same way. … Continue reading Hate Speech at the SLCC is shared, in order to stem the tide of unchecked abuse