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- The Language the Land Remembers – Session I – FORESHORE IMMERSIVE 2023
Join us on May 6th, 2023, at 2pm at the Blue Cabin for a talk by Salia Joseph and Faith ... - Session I – Presenters 2023
Some background on our Foreshore Immersive Session I presenters Salia Joseph and Faith Sparrow-Crawford from Host Consulting. Other Sights looks ... - First Event May 6, 2023
May 6th will be the first session of Foreshore Immersive, 2023. It will be held at the Blue Cabin and ... - FORESHORE IMMERSIVE 2023
The “foreshore” describes the land along the edge of the water that is both submerged and revealed by the tide. ... - Foreshore Immersive Coming soonForeshore Immersive – Session I is scheduled for May 6th. Mark your calendars for this event which will take place ...
- FORESHORE INVASION DAY SESSION 2020
Listen here for an excerpt of the Invasion Day Performances that occurred at the Blue Cabin on the Foreshore of ... - Invasion Day – Foreshore Session 2020
Other Sights in collaboration with the Blue Cabin present Invasion Day, a Foreshore Session. Featuring performances by Christie Lee Charles, ... - DISRUPTING BARRIERS IN THE AREA OF ACCESSIBILITY
29 of September, 7-9pm, Lost & Found Cafe, 33 W Hastings Street This event is free and open to the public. Please contact ... - PHASE III: THE FORESHORE LISTENS – SEA LEGS WALK AND LISTENING PARTY WITH SARAH MOORE
THE FORESHORE LISTENS: SEA LEGS WITH SARA MOORE Saturday, September 29, 4:30-6:30 pm Meet at the bike racks in front of Science World, ... - PHASE III : THE FORESHORE LISTENS, PODCAST LAUNCH AND LISTENING PARTY
PHASE III : THE FORESHORE LISTENS, PODCAST LAUNCH AND LISTENING PARTY This event is free and open to the public September 26, ... - Blue Cabin Speaker Series: The Foreshore
Thursday July 12, 7pm – grunt gallery, 350 E 2nd Ave, Vancouver, BC V5T 4R8 As part of the Blue Cabin Speaker ... - PHASE II: Session 3
Subterranean Weaving: On the Entwinement of Indigeneity and Hidden Labour in the Making of Contemporary Vancouver Dana Claxton and Jaleh Manoor ... - PHASE II : Session 2
LAND LANGUAGE: LAND RESPONSIBILITIES Coll Thrush and Kamala Todd in conversation Tuesday March 6, 2018, 7 – 8.30pm Mount Pleasant Community Centre 1 ... - Phase II : Session 1
DIGNITY AND ACCESS Carmen Papalia with Joulene Tse Tuesday, January 23, 2018, 7:00-8:30 pm nə́c̓aʔmat ct Strathcona Branch, Vancouver Public Library Wo Soon (Mary) ... - FLOTILLA: SESSION 19
MARIE BURGE ON STRATEGIES FOR ENGAGEMENT: BASIC INCOME GUARANTEE (BIG) PROMOTION ON PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND & JOURNÉE SANS CULTURE ON CONSIDERING SUSTAINABLE ... - FLOTILLA: SESSION 18
LINDSAY DOBBIN ON LISTENING AS A CREATIVE ACT & HARMONY WAGNER ON LISTENING TO THE ENERGY OF THE BODY September 22 2017 2:30-4:00 Presented ... - PERFORMANCE
JOHN OLIVER AND CAROL SAWYER MELT 8pm, Thursday June 22nd, 2017 The Foreshore Other Sights at Access Gallery 222 East Georgia, Vancouver BC Since the summer ... - SESSION 17
CARMEN PAPLIA ON ACCESSIBILITY AS SOCIAL PRACTICE & MICHELLE TUNG ON ACCESS, CONNECTION AND TRANSLATION IN ADVANCING THE INTERESTS OF ABORGINAL COMMUNITIES Tuesday ... - SESSION 16
CYNTHIA BROOKE ON LONGSHORE WORK AND UNION HISTORY & KRISTINA LEE PODESVA ON EBBING: TOWARDS AN ALTERNATIVE VOCABULARY OF VALUE Tuesday May 30, ... - SESSION 15
LAIWAN with SEAGRASS, JELLYFISH and DYING STARS & WILL PLOWRIGHT on UNDERSTANDING INSURGENTS Tuesday May 16, 7pm The Foreshore Other Sights at Access Gallery 222 East ... - SESSION 14
JUSTINE A CHAMBERS on DANCE AS A LIVING ARCHIVE FOR PERSONAL AND CULTURAL HISTORY, RITUAL AND RESISTANCE & DENISE FERREIRA DA SILVA ... - SESSION 13
KARA UZELMAN on REMOTE EXPERIMENTS IN HEALTH CARE AND ART MAKING & HOLLY WARD on HER RECENT REFLECTIONS ON THE PEASANT AS ... - PUBLICATION MEETING #1
HOW CAN WE FEEL POWERFUL INSTEAD OF POWERLESS? April 10, 7pm The Foreshore Other Sights at Access Gallery 222 East Georgia, Vancouver BC Visiting from ... - SESSION 12
ERIC FREDERICKSEN: DEDICATED TO YOU, BUT YOU WEREN’T LISTENING & DR. CISSIE FU on THE POLITICAL & AESTHETIC POTENTIALS OF BODIES IN ... - WORKSHOP
ELISA FERRARI AND STACEY HO DEEP LISTENING March 28th, 6:30pm The Foreshore Other Sights at Access Gallery 222 East Georgia, Vancouver BC An evening of deep ... - OPEN STUDIO
GUADALUPE MARTINEZ OPEN STUDIO March 25, 4-6 pm The Foreshore Other Sights at Access Gallery 222 East Georgia, Vancouver BC For her residency at The Foreshore, ... - SESSION 11
A WORKSHOP WITH GUADALUPE MARTINEZ AND ZOE KREYE INVESTIGATING GESTURES THAT CONNECT MATERIALITY TO NECESSITY Saturday March 25 1:30 – 3:30 pm The ... - SESSION 10
JACQUELINE HOÀNG NGUYỄN on EXPANDING THE ARCHIVES and DAN PON on THE BRACKISH ECOLOGY OF GRUNT GALLERY’S ARCHIVE AND ARCHIVAL ... - WORKSHOP
GUADALUPE MARTINEZ AND CAROLINE BERGONZONI March 18th 2 – 4pm The Foreshore Other Sights at Access Gallery 222 East Georgia, Vancouver BC As part of ... - PERFORMANCE
JULIE CHAPPLE RETRACING- WE MOVE FORWARD THROUGH TIME Performance March 16th 7pm 222 East Georgia, Vancouver BC A durational performance that explores the continuity and ... - SESSION 9
ARIANNE GELARDIN on ADDRESSING AMERICA’S SOCIOPOLITCAL CLIMATE THROUGH ART AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT and LISA PRENTICE on POLITICS, THERAPY AND ORGANIZING Tuesday March 7, ... - SESSION 8
VANESSA RICHARDS on UNSILENCING OURSELVES – THE QUIET SITE OF SHAME and MARCUS YOUSSEF on the THE THEATRE OF ACTIVISM Tuesday ... - SESSION 7
BUSTER SIMPSON on AESTHETICS AND CURIOSITY & COLL THRUSH on CITIES, POWER, AND SURVIVANCE Tuesday February 7 7:00 – 9:00 pm 222 E. Georgia, Vancouver ... - SESSION 6
CECILY NICHOLSON on POETICS ENTRENCHED IN MOVEMENTS and BRACKEN HANUSE CORLETT on RECONCILIATION AS A PROCESS Tuesday January 24th 7:00 – 9:00 ... - SESSION 5
GERMAINE KOH on WORKING BETWEEN DISCIPLINES and CAROL SAWYER on COUNTER-NARRATIVES Tuesday January 10th 7:00 – 9:00 pm 222 E Georgia Street, Vancouver Germaine ... - SESSION 4
LINDSAY BROWN on THE LESSONS OF HABITAT ’76 and SHILOH SUKKAU on PUBLIC ART in NORTH EAST FALSE CREEK December 6, ... - Field Trip
KHAN LEE in conversation with BARBARA COLE at the VANCOUVER ART GALLERY TUESDAY NOVEMBER 22nd 7:00 – 9:00 pm Gallery, Courtroom 302 3rd floor, ... - SESSION 3
CHRIS WILLIAMS ON ECO-SOCIALISM AND NLE’S MAKOKO FLOATING SCHOOL TUESDAY NOVEMBER 8 2016 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. This week we will gather to ... - SESSION 2
TUESDAY OCTOBER 18 2016 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. JUSTIN LANGLOIS and HOLLY SCHMIDT REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE BLUE CABIN COMMITTEE: GLEN ALTEEN, BARBARA COLE ... - SESSION 1
TUESDAY OCTOBER 4 2016 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. 222 E Georgia Street, Vancouver The first of many informal sessions of research and knowledge ...
- Queering the Coast – Session II – FORESHORE IMMERSIVE 2023
What might it mean to bring queer perspectives to the places where land and water meet? Join Other Sights for a new Foreshore conversation between two coastal scholars. Natasha Fox is a postdoctoral scholar with the Cascadia Copes Hub at Oregon State University who applies queer theory and participatory community-engaged research methodologies to her work with LGBTQ2S+ communities living in earthquake and tsunami prone coastlines of Japan and Oregon. Coll Thrush is a historian at the University of British Columbia working on a critical history of shipwrecks in the so-called “Graveyard of the Pacific,” including the potential for applying queer theory to maritime disaster and colonial failure.
Come listen in and contribute to the discussion as these two scholars think with each other and with the coast.
This is a hybrid event, join us in person or online.
If you want a link to join this session email: sunshine@othersights.ca.
More information:
Coll Thrush: https://history.ubc.ca/profile/coll-thrush/
Natasha Fox: https://cascadiacopeshub.org/people/
Branscombe House: https://www.richmond.ca/culture/art-facilities/branscombe-house/artistsuite.htm
Other Sights is pleased to partner with Blue Cabin Floating Artist Residency and Branscombe House for our Foreshore Immersive 2023-2024 Series.
The Branscombe House Artist Residency takes place in a restored Edwardian-style house in the residential area of Steveston. Since its inaugural residency in 2016, the program has hosted seven visiting professional artists for 11 month community-engaged arts residencies. Branscombe House, built in 1908 and restored in 2014, is located at the corner of Steveston Highway and Railway Avenue in south Richmond, and is one of the earliest settler homes in the area. In 2023, The Blue Cabin is partnering with The City of Richmond to provide accommodations for our residents and host artist-led public programs at historic Branscombe House throughout the year.
The Blue Cabin Floating Artist Residency is a mobile artist residency located in Vancouver British Columbia on Canada’s Pacific Coast. Currently located on a floating platform at Imperial Landing in Steveston Village, the residency gives the artist a unique perspective on the city from the water. The deckhouse is an off the grid home with modern appliances and comforts and a 360-degree view of the harbour, while the historic cabin acts as a studio for the artist’s activities. Located on the foreshore in close proximity to shopping and amenities, the Blue Cabin provides a home base in this waterfront community within the City of Richmond. The six to eight week time frame allows the artist time for solo production as well as opportunities for engagement within the community. www.thebluecabin.ca
- The Language the Land Remembers – Session I – FORESHORE IMMERSIVE 2023
Join us on May 6th, 2023, at 2pm at the Blue Cabin for a talk by Salia Joseph and Faith Sparrow-Crawford from Host Consulting entitled The Language the Land Remembers. This is the first session for Other Sights’ Foreshore Immersive , a conversation series that will run over 2023-2024.
The Language the Land Remembers speaks to a re-ordering of affairs in our own territory where we are pushing to the front of the line the ways that MST people speak to our territories and the way that our lands speak back. The centering of the languages that the land remembers, the design forms, the tongues, the belongings we come from that show our families, our lineages, our character. We intend to speak about the creation of Host Consulting on the grounds of celebrating our ways of being on our own territory so that our ancestors are surrounded by what they recognize, so that our littles ones and everyone in between know that they are home. This process requires pushing through decolonization as metaphor, and signaling allyship into something different. A new version of the old and breathing life in the future of our territories.
SALIA JOSEPH is from the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh and Snuneymuxw First Nation’s on her father’s side and is British and Jewish on her mothers. Salia is a graduate from the First Nations and Indigenous studies program from the University of British Columbia. Salia is a Squamish language learner and is the executive director of The Sníchim Foundation which is a Sḵwx̱wú7mes language and culture non-profit. In addition to her language work Salia is the co-owner of Host Consulting Inc. which focuses on public art and elevating the designs and work of Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleilwaututh artists. Salia is very passionate about where she comes from and is and learning constantly about what it means to be Sḵwx̱wú7mesh.
FAITH SPARROW-CRAWFORD is from the Musqueam Indian Band in Vancouver, BC. She was raised in her community by generations of storytellers and artists, surrounded by a rich culture and oral histories that instilled in her a passion for the arts. Faith graduated from the University of British Columbia in 2017 with a major in First Nations and Indigenous Studies, focusing her degree largely on Indigenous new media. After graduation, she worked for her nation helping to further their self-governance and writing their constitution founded on their traditions, protocols, and oral histories. In 2019, Faith co-founded of Salish Locations Inc., a film location liaison company that focuses on creating representation for Indigenous peoples in the film industry on their own lands. Faith also co-founded Host Consulting Inc. in 2020. Coming from a creative family involved in the Vancouver Film Industry, Faith has always had a love for filmmaking and sharing the stories of her people. She has devoted herself to creating meaningful and transformative work that creates space for Indigenous peoples and people of colour in film and arts spaces.
HOST CONSULTING is a public art consultancy founded by members of the three Host Nations of Vancouver – Faith Sparrow-Crawford from Musqueam, Salia Joseph from Squamish, and Jade George from Tsleil-Waututh. Hosts’ mandate is to work towards greater representation of MST peoples on MST lands and to create futures where MST folks can see themselves reflected in their own territory. They created Host with voices from all three nations to ensure that they are embodying the types of relationships that have governed these territories for generations. The three host nations working with one another and creating beautiful futures for the generations to come. www.hostconsultinginc.com/
FORESHORE IMMERSIVE
The “foreshore” describes the land along the edge of the water that is both submerged and revealed by the tide. Very simply, it is the wet part of the beach, a place of unclear jurisdiction, and thus of contestation, friction, and constant movement. Those who dwell in this zone must continually adapt to a changing environment. The foreshore conjures histories specific to this region: narratives of trade and exchange, habitation and nourishment, resistance and violent erasure, and evokes the emergence of possible futures. The foreshore has served as a fertile operative metaphor for Other Sights’ thinking for some years, developing into several programming strains. These include the Foreshore series of research presentations (2016-18), to public programs associated with our commissioning activities.
Foreshore Immersive considers the potential of this zone in the context of response and adaptation to the pandemic, colonisation, climate crises, collective care and trauma.
Contemporary public art in British Columbia and beyond requires the creative vision and leadership of artists, writers and thinkers attending to the conditions of working in unceded territories, and to develop and strengthen partnerships between many individuals and organizations grappling with the uncertainties and challenges of the present moment. Foreshore Immersive, assesses the new conditions of public spaces at this phase in the pandemic, the ongoing urgencies of the climate crisis and the resurgence of Indigenous-led forms of scholarship and leadership. Artists, writers and others whose work exists philosophically, metaphorically and physically within the foreshore recognize the abundant potential of this interstitial space. In gathering at the foreshore, guest convenors will use the platform to network, share research, collaborate towards new workshops and partnerships and host discussions that will draw our communities of interest into relation on Musqueam, Kwantlen, and Tswwassen territory. www.theforeshore.org/
OTHER SIGHTS FOR ARTISTS’ PROJECTS operates as a collective of Vancouver-based individuals with expertise in curation, project management, presentation, delivery and promotion of temporary art projects in public spaces. Other Sights is dedicated to challenging perceptions, encouraging discourse and promoting individual perspectives about shared social spaces. Other Sights seeks to create a presence for art in spaces and sites that are accessible to a broad public, such as the built environment, communications technologies, the media, and the street.
Operating outside of the gallery context, Other Sights develops new and unexpected exhibition platforms and provides support to artists, writers and curators interested in creating temporary, critically rigorous work for highly visible locations. We collaborate and share resources with organizations and individuals in order to present projects that consider the aesthetic, economic and regulatory conditions of public places and public life. www.othersights.ca
BLUE CABIN FLOATING ARTIST RESIDENCY is a mobile artist residency located in Vancouver British Columbia on Canada’s Pacific Coast. Currently located on a floating platform at Imperial Landing in Steveston Village, the residency gives the artist a unique perspective on the city from the water. The deckhouse is an off the grid home with modern appliances and comforts and a 360-degree view of the harbour, while the historic cabin acts as a studio for the artist’s activities. Located on the foreshore in close proximity to shopping and amenities, the Blue Cabin provides a home base in this waterfront community within the City of Richmond. The six to eight week time frame allows the artist time for solo production as well as opportunities for engagement within the community. www.thebluecabin.ca
- Session I – Presenters 2023
Some background on our Foreshore Immersive Session I presenters Salia Joseph and Faith Sparrow-Crawford from Host Consulting. Other Sights looks forward to their forthcoming session where they will present The Language the Land Remembers. This is the first session for Other Sights’ Foreshore Immersive , a conversation series that will run over 2023-2024.
Salia Joseph is from the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh and Snuneymuxw First Nation’s on her father’s side and is British and Jewish on her mothers. Salia is a graduate from the First Nations and Indigenous studies program from the University of British Columbia. Salia is a Squamish language learner and is the executive director of The Sníchim Foundation which is a Sḵwx̱wú7mes language and culture non-profit. In addition to her language work Salia is the co-owner of Host Consulting Inc. which focuses on public art and elevating the designs and work of Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleilwaututh artists. Salia is very passionate about where she comes from and is and learning constantly about what it means to be Sḵwx̱wú7mesh.
Faith Sparrow-Crawford is from the Musqueam Indian Band in Vancouver, BC. She was raised in her community by generations of storytellers and artists, surrounded by a rich culture and oral histories that instilled in her a passion for the arts. Faith graduated from the University of British Columbia in 2017 with a major in First Nations and Indigenous Studies, focusing her degree largely on Indigenous new media. After graduation, she worked for her nation helping to further their self-governance and writing their constitution founded on their traditions, protocols, and oral histories. In 2019, Faith co-founded of Salish Locations Inc., a film location liaison company that focuses on creating representation for Indigenous peoples in the film industry on their own lands. Faith also co-founded Host Consulting Inc. in 2020. Coming from a creative family involved in the Vancouver Film Industry, Faith has always had a love for filmmaking and sharing the stories of her people. She has devoted herself to creating meaningful and transformative work that creates space for Indigenous peoples and people of colour in film and arts spaces.
Host Consulting is a public art consultancy founded by members of the three Host Nations of Vancouver – Faith Sparrow-Crawford from Musqueam, Salia Joseph from Squamish, and Jade George from Tsleil-Waututh. Hosts’ mandate is to work towards greater representation of MST peoples on MST lands and to create futures where MST folks can see themselves reflected in their own territory. They created Host with voices from all three nations to ensure that they are embodying the types of relationships that have governed these territories for generations. The three host nations working with one another and creating beautiful futures for the generations to come. www.hostconsultinginc.com/
- First Event May 6, 2023
May 6th will be the first session of Foreshore Immersive, 2023. It will be held at the Blue Cabin and feature presenters Salia Joseph and Faith Sparrow-Crawford from Host Consulting. Their talk, entitled The Language the Land Remembers speaks to a re-ordering of affairs in their own territory where Salia and Faith are pushing to the front of the line the ways that MST people speak to our territories and the way that our lands speak back. We hope you join us, more information to come…
- FORESHORE IMMERSIVE 2023
The “foreshore” describes the land along the edge of the water that is both submerged and revealed by the tide. Very simply, it is the wet part of the beach, a place of unclear jurisdiction, and thus of contestation, friction, and constant movement. Those who dwell in this zone must continually adapt to a changing environment. The foreshore conjures histories specific to this region: narratives of trade and exchange, habitation and nourishment, resistance and violent erasure, and evokes the emergence of possible futures. The foreshore has served as a fertile operative metaphor for Other Sights’ thinking for some years, developing into several programming strains. These include the Foreshore series of research presentations (2016-18), to public programs associated with our commissioning activities. Foreshore Immersive 2023-24) considers the potential of this zone in the context of response and adaptation to the pandemic, colonisation, climate crises, collective care and trauma.
Contemporary public art in British Columbia and beyond requires the creative vision and leadership of artists, writers and thinkers attending to the conditions of working in unceded territories, and to develop and strengthen partnerships between many individuals and organizations grappling with the uncertainties and challenges of the present moment. The overall project, The Foreshore Immersive, assesses the new conditions of public spaces at this phase in the pandemic, the ongoing urgencies of the climate crisis and the resurgence of Indigenous-led forms of scholarship and leadership. Artists, writers and others whose work exists philosophically, metaphorically and physically within the foreshore recognize the abundant potential of this interstitial space. In gathering at the foreshore, guest convenors will use the platform to network, share research, collaborate towards new workshops and partnerships and host discussions that will draw our communities of interest into relation on Musqueam, Kwantlen, and Tswwassen territory.
- Foreshore Immersive Coming soon
Foreshore Immersive – Session I is scheduled for May 6th. Mark your calendars for this event which will take place at the Blue Cabin in Steveson on unceded Musqueam, Kwantlen and Tswwassen territory. More news on the event to be posted by April 21.
- FORESHORE INVASION DAY SESSION 2020
Listen here for an excerpt of the Invasion Day Performances that occurred at the Blue Cabin on the Foreshore of False Creek on January 25th. The performers in order of appearance on the recording are: Claire G. Coleman (taken from a recording from Coleman’s performance in Sydney on the Mari Nawi boat on January 22), Jeneen Frei Njootli, Senaqwila Wyss and Miss Christie Lee Charles. This event took place in solidarity with the Invasion Day March in Australia on January 26th, in Sydney, Australia. Other Sights’ was based in Australia working on an artist exchange project there entitled The Future is Floating. In addition to January 26th being Invasion Day, it was also the last day of the artist exchange for The Future is Floating. Artists in Australia Marched in the Invasion Day march, whilst artists in Canada sang and spoke in solidarity with the Indigenous peoples of Australia. This event was also a fundraiser to support wildfire relief efforts in Australia.
Thanks to all performers and supporters.
- Invasion Day – Foreshore Session 2020
Other Sights in collaboration with the Blue Cabin present Invasion Day, a Foreshore Session.
Featuring performances by Christie Lee Charles, Senaqwila Wyss, and Jeneen Frei Njootli.
January 25th, 4pm-5:30pm at the Blue Cabin (Aquabus Ferry Dock at Plaza of Nations, 750 Pacific Boulevard, Vancouver) Accessibility: Info can be found at: https://thebluecabin.ca/faq/ or email sunshine@othersights.ca
Invasion Day: Foreshore Session is the first of a multi-part 2020 Foreshore Series in which Other Sights will extend the conversation of The Future is Floating: an on the water artist exchange happening in Sydney Australia from January 13th – January 26th.
In an act of solidarity with Indigenous people and artists in Australia, the artists performing on January 25th (January 26th in Australia) will present songs and poems of our two continents for the land and water of False Creek. All will be performed outside on the lower deck of the floating residency platform at the Blue Cabin. The sound will project out over the water and across the creek. The sounds and songs recorded from these performances will be rebroadcast at sunrise for a period of seven days in honour of seven future generations. (Jan 25, 28 & 30, Feb 1, 4, 7, 10 & 13)
January 26th is Australia Day, meant to celebrate both Australia and the landing of Captain Cook, however many Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people know it as Invasion Day, the beginning of colonialism in Australia. Bringing together two harbours across the Pacific – False Creek in Vancouver and Sydney Harbour – this project is rooted in a desire to explore and confront the complex legacies of colonial presence through the lens of artistic practice.
Special thanks to Kamala Todd for working with Other Sights on the planning of this Foreshore Session with Jen Weih.
Australian Bushfires
The artists and Other Sights would like to extend an invitation for donations to wildfire relief in Australia. The ongoing tragedies across the country prompt reflection on the relationship between colonialism, capitalism, environmental degradation, and global warming.
Other Sights and several participating Foreshore artists have been working with many peers, collaborators and relations in Australia. Our organization’s relationship with Australia has been ongoing over the past four years as we developed The Future is Floating, a project which is currently underway in Sydney. The Invasion Foreshore Session is an opportunity to not only stand in solidarity with Indigenous people but to also support wildfire relief for local Indigenous communities in need. Special merchandise will be available for purchase and refreshments will be served in the Blue Cabin where visitors can warm up between sets. All proceeds from sales will go to the following organisations:
Fire Relief Fund for First Nations Communities https://www.gofundme.com/f/fire-relief-fund-for-first-nations-communities
First Nations Fire Knowledge Land Lore https://ca.gofundme.com/f/first-nations-fire-knowledge-land-lore
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ABOUT THE PERFORMERS
Senaqwila Wyss is Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation), Tsimshian, Sto:lo, Hawaiian and Swiss. She holds a Bachelors of the Arts Degree in the faculty of Communications, Arts and Technology, minor in First Nations Studies. She also holds a First Nations Languages Proficiency Certificate in the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Sníchim. She is raising her 3 year old daughter to be a first language speaker, which has not been done in her family four generations after colonial impacts. She practices ethnobotany with traditionally trained mom Cease Wyss with indigenous plant medicines. She was raised learning these ancestral teachings and uses plants as teas, medicines, tinctures and ceremony.
Jeneen Frei Njootli is a 2SQ Vuntut Gwitchin artist who was raised by her lesbian moms outside of the Yukon. In her award-winning interdisciplinary practice, she uses media such as performance, sound, textiles, collaboration, workshops and feral scholarship. Frei Njootli holds an MFA from the University of British Columbia, a BFA from Emily Carr University and has been living and working as an uninvited guest on unceded Musqueam, Squamish, Sto:lo and Tsleil-Waututh territories for 14 years.
Christie lee Charles is a singer from Musqueam and Tsleil-Waututh nations who raps in her Indigenous Musqueam dialect.