CULTURE AT THE CENTRE

Honouring Indigenous Culture, History and Language

Dates: March 18, 2018 – November 4, 2018

Location: O’Brian Gallery at Museum of Anthropology (MOA)

Culture at the Centre is an unprecedented new exhibition that offers insight into the important work Indigenous-run cultural centres and museums in British Columbia are doing to honour and support their culture, history and language.

The Coast Salish Wool Weaving Revitalization Project

Currently taking place in Gallery 3, Squamish Nation Elders Chepximiya Siyam Chief Janice George and Skwetsimeltxw Willard ‘Buddy’ Joseph are leading Apprentices Cheximiya Allison Burns Joseph (Squamish Nation) and A7xwil Travis Billy (St’at’imc and Secwepemc Nations, adopted into Squamish Nation) in creating two pieces side by side while undergoing a traditional transfer of knowledge from female to female and male to male.

We are so proud to be a living cultural centre where daily transfer of knowledge can be seen, shared, and celebrated. Museum guests are encouraged to observe this transfer of knowledge during their visit to the Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre; the foursome are working together Tuesdays and Wednesdays through until Tuesday, October 9.

An unveiling of their completed projects will be held early October.

Lead by Cultural Ambassadors from the Squamish and Lil’wat Nations, they share ‘The Story of the Hunters and Gatherers’ and its significance to both nations in what we now call Whistler. The feast experience includes:

• A traditional welcome song;
• Fifteen minute film screening;
• Guided tour;
• Buffet feast including freshly baked bannock, field greens, spicy BBQ chicken, west coast cedar plank salmon, and a warm berry crumble with xusem whipped cream; and
• Traditional dancing performance by local nation members.

Join us for our final First Nation Feast & Tour of the summer season Tuesday, September 18 at 6pm.

Please note: online ticket sales close 72 hours prior to each tour; please call 604.964.0990 or visit our museum admissions or gift shop to purchase tickets in person.

Whistler Movie Premiere of The Radicals (2018, Canada, 55 min.)

The Radicals follows an active group of snowboarders and surfers who drift from their respective sports into the world of activism.

Together they journey across the West Coast of British Colombia, weaving a story of learning, inspiration and resistance. From the Tahltan fight for the Iskut Headwaters, BC Hydro’s corruption in Xwísten (Bridge River Valley), art as resilience on Haida Gwaii, to a coastal uprising against fish farms, each community teaches the athletes to understand what it means to be a true radical.

An evening of thoughtful discussion and stunning visual imagery. Join us together with filmmakers Tamo Campos, Brian Hockenstein, Jasper Snow Rosen, and Professional Snowboarders Marie-France Roy, Haida Weaver, Meghann O’Brian and Indigenous frontline leaders from the film.

For more details and ticket purchases visit https://events.thecommon.io/?event=15660527