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Arts & Culture

Living Legends

Living Legends shares stories from Indigenous Peoples in BC about the land and its stewardship, supernatural places and beings, ceremony and...

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Arts & Culture

The Drum: Heartbeat of Indigenous Cultures

For Indigenous Peoples in present-day British Columbia, drums are more than communication tools and musical instruments.

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Arts & Culture

Indigenous Reading for Reconciliation–and Enjoyment!

Here are some of many fiction and non-fiction literary works by Indigenous, available at bookstores and online.

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Arts & Culture

The Art of Cowichan Knitting

When most people think of Canadian Indigenous art, they usually conjure up thoughts of tall, weathered totem poles bearing the likenesses of...

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Heritage Sites, Museums

In Northern BC, Learn About the Gitxsan

In the 1800s, European settlers went up the river to Gitanmaax, where the Gitxsan people lived nestled in their village between the junction of...

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Food & Wine, Restaurants & Eateries

Living Legends: Stone, Smoke & Clay

Before the appearance of stainless steel cookware and convection ovens and after the introduction of white flour and sugar, Indigenous people...

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Heritage Sites, Cultural Centres

Living Legends: Honouring our Ancestors

Our latest Living Legends video shows how Mike Restasket, a traditional powwow dancer for thirty years, honours the ancestors through...

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Fishing

Living Legends: The Teachings of the Salmon

Our latest Living Legend shares how not only does the salmon provide food, but it also offers wisdom to those who approach it with respect.

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