Pit cook preparation
Shawn “Sugar” Decaire and Sandy “Salmon Sandwich” George prepare the second pit to cook the seafood. Manilla clams and oysters…
Shawn “Sugar” Decaire and Sandy “Salmon Sandwich” George prepare the second pit to cook the seafood. Manilla clams and oysters…
Joan Morris (Songhees) teaches everyone how to bake scow bread over the fire. She learned the recipe from her great-grandmother….
“Pulling together” canoe journey
Niko Rampanem helps the film crew from Down 2 Earth. The conference will be featured in one of the season…
Sandy and Erik try raw oysters for the first time. “They’re not that bad!”
BBQ Salmon and salmon In the smokehouse. Thank you Tom Wilson!
Chief Ralph Dick welcomes two hundred people as they arrive for the beginning of Day Two of the 4th Indigenous…
Kalilah and her little sister Hali’dzox. Tonight, Kalilah played guitar and performed three original songs that she composed. The titles…
Youth dancers at cultural performance in the Big House.
Dinner is served…thank you to all of the fabulous cooks!
Elder James Quattell from the Wei Wai Kum First Nation in Campbell River spoke about the need to revive traditional…
Elder Susan Paquette spoke this afternoon, reflecting and offering wisdom for the next generation. “Sometimes the old ways are the…
Norine Messer (left) presented about the Uu-a-thluk Traditional Foods Toolkit and Cookbook. Uu-a-thluk means “taking care of” in Nuu-chah-nulth. Norine…
APTN is here in Campbell River covering the conference. Thank you APTN!
Workshops took place this morning in the Big House. Participants learned about traditional medicine bath salts, soapberry spoon making, traditional…
We are all so thankful for the fabulous volunteers! Thank you!
Sandy is really excited to attend the conference again this year. In the background, Elise Krohn is presenting about the…
Conference coordinator Laverne Henderson and MCs John Rampanen and Curtis Wilson launch the 2-day conference with 200 people in attendance.
The 2011 Organizing Committee is busy finalizing details and eager to meet all of you on Thursday morning in Campbell…