Bright Lights: Tsleil-Waututh Cultural Arts Festival

 

 
 
 
 
Christie Lee Charles raps in Musqueam dialect at the Tsleil-Waututh Cultural Festival at Cates Park.
 

Christie Lee Charles raps in Musqueam dialect at the Tsleil-Waututh Cultural Festival at Cates Park.

Photograph by: Lisa King , North Shore News

The sixth annual Tsleil-Waututh Cultural Arts Festival was held at Cates Park/Whey-Ah-Wichen in North Vancouver Aug. 19.

The event was intended to allow those in attendance to experience First Nations culture, learn about the history of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation and celebrate diversity, family and community.

Festivities included live performances, a scavenger hunt, traditional-style canoe rides, a trade zone and craft fair, food offerings and children's activities.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Christie Lee Charles raps in Musqueam dialect at the Tsleil-Waututh Cultural Festival at Cates Park.
 

Christie Lee Charles raps in Musqueam dialect at the Tsleil-Waututh Cultural Festival at Cates Park.

Photograph by: Lisa King , North Shore News

 
Christie Lee Charles raps in Musqueam dialect at the Tsleil-Waututh Cultural Festival at Cates Park.
Eagle Song Dancers Chief Bill Williams, Loni Williams, Bob Baker, Willie Lewis, Wes Nahanee and event MC Gabriel George, of the Sacred Trust
Chief Justin George and MLA Scott Fraser
Deanna George weaves a blanket.
Stewart Jacobs shows off his pottery.
Kevin Cardinal, Sacred Trust’s Rueben George and Curtis Ahenakew
Sacred Trust members Gabriel George the MC, Evan Stewart, and the CAO Brenda Baptiste.
Elizabeth La Rochelle, Isabel Beltran, Mabel Humchitt, Laura George and Selina Beltran
Susan and Leonard George, director of the Tsleil-Waututh economic development department
Elders Terri Nahanee, Deanna George, Lorna Ormandy and Rose Thomas
Eddy Guss, Charlize, Hannah, Anna and Harley Thomas
Cease Wyss and Les George lead the Takaya Tour paddle trip.
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