Sea to Sky Cultural Journey
Celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day with a trip up the gorgeous Sea to Sky Highway! Lynn Valley United Church is partnering with Highlands United Church to visit the Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre in Whistler along with a stop in Squamish for bannock and to pick up Tsawaysia, our cultural ambassador. At the Cultural Centre, there will be a guided tour as well as time for independent viewing, concluding with a group lunch at The Old Spaghetti Factory. The cost of the trip ($135 per person) includes transportation, morning snack, entrance fee, and lunch (taxes and gratuities included).
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National Indigenous Peoples Day is on June 21st, the summer solstice. It was first observed in Canada in 1996. It is a day for all Canadians to learn about, recognize and honour the invaluable contributions and unique heritage of First Nations, Inuit, and Metis peoples.
Tsawaysia Spukwas (also known by English name Alice Guss (nee Harry) is a Squamish Nation member, born and raised in Squamish BC. She is known to LVUC because of a drum-making workshop that she did with us.. She is a cultural ambassador who participates in all aspects of First Nations culture, language, community, governance, education, traditional art forms, healing, recreation, singing, and drumming. She will be our story teller as we travel.
The Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre (SLCC)is a celebration of two nations that have coexisted respectfully as neighbours since time immemorial. They built the Centre to share cultural knowledge in order to inspire understanding and respect amongst all people. The Centre is renowned for its design celebrating indigenous culture and sustainability. Completed in 2008, the building is LEED Gold Certified and features and an award-winning cedar structure. It has been recongized for providing an authentic indigenous cultural experience and as one of Canada's best diversity employers.It contains many cultural treasures of the two nations.
For questions, email Ross White at ross.white@shaw.ca or Judith Clark at judithclarkconsulting@gmail.com.