Vernon & District Immigrant & Community Services Society Project: Home on Syilx Territory
January 9, 2025 @ 10:00 am – March 5, 2025 @ 5:00 pm
Vernon & District Immigrant & Community Services Society Project: Home on Syilx Territory
Exhibition on view from January 9 – March 5
The focus of the project was to introduce recent newcomers to visitor protocols of engagement with local Syilx First Nation people’s culture and the land itself. The four-day series of workshops were focused on Land Acknowledgement, Allyship, traditional Tule mat making and the cultural importance of marshlands. In the final session the participants created a series of collages which will be on display at the gallery. The intent of the final workshop was aimed towards appreciation of culture and building relationship through art. The workshops were led by Syilx Nation members Mariel Belanger and her daughter Sienna.
