AGENDA

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

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9:30 AM - 11:00 AM

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11:00 - 2:00 PM
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2:00 PM - 6:00 PM

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​6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

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Welcome Ceremony 

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Joanna Recalma, Keynote Address
​Introducing Queneesh Indigenous Community Society
First Nation Knowledge Keepers Speakers Program
Indigenous Cultural Workshops
'Hase Vendor Market Opens
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Opening Ceremony for Queneesh / Qʷənɛs House begins at 1PM
Designed and built by Hereditary Chief Yax’nukwalas, K'ómoks & Pentlatch Hereditary Chief Namnam’am, Kerry Norman Frank

Hereditary Chief Dick Dick Dawson, Hereditary Chief Robert Williams and Hereditary Chief Dicky Joseph to conduct the ceremonies. 

Cedar Hat Weaving Workshop with Tiger Leonard Williams
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Cedar Bracelet Weaving Workshop with Tiger Leonard Williams (Noon - 1PM)

Explore the K'ómoks Foreshore , Shell Middens and Kus-Kus-Sum Estuary Fish Traps on a Guided Tour with Dan Bowen, member, and Caila Holbrook, Manager of Education and Outreach, Comox Valley Project Watershed Society, with be guiding the tour. (11AM - 2PM)

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Meet with Local Vendors, Explore the Artesian Market & Enjoy Art Gallery Tours Telling the Stories Behind the Masks

​Cedar Hat Weaving Workshop with Tiger Leonard Williams ​
(Part Two / 1PM - 5PM)

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​​Weaving Workshop: Emily Recalma, 'Namgis & Pentlatch Weaving
​Stories Behind the Masks in the Art Gallery
​Seafood Pit Cook on the Foreshore

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Traditional Bentwood Box Making Demonstration
Devil's Club Workshop
Coast Salish & Kwak'wala Language Workshops & Beach Walks
Indigenous Storytelling
Kids Rock Painting
K'ómoks Cultural Workshops
Art Gallery Tours by West Coast Knowledge Keepers

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​Gilakas'la. Thank you for sharing this time with us
Closing Ceremony (6-7PM)
Site Clean Up (7-8PM)