Opening Ceremony & Land Acknowledgment
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Introduction in a traditional language, sharing a hereditary name and role as a knowledge keeper bestowed at age 25, and a brief account of growing up in a singing and dancing group that toured the coast. Visual work includes Truth and Reconciliation logos (Vancouver Canucks 2024 & 2025) with a moon, feathers and cattail motifs. Performs the Musquin paddle song live, emphasizes oral history over written records, travel to the Netherlands, and kinship-based stewardship of land and medicines.
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