Indigenous Opening Ceremony/Event
10am:
- Indigenous Open – Audrey Seigl
- Laura & Lori Art Painting Table
- Shirley, Cedar Rose Making Table
- Dylain Wright, Prayer Ties Table
11am:
- Spoken word – Audrey Seigl
1130am:
- Running Free Wildflowers plants provided by Parks
- Planting with Running Free Elder Valerie Nicolson
12pm:
- Indigenous Women Rise Drum Group 600
1pm:
- Closing by Leona Brown
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Host: Leona Brown
Children’s arts and crafts, drum circle, storytelling, spoken word
Indigenous Open with Audrey Seigl
χʷəy̓χʷiq̓tən / Audrey Siegl works with teachings & medicines passed on to her from her Musqueam family & ancestors.
She has been active on grassroots, environmental and social justice-political frontline movements.
Though she is rooted in West Coast & Musqueam medicines,
she has worked extensively across Turtle Island with many teachings & medicines.
She is proud & honoured to carry on the work of her grandparents and ancestors.
Audrey has worked on raising awareness on MMIWG, the housing crisis, the toxic supply/OD crisis, forced displacement and the connection btw extractive industry and violations of FN Land & human rights.
Laura & Lori Art painting table
We intend to co-create a diverse community where we all could express our true nature.
Stories and music hold the teachings in our relationship to the land and each other. Let’s gather to remember our natural cycles & recalibrate as we lay and ground into the energies of our Mother, witness the night sky, share stories, teachings, and co-create space to be within ourselves.
We intend to reflect and manifest a New Dream/Earth weaved in community with all that exists. Our purpose is to co-create fluidity, ecology, cross-pollination, and collaboration.
Cedar Rose Making Table with Shirley Brown
Shirley Brown is Heilstuk Elder, Indigenous Facilitator. She will be showing how to make a cedar rose.
Prayer Ties Table with Dylain Wright,
Dylain Wright is Gitxsan and Nisga’a – Indigenous Youth Facilitator. They will have a table to show how to make a prayer tie.
Spoken word with Audrey Seigl
χʷəy̓χʷiq̓tən / Audrey Siegl works with teachings & medicines passed on to her from her Musqueam family & ancestors.
She has been active on grassroots, environmental and social justice-political frontline movements.
Though she is rooted in West Coast & Musqueam medicines,
she has worked extensively across Turtle Island with many teachings & medicines.
She is proud & honoured to carry on the work of her grandparents and ancestors.
Audrey has worked on raising awareness on MMIWG, the housing crisis, the toxic supply/OD crisis, forced displacement and the connection btw extractive industry and violations of FN Land & human rights.
Planting with Running Free Elder Valerie Nicolson
Indigenous Women Rise Drum Group
Diana Day
Founder
Indigenous Women Rise Society
