2025 First Nation, Inuit, Metis Artisan Markets
Celebrate culture by offering fits rooted in tradition and crafted with intention. Entry by donation (100% goes to Youth Initiatives). Market Dates for 2025:
Luminous Waters
Reserve your seats for our special “Luminous Waters” performance inspired by our award-winning children’s book Semá:th X̱ó:tsa: Sts’ólemeqwelh Sx̱ó:tsa (Great-Gramma’s Lake). Working with professional puppeteer Tamara Unroe at Mamele’awt Indigenous Education Center, students from Abbotsford School District immersed themselves in the story of Semá:th X̱ó:tsa (Sumas Lake) to develop this spectacular performance. The students bring to life […]
Spirit and Tradition Dancers of Damelahamid
For countless generations, Indigenous dance played an integral part in defining art and culture. The Dancers of Damelahamid emerged in the 1960s out of an urgency to ensure that these artistic practices were not lost. Spirit and Tradition conveys important cultural teachings on balance, interconnectedness, and community. Through the sharing of Indigenous knowledge and artistic […]
Agassiz Spring Solstice Drum Circle
22marAgassiz Spring Solstice Drum CircleAgassiz Corner Cafe Event Details You are invited to celebrate SPRING with us! 🎉💐 Why be a part of a drum circle?🪘 Being in a drum circle touches every pillar of wellness. Physical, mental, emotional, social and for some people it is spiritual. There are many benefits including: increased cognitive reserve, concentration, […]
2025 First Nation, Inuit, Metis Artisan Markets
Celebrate culture by offering fits rooted in tradition and crafted with intention. Entry by donation (100% goes to Youth Initiatives). Market Dates for 2025:
March of Memories
Let’s discover her Origin Story. The first peoples of Ts’óq:ls called this place home, long before colonial explorers! Ts’óq:ls to Hope – the origin story of Hope, BC Join us for a senior/elder-focused historical walkabout! HMCOL’s Meg Turner and Kelly Pearce will talk about the people and places before Simon Fraser came down the river […]
STC Markets – Shxwhá:y Village
Crafts, Jewellery, Bake Goods, Crystals, Make-up, Accessories, Home Goods and more.
A Stó:lō New Year Celebration
Event Details A Stó:lo New Year Celebration! An Evening of Sxwõ:wiyám Origin Stories using Art & Creative Performance Join us for this culturally important event! Featuring Carrielynn Victor The history of people of the Xwchíyo:m (Cheam) and the importance of understanding all of us have a relationship to nurture with the Mountain Goat of Mt. […]
Season of the Wild
A celebration of Indigenous traditions through storytelling and song, explaining the importance of Sturgeon, Salmon, & Eagles throughout history and today.Indulge in a locally inspired cedar plank salmon dinner featuring Indigenous-raised Chinook salmon, bannock, creamy garlic mushroom orzo, and sauteedlemon & herb broccolini. Followed by Dessert. $45/person Tickets on sale in pub, by phone (604-796-2730), […]
Season of the Wild
A celebration of Indigenous traditions through storytelling and song, explaining the importance of Sturgeon, Salmon, & Eagles throughout history and today. Indulge in a locally inspired cedar plank salmon dinner featuring Indigenous-raised Chinook salmon, bannock, creamy garlic mushroom orzo, and sauteed lemon & herb broccolini. Followed by Dessert. $45/person Tickets on sale in pub, by […]
Fall Salmon Celebration
Join us at the GBHNR for a fun day of family-friendly activities to celebrate the cultural and ecological significance of Pacific Salmon! 10:00 am – 4:00 pm: Gift Shop Open House at the Rotary Interpretive Centre 10:00 – 11:00 am: Drumming & Opening Talk about Salmon Habitat Restoration with Stó:lō Elder Eddie Gardner from Skwah […]
Local Indigenous Experiences Around the Fraser Valley
Estimated Read Time: 4 min 19 sec We acknowledge the specific communities that are native to the area we call the Fraser Valley: Katzie, Kwantlen, Semiahmoo, Leq’á:mel, Sema:th, Matheqwí, Qwó:ltl’el, Sq’éwlets, Aitchelitz, Shxwha:y, Skowkale, Squiala, Soowahlie, Tzeachten, Yakweakwioose, Cheam, Skwah, Kwaw Kwaw apilt, Douglas, Seabird Island, Sts’Ailes, Samahquam, Sq’ewá:lxw, Skatin, Chawathil, Shxw’ow’hamel, Xwoxwela:lhp, Peters, Popkum, […]