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We really enjoyed wandering the grounds outside the museum. My daughter enjoyed the inside but as soon as we got outside and she went to the water she commented how lovely and calm it was out there. I saw her totally relax and really just blend into the environment. I imagined what things would have been like 200 , 200 or 20,000 years ago...how different life was then...what will our life be like in the future...I don't know but resting there yesterday with the totem poles and long houses it was really lovely and peaceful. I would like that life. Seeing the tools that were used for fishing and other things I am started to imagine how we can go back...we can be more harmonious...we can..
Here's the other blogpost I did. It's the inside of the museum, check them out after you look at the photos below if you haven't seen them already.
This sea monster mask is called ’Yágis from the Under Sea Kingdom. I created ’Yágis for – One Mind, One Heart, an installation at the Museum of Anthropology to show my support in opposing the Enbridge Pipeline Project. He hunts down oil tankers and protects our territories and coast.
We had the best day yesterday! First I want to say "Thank you" Thank you to the Musqueam People- whose land the Museum of Anthropology is on, for the sharing with us and allowing us explore the museum and land.
Thank You to all the people who helped us have a great day. Thanks to the folks Tanya and Ted at NEC for allowing us to go on the Free tour at the Museum of Anthropology. Thanks to NEC for the lunch, my daughter was really grateful and happy. Food- she's a teenager. :D
Thank you to Pam for giving the tour. It was very informative and I really appreciate how much work goes into creating - curating something of this magnitude. It was truly beautiful and amazing.
It was very awe inspiring. I love that we can go online and research things more. I wish I had before I came. I will have to come again soon. It had been many many, possibly 20 years since my last visit. I won't let that happen again.
We loved the outside too. And so be sure to see the other post. I will be working on it after I post this one.
"Chilkat blankets were originally made by northern Tlingit people, and
traded down the coast to be worn on ceremonial occasions by Haida,
Tsimshian and Kwakwaka'wakw chiefs.
Chilkat robes were symbols of
wealth: to own them endowed a chief with great prestige. Even greater
prestige resulted from giving them away in potlatch.
This sea monster mask is called ’Yágis from the Under Sea Kingdom. I created ’Yágis for – One Mind, One Heart, an installation at the Museum of Anthropology to show my support in opposing the Enbridge Pipeline Project. He hunts down oil tankers and protects our territories and coast.
This sea monster mask is called ’Yágis from the Under Sea Kingdom. I created ’Yágis for – One Mind, One Heart, an installation at the Museum of Anthropology to show my support in opposing the Enbridge Pipeline Project. He hunts down oil tankers and protects our territories and coast.
From the UBC MOA Exhibit
"Vancouver artist Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun, of Coast Salish and Okanagan
descent, is showcased in this provocative exhibition of works that
confront the colonialist suppression of First Nations peoples and the
ongoing struggle for Indigenous rights to lands, resources, and
sovereignty." http://moa.ubc.ca/portfolio_page/lawrence-paul/
This is a victory I haven't heard anyone saying anything about. Remember when this suddenly was red and it had a different name. I was so shocked. Who would do that to our heritage signs??? But it appears that after about a year...it's back to normal. Kaplan Heritage Sign at Broadway & Granville back to normal self!
The familiar blue Kaplan sign that hung above one of Vancouver’s most
prominent street corners for decades has been replaced by a shocking
orangey red, an unauthorized alteration that has been met with outrage
from citizens and heritage activists in a city that takes its iconic
neon seriously.
The City of Vancouver says AEG Education and the sign's creator,
Pattison Sign Group, inquired about changing the sign. Staff told them
that as the Dick Building is a heritage building and the sign has
historic significance, they would need a sign permit, but the work went
ahead without one. http://www.cbc.ca/…/kaplan-heritage-sign-covered-up-with-il…
The building, formally known as the Dick Building, is municipally
designated A-list heritage, which means it is legally protected. But its
sign, which once matched the blue on the ornate exterior, is now the
sort of colour more likely seen in fast food restaurants than on a
building of historical importance. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/…/illegal-a…/article25919860/
A large, neon sign perched on the facade of a historic Dick Building
at the southeast corner of the intersection of Granville Street and
Broadway has received an illegal makeover.
The blue ‘KAPLAN’ sign was recently replaced with a bright red sign
with two Chinese characters and the letters ‘AEG’ by the building’s new
main tenant, AEG Education. http://www.vancitybuzz.com/…/modification-of-historic-vanc…/
If you’ve been down near South Granville lately, you might notice something different.
A familiar blue sign is no longer there, and it’s not sitting well with some people.
It used to be blue but now it’s red. The Kaplan sign that hung from a
heritage building on the corner of Granville and Broadway has been
replaced.
“They were advised that it was a heritage building and that any
changes to the sign would require a sign permit application, that any
changes to the sign would be reviewed within the context of it being
part of the heritage building, and hence, a heritage sign,” explains
Anita Molara, Assistant Director of Planning with the City of Vancouver.
The sign is part of a Class-A heritage building, which means it is legally protected.
My time has flown. Seems like it was Canada day just last year. ha! ha! Next year will be 150. My how it's changed through this time. For the worse and for the bettter...a constant changing paradigm
Seriously though, this is a day that has so many intricacies all wrapped around it, I don't know quite where to begin.
I have a learned a lot in the last year about so much...my Indigenous heritage, Politics, Social Justice, Climate Change...and not just what they are about but was drawn into communities so passionate and hurting so bad, trying to make real change.
There have been dark times for sure. I think that now there's going to be light. It's coming, I can feel it, I can't explain it.
Some very interesting and exciting developments have occurred recently. We had the 3 Amigos Summit here and they made some strong claims on Climate Change, Women Rights and Diversity that I sincerely hope for humanities sake they follow through on.
Do you know there's a Canada in Mexico. There is. This is it!! Mexico needs our help right now. Good courageous indigenous and non-indigenous uniting against social injustice. Just as we have here but there it is much more dangerous and 9 people were killed in Oaxaca last month and many people have gone missing. Just as here...our Missing and Murdered Women. Women through out the world must have human rights and social justice.
Can we unite and reach out in what every way you can and help the good people of Oaxaca. There have been many blockades, IF you can get gas the prices are skyrocketing and you can only pay cash. I've heard the food, water everything is getting very expensive, people are starting to hurt and it should not be this way.
"For residents of remote regions of Oaxaca, where state-run Diconsa
stores have been running low on supplies, relief came today in the form
of the first airlift: a Mexican Air Force Hercules C130 aircraft carried
18 tonnes from Puebla to the Oaxaca tourist destination of Huatulco for
distribution to rural areas. Two flights per day until Saturday will deliver a total of 108 tonnes of food supplies.
Land transport is being employed between Guerrero and Oaxaca to
transport another 600 tonnes, a supply that is expected to keep Diconsa
stores stocked for two weeks.)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From David Suzuki's Fb page We are all connected deep down to the birds, bees and butterflies.
Welcome back, monarch butterflies! After a 4,000 km trip from Mexico, monarchs have begun arriving in Canada – and our pals at The Weather Network say the forecast is for a butterfly-filled summer!
The 3 Amigos Summit
Today, our 3 countries team up to build a cleaner future for people across the continent. Read more: #NALS2016https://t.co/v2GCwtidJY
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, President Barack Obama, and President
Enrique Peña Nieto share a common commitment to a competitive,
low-carbon and sustainable North American economy and society.
The Paris
Agreement was a turning point for our planet, representing
unprecedented accord on the urgent need to take action to combat climate
change through innovation and deployment of low-carbon solutions.
North
America has the capacity, resources and the moral imperative to show
strong leadership building on the Paris Agreement and promoting its
early entry into force. We recognize that our highly integrated
economies and energy systems afford a tremendous opportunity to harness
growth in our continuing transition to a clean energy economy.
Our
actions to align climate and energy policies will protect human health
and help level the playing field for our businesses, households, and
workers.
In recognition of our close ties and shared vision, we commit
today to an ambitious and enduring North American Climate, Clean Energy,
and Environment Partnership that sets us firmly on the path to a more
sustainable future.
Beautiful Oaxaca, this is the place we must protect.
First Nations chief finds common ground with Mexican politician at Three Amigos summit
Issues that affect Indigenous people similar in both Canada and Mexico, says North Wilson
"North Wilson said it is clear the issues that impact Indigenous
people in Canada are similar to those that affect Indigenous people in
Mexico. "
"The issue of violence against Indigenous women was discussed
between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, U.S. President Barack Obama and
Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto.
The leaders agreed the three countries must respond to the
"alarmingly high levels of violence" Indigenous women and girls suffer,
and a continental working group on the topic will meet in Washington
later this fall."
'There is a willingness now to see that Indigenous people are important in this country.'
- Sheila North Wilson, MKO grand chief
North Wilson believes the discussions at the Three Amigos
summit will improve conditions for Indigenous people from the three
countries.
Today's Victory with the Federal court rules against Northern Gateway because they did not consult First Nations is glorious!! See below but with that I would like to mention a few things.
1) Where we were 2 years ago
2) Where we are now
3) Where will we be 2 years from now.
Look what we did. So happy but imagine what we CAN do!
