Kwantlen Art & Cultural Exhibition
July 23 -July 24 / 10am - 4pm
Bedford Plaza /23285 Billy Brown Road
Build connections. Build relationships. Build bridges.
The Kwantlen Art & Cultural Exhibition is a brand-new area of the festival where Kwantlen First Nation will share Indigenous art, artifacts, cultural exhibits, demonstrations, and music including Pow Wow demonstrations.
Presented by:
BC Arts Council
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, proudly representing the Port of Vancouver
Exhibitions & Demonstrations:
Art and Cultural exhibits
Drumming and singing
Cedar and wool weaving demonstrations by Kwantlen Elders
Language workshops
Beading demonstrations
Traditional foods available for purchase, including bannock and a salmon bbq
“This is a collaborative work of fusion art, work of reconciliation, work of acceptance. This is history in the making. It is a teaching moment on each side. It is a learning moment. It is through sharing that we can bring people together.”
- Kwantlen First Nation Chief, Marilyn Gabriel
The Fort Langley Jazz & Arts Festival has collaborated with Kwantlen First Nation since the festival's inception in 2018. This year marks the fifth year of recognizing and appreciating the unceded territories of Kwantlen, Katzie and Matzqui where we live, work and play and proudly integrate Kwantlen First Nation into the festival. In 2022 we will reach new heights by bringing this Kwantlen led and curated exhibition that fosters a deeper sense of inclusion and understanding between our communities.
There is a bridge that geographically separates Fort Langley and the Kwantlen First Nation, but our aim is for this festival to enhance the joining of our communities with a metaphorical bridge that represents connection, reconciliation and coming together.
Participants
əy̓sweyəl (Chelsea Waterbeek)
About Chelsea
Chelsea Waterbeek was born and raised on Katzie Frist Nation. Cooking has been apart of her life since she was a young girl, cooking along side of
my mother & grandmother. In 2020, she took her passion for food seriously, once she found myself, found healing within, many doors have opened towards the right direction.
Today, she is proud to have successfully launched her catering business.
Pipɑ:m̓ Catering, a locally owned catering company that provides seasonal
dishes rooted in indigenous culture. Chelsea will be making available for purchase her delicious traditional BBQ salmon at the exhibition.
Karen Gabriel
About Karen
Karen is originally from Vancouver Island, from the Halalt Band near Cowichan Valley. She is now a member of the Kwantlen First Nation. Karen has been presenting in Langley School District for over 25 years. She facilitates programs for school age children, such as teaching youth the importance of animals in the lives of Indigenous peoples in BC. Karen also facilitates an Indigenous Plant Walk and shares her knowledge of how Coast Salish Peoples harvested and continue to harvest local, indigenous plants, then and now. Karen is well known for her Bannock which you will get to enjoy at the festival.
Hazel Gludo
About Hazel
Hazel Gludo is a member of Kwantlen First Nation. Hazel immersed herself in learning cedar weaving techniques and small commissioned projects to enhance and build her knowledge and skills. As she became more involved with cedar weaving, she also began to work to instruct cultural classes in cedar weaving and harvesting in the Kwantlen community as well as working in the Langley School District as a presenter.
Chazlyn Brown
ABOUT CHAZLYN
(JadeWolf’s beadwork ) Chazlyn is from Maskwacis (" Hobbema") Alberta and now resides on Kwantlen. She is a mother of three beautiful girls each with a hidden talent of their own. Her passion is beading which she has been doing for well over 20 years. She was taught by her Auntie Wendy and her kokum ( grandmother) Rachel, who was a regalia maker for men's outfits. Since then, she has been perfecting her skills and making earrings, medallions, women's top sets, crowns and bracelets. Chazlyn will be sharing how to make earrings and medallions.
Tsatsomtun (Dennis Leon)
Dennis will teach us the language of Halq’emeylem.
Ricky Fillardeau
ABOUT RICKY
Ricky Fillardeau has been weaving for about 50 years. He got into weaving after watching his mother-in-law Josephine Kelly. He says that “I love weaving- it’s calming. It puts me in a good mood, sends troubles away. Years ago, men used to do a lot of the weaving!” Ricky will have extra weaving equipment on hand to try your hand at weaving
Saturday, July 23rd, 2022 - Free Shows
Wild River and Michell Family Pow Wow Dancers
Saturday, July 23rd, 11 am and 1pm
Kwantlen Art & Cultural Exhibition
Bedford Plaza
Wild River
About THE BAND
Wild River is a five-person pow wow drum group that plays at many local and regional pow wow events including the well known Kamloopa. They are excited to be opening for the PNE this year and playing at the Festival. Wild River will be joined by a family of two generations of pow wow dancers.
Michell Family Pow Wow Dancers
about the band
Charlie Michell tells his warrior story through the men's traditional dance. Breanna Morningstar Tso brings us the healing dance, the jingle dress dance taught to her by her late grandmother, a former survivor of Kamloops Residential school. Of the oldest of Charlie and Brea's children is Justus, who dances many pow wow dance styles with his smooth moves. The one and only baby girl is Shaundiin Tia who loves the vibrant colors and flashy moves of the junior girl’s fancy dance and the youngest of the bunch is Blue-Jay, all who started dancing when they learned to walk and continue to travel the powwow trail.
Curtis Clear Sky & the Constellationz
Saturday, July 23rd - 3:00pm
Kwantlen Art & Cultural Exhibition
Bedford Plaza
ABOUT THE BAND
Indigenous led Curtis Clear Sky & the Constellationz based in Vancouver released their album “Indigifunk” in 2019 and consists of Hip Hop with Latin-Funk, Soul, Ska, Ragge & Blues. The band captivate audiences with their funky rhythms, thundering percussion, blasting horns, soulful harmonies, dicing & slicing DJ with empowering lyrics that gratify your soul.
SUNDAY, July 24TH, 2022 - Free Shows
Wild River and Michell Family Pow Wow Dancers
Sunday, July 24th, 11 am and 1pm
Kwantlen Art & Cultural Exhibition
Bedford Plaza
Wild River
About THE BAND
Wild River is a five-person pow wow drum group that plays at many local and regional pow wow events including the well known Kamloopa. They are excited to be opening for the PNE this year and playing at the Festival. Wild River will be joined by a family of two generations of pow wow dancers.
Michell Family Pow Wow Dancers
about the band
Charlie Michell tells his warrior story through the men's traditional dance. Breanna Morningstar Tso brings us the healing dance, the jingle dress dance taught to her by her late grandmother, a former survivor of Kamloops Residential school. Of the oldest of Charlie and Brea's children is Justus, who dances many pow wow dance styles with his smooth moves. The one and only baby girl is Shaundiin Tia who loves the vibrant colors and flashy moves of the junior girl’s fancy dance and the youngest of the bunch is Blue-Jay, all who started dancing when they learned to walk and continue to travel the powwow trail.
The Spiritual Warriors
Sunday, July 24th - 3:00pm
Kwantlen Art & Cultural Exhibition
Bedford Plaza
ABOUT THE BAND
Leroy Joe - vocals, guitar
Daisy Joe - vocals
Richard Doucet-vocals & drum
Mike Rowe - bass
Tim Lall - drums
Internationally acclaimed music group, The Spiritual Warriors, create music inspired by the land and life in the coast mountains of the Lilwat Nation. With their unique blend of indigenous chants and contemporary roots, rock, reggae, The Spiritual Warriors are distinctly west coast. The band perform most of their songs in U'cwalmicwts and are passionate about preserving and promoting their language and culture. The uplifting reggae rhythm only underlines the beautiful harmonizing of the vocals sung bilingually in English and U'cwalmicwts, the Lil'wat Language. The Spiritual Warriors, formerly known as Kalan Wi, are led by father and daughter, Leroy Joe ( vocals, guitar) and Daisy Joe (vocals) and are accompanied by Richard Doucet with his infectious djembe beats. the backbone of the Caribbean rhythm section is laid down by Mike Rowe (bass) and Tim Lall (drums) of Jamaican and Trinidadian heritage. The band regularly collaborates with other First Nation artists and musicians to write and perform live. Ancestors, their debut Album was released in 2019 and has received 4 nominations at the Native American Music Awards in New York and won for BEST WORLD RECORDING. This truly unique band will take you on a cultural journey to the natural heartbeat of the Indigenous drum and the St'at'imc people.
Russell Wallace
Performing with The Spiritual Warriors
Sunday, July 24th - 3:00pm
Kwantlen Art & Cultural Exhibition
Bedford Plaza
ABOUT THE BAND
Russell Wallace is an award-winning composer, producer and traditional singer from the Lil’wat Nation. His music can be heard on soundtracks for film, television and theatre/dance productions across Canada and the U.S. Wallace is one of the founding members of the Aboriginal Writers Collective West Coast and is an alumnus of the UBC Creative Writing program. Wallace has written poetry, short fiction, theatre, and music theatre. Wallace was the artist in residence at the Vancouver International Jazz Festival in 2019, a guest programmer for Word Vancouver and was the artistic director for the Aboriginal Electronic Music Festival for a number of years.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/russell-wallace-1.5900501