A Video Series:
"What is the
Box of Treasures?"
Trevor Isaac, as the Collections and Education Assistant at U'Mista Cultural Centre, knows his own culture well. He edits and corrects us in many aspects of this project. He is very exact and careful with his words knowing that we depend on him and others to guide us in making sure the Kwakwaka'wakw culture is correctly described and portrayed. He also has a great sense of humor!
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4th interview in our video series "What is the Box of Treasures?"
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3rd video interview for our video series "What is the Box of Treasures?"
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For our fourth video, we interviewed Barb Cranmer of the Kwakwaka'wakw Nation. She is an internationally renowned filmmaker, a mentor to many Indigenous filmmakers and a strong woman who has grown up in Alert Bay, British Columbia in the Kwakwaka'wakw tradition.
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Danielle Barnes, 14, (above) was chosen as the Salmon Princess during the 2016 June Sports celebration in Alert Bay. She demonstrated impressive knowledge of the Kwak'wala language and traditional Kwakwaka'wakw dances.
Youth are such an important part of passing on the Kwakwaka'wakw culture so we wanted to include a young person in our video series. We asked Danielle and her mother if we could film Danielle's response to the question "What is the Box of Treasures?" They graciously agreed. We thank them for allowing us to include Danielle's response. |
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The first of this series of videos is with Patricia "Trish" Nolie, a member of the Kwakwaka'wakw Nation, a Hamatsa and someone who feels strongly about this subject and her family.
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The second of this series of videos is with Andrea Cranmer, a member of the Kwakwaka'wakw Nation, a mentor and a traditional culture teacher. Andrea speaks about the healing aspects of the Box of Treasures.
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