Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre celebrates National Indigenous Peoples Day, June 21
A full day of free programming ranges from storytelling to film to a fashion show
Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre.
Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre presents National Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21
TO MARK NATIONAL Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21, the Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre is offering a full day of free programming.
It all starts at 8 am with an hourlong yoga session in the Istken Hall offered by lululemon Whistler. A welcome ceremony and Spo7ez Performance take place at 10 am in the Great Hall. At 10:30 am there’s a curator’s talk in Gallery 3 followed by storytelling with Paqemul at 11 am in the Istken Pithouse.
A speaker series happens on the mezzanine at 12 noon. At 2 pm, there’s a comedy show in the theatre with Keith “Bubbas” Nahanee; at 3 pm, there’s a fashion show featuring Himikalas Pamela Baker.
People are invited to go on a forest walk at 4 pm. At 4:30 pm, there’s a film presentation of Slides on the Mountain and Keepers of the Land in partnership with Whistler Film Festival.
Throughout the day there will be weaving demonstrations in the Great Hall and raffia and deer-hide cuff crafts and colouring in Istken Hall. An artist’s market will also be set up for the entire day.
Admission to the SLCC is free on June 21, and the Thunderbird Café will be serving up Indigenous cuisine such as bannock tacos, venison chili, and salmon chowder. Two exhibitions are now on at the SLCC: Ta na wa Yúus ta Stitúyntsam̓ / skel7áw̓lh in Gallery 3 and Declaration of the Lillooet Tribes in Gallery 2. 
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