Fall 2022 Community Engagement- SC’IANEW (Beecher Bay)

Fall 2022 Community Engagement- SC’IANEW (Beecher Bay)

Our SIIA team has been grateful to be present a bit more in the community over the fall through both a Beading Lunch Social as well as a Ribbon Skirt Workshop hosted by the fantastic Crystal Brune! October 24, 2022- Sc’ianew Ribbon Skirt Night October 17, 2022-...
Fall 2022 Community Engagement- p̓aačiidʔaaʔtx (Pacheedaht)

Fall 2022 Community Engagement- p̓aačiidʔaaʔtx (Pacheedaht)

Our team was grateful to head out again to p̓aačiidʔaaʔtx to connect with community! Shana brought along Orange Shirt Bead packages and everyone was busied themselves learning together, laughing and sharing teachings. The significance of cedar was highlighted...
Summer 2022 Community engagement- p̓aačiidʔaaʔtx (Pacheedaht)

Summer 2022 Community engagement- p̓aačiidʔaaʔtx (Pacheedaht)

It was a packed house for our first p̓aačiidʔaaʔtx Community Engagement session! ƛ̕eeko ƛ̕eeko to all those who came out! For more information about the work happening in p̓aačiidʔaaʔtx, contact Shana Sylvester at shanasylvester@siia.ca. August 5,...
Fall 2022 Community Engagement- BOḰEĆEN (Pauquachin)

Fall 2022 Community Engagement- BOḰEĆEN (Pauquachin)

In the fall, our Community Engagement team hosted our first Craft and Social lunch in BOḰEĆEN and it was a packed house! Due to losses within the community, we have yet to go back yet we are looking forward to building more relationships within the community as we do...
Summer 2022 Community Engagement- W̱SÍKEM (Tseycum)

Summer 2022 Community Engagement- W̱SÍKEM (Tseycum)

Over the summer, our SIIA team was grateful for all the Craft and Social evenings they were able to host in W̱SÍKEM. Despite the small gathering space available, we consistently witnessed a large number of community members come out to join us! In following our...