Coast Salish
Where the River meets the Salish Sea continues a legacy of Coast Salish art
January 16, 2024By: Angela Shen, Peak Associate Editor’s note: The author of this article, Angela Shen, is a program assistant at Shadbolt Arts Centre. The Peak acknowledges this and has taken steps to prevent conflict of interest. As a student learning the art of Chinese brush painting, I always look forward to the exhibits at the Burnaby Shadbolt Centre for the Arts. In November, I saw Musqueam mixed media artist Kelly Cannell’s solo exhibition, ʔəyx̓ watəna:t | Where the River meets the Salish Sea, which featured her newest print designs. Hopping off the 144 SFU bus, I walked a path of autumn…
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Carman McKay on his work, inspirations, and experiences
July 20, 2018Written by: Amal Javed Abdullah Artist Carman McKay has been relief carving an oversized spindle whorl, which is traditionally used for wool spinning, in front of the Indigenous Student Centre (AQ 2002) every Tuesday and Thursday in July. So far,…
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SFU takes on calls to action towards reconciliation
October 18, 2017Simon Fraser University marked the start of a new journey towards reconciliation at a traditional witnessing ceremony led by members of the Coast Salish First Nations in Convocation Mall on Monday. The SFU Aboriginal Reconciliation Council handed over its final…
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Aboriginal reconciliation report calls on university to indigenize campuses, classrooms
September 26, 2017The Aboriginal Reconciliation Council (ARC) at Simon Fraser University has unveiled its final calls to action which will guide the university in allocating its $9 million reconciliation fund over the next three years. The report calls on the university to…
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