Santoor & Poetry from Iran and Tsleil-Waututh

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Witness the words and sounds of nature at Maplewood Flats. Join a free online listening experience recorded at Osprey Point on the shores of Burrard Inlet.

Filmmaker and writer Rachelle George of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation (which surrounds Maplewood Flats) has performed her whole life with Children of Takaya. The group was started by her great grandfather Chief Dan George, whose poetry she will perform.

Santoor musician Saeid Kooshki is a string and digital musician and refugee living in Vancouver, coming from one of Iran's richest cultural regions.

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Wild Bird Trust of BC

Wild Bird Trust of British Columbia (WBT) Mission: Providing wild birds with sanctuary through ecological protection and restoration, and supporting communities with education, culture, and reconciliation programs. For this event, learn and connect to Maplewood Flats through the traditional sounds in the open air. And in the context of the land being stewarded for thousands of years as expressed through Rachelle's poems from the most legend himself Chief Dan George.

The area has been occupied by Coast Salish People since the last ice age receded 13,000 years ago. Prior to settler contact, the region featured contiguous mudflats across what is now the North Shore, but these mudflats are all that remain. WBT is developing a longterm Habitat & Cultural Use Plan for the site. We have 600+ paid members, and 60 volunteers, and welcome your participation. To get involved or make a secure charitable donation online, email [email protected] or [email protected] or via: http://bit.ly/WBTsupport