This is an archived event from Culture Days 2021.
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#WoollyWednesday with Senaqwila Wyss
Digital
History & heritage Indigenous MuseumDate and time
Location
North Vancouver, BC
Access
Free.
Offered in English.
About
The Salish Woolly Dog was an important part of Coast Salish life throughout southern Vancouver Island, the Salish Sea, and Washington State, as the dogs’ hair was used to weave clothing and blankets.
Due to colonization, the population of the Salish Woolly dog declined throughout the 1800s until its eventual extinction around 1900. This was a planned extinction by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and federal indian agents alongside the genocide of Indigenous Peoples in the area.
This summer, MONOVA’s Indigenous Cultural Programmer Senaqwila Wyss of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation), hosts a series of bi-weekly Zoom sessions to share knowledge about the Salish Woolly Dog, including sharing archival photos as well as having local nations share oral histories on the now extinct animal. Join us.
Coast Salish programming is generously supported by BMO Financial Group.
Links
- Register via Eventbrite eventbrite.ca
Organizer
MONOVA: Museum of North Vancouver
MONOVA: Museum of North Vancouver, operated by the North Vancouver Museum and Archives, is a shared partner agency of the City and District of North Vancouver.
MONOVA operates both the Museum of North Vancouver opening in The Shipyards in 2021 and the Archives of North Vancouver located in Lynn Valley. In addition to the two physical visitor centres, MONOVA supports several other online/offsite experiences for the public to engage with and learn about the past, present and future stories of North Vancouver.