Third totem pole raised to represent a coastal First Nations’ language
By contributor Spencer Sheehan-Kalina On October 12, First Nation communities and VIU celebrated the raising of a totem pole on the Nanaimo Campus, right outside of VIU’s Shq’apthut: A Gathering Place. Students, staff, public figures, community leaders, and members came together to honour the totem at this culturally historic event with speeches, ceremony, and delicious … Continued
Cedars donated to totem pole project
By contributor Tomi Lawson VIU received a donation of two cedar trees from Western Forest Products (WFP), and they will be used as part of a totem pole carving iniative. The cedar trees were harvested in the Nuu-Chah-Nulth First Nations territory. Sherry McCarthy, VIU Students’ Union Chairperson and totem pole project manager, says, … Continued