Restoring Relationships & Finding Healing Through Kinship
- Friday, June 23, 1-3pm at the Hornby Island Community Hall
- Facilitated by the Hornby Natural History Centre and Heather Royal Brant
- By donation
- An all-ages screening of short films featuring the work and teachings of Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer (Potawatomi). Heather Royal Brant (Tyendinaga Mohawk) is joining as facilitator and storyteller, sharing the Sky Woman story and participating in an open discussion about where ecological study, Indigenous knowledge, and personal relationships to nature intersect.
“A Cedar is Life” Film Screening and Q+A with Filmmaker Harold Joe
- Friday, June 23, doors 6:30pm/curtains 7:00pm at the Hornby Island Community Hall
- Tickets $15
- A Cedar Is Life explores how one critical species, the cedar tree, is central to the cultural life of West Coast First Nations. The film weaves together interviews with elders, artists, and other hands-on practitioners who speak to how all parts of the tree were—and still are—important to make use of, while also highlighting the importance of protecting this ancient ancestor throughout the film. We look at how cedar is bridging cultural gaps today, and how this passing down of knowledge to the next generation is essential for promoting strength of culture in so many Indigenous communities. The film will be followed by a Q+A with cultural worker and narrator Harold C. Joe (Cowichan).
Co-op Community Spaces Celebration
- Saturday, June 24, 2pm at the Ringside
- Free
- Join Hornby Arts and the Hornby Island Co-op to celebrate the funding of the Hornby Island Arts Centre Interpretive Trail by the Federated Coop Ltd. Our first trail leading to the Arts Centre will focus on highlighting Hornby Island rich First Nations history.
- Hotdogs and drinks served while supplied last! No Registration Required
Community Cultural Safety Circle with Elder Barb Whyte
- Sunday, June 25, 1-4:30pm at New Horizons
- By donation
- As individuals and organizations are enacting reconciliation in different forms with Indigenous neighbours and collaborators, the practice of cultural safety must be the foundation of our relationships stepping forward. Join Elder Barb Whyte for an open circle conversation centered on what cultural safety looks like in professional or personal action. Bring your questions, curiosities, and ideas to share with the group—the course of the discussion is in this way a collaborative activity. The session will be served with a light, late lunch featuring a smoked salmon spread made by Elder Barb.
Cultural Safety Circle for Island Organizers with Elder Barb Whyte
- Monday, June 26, 11am-2pm at New Horizons
- By donation
As island organizations are enacting reconciliation in different forms with Indigenous neighbours and publics, the practice of cultural safety must be the foundation of our relationships stepping forward. This special circle is for members of our island non-profits, business, and volunteer organizations. Join Elder Barb Whyte for an open circle conversation centered on what cultural safety looks like in professional action. Bring your questions, curiosities, and ideas to share with the group—the course of the discussion is in this way a collaborative activity. The session will be served with a light lunch.