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Wild Salmon Caravan Art Build at The Main Artery+Potluck (2017)

Come create art for the Wild Salmon Caravan (WSC). All artistic abilities are warmly welcome! Materials provided. This is a FREE family friendly event!!!! Make felt/plaster masks, costumes, banners, bubbles, friends, chalk art, all the creative things! +++ POTLUCK dinner!! WHAT? What is your salmon story?!!! Through storytelling and artistic creation, EVERYONE (yes you!) isContinueContinue reading “Wild Salmon Caravan Art Build at The Main Artery+Potluck (2017)”

Wind Puppet Parade Art Workshop

https://www.facebook.com/events/343589792761094  Create salmon and water wind puppets for the Wild Salmon Caravan parade with Salmon Arm artist, Rebecca Shepherd! Golden Ears Farm 5848 VLA Road, Chase, British Columbia V0E1M1 Two times: 10 AM – noon OR 1:30 – 3:30 PM Free and all materials provided. Pre-registration is needed by September 10, so that Rebecca hasContinueContinue reading “Wind Puppet Parade Art Workshop”

Help Build A Medicine Wheel Garden @ Trout Lake! (2017)

This event takes place on unceded and occupied Coast Salish territory, specifically that of the Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), and mi ce:p kʷətxʷiləm (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. In celebration of Wild Salmon and Indigenous Food Sovereignty come join the Cedar Cottage Food Network in creating a medicine wheel garden in Trout Lake Park. This garden will provideContinueContinue reading “Help Build A Medicine Wheel Garden @ Trout Lake! (2017)”

A Look Back: Wild Salmon Caravan 2016

We got some great video from many sources last year and Chris Gadsden was a great asset to the team covering  so much of the caravan. Here’s some video from his Lettermail YouTube channel.

Wild Salmon Caravan Is Back For 2017!!!

Hey everyone! We are BACK for 2017 and have a lot of work to do. Here’s some calls to action! The Working Group on Indigenous Food Sovereignty and community planning teams for the Wild Salmon Caravan are calling on food system networks, artists, health hubs, and environmental groups to self organize on the following items:ContinueContinue reading “Wild Salmon Caravan Is Back For 2017!!!”

WSC at BCFSN Gathering 2017

Well that sure is a mouthful isn’t it? For those that don’t know the acronyms, the Wild Salmon Caravan was honoured to present at the BC Food Systems Network Gathering 2017 held at UBC Farms on unceded Musqueam Territory. The gathering kicked off with a traditional welcoming by Jeri Sparrow and consisted of three daysContinueContinue reading “WSC at BCFSN Gathering 2017”

Wild Salmon Caravan 2016 Sponsors

We are grateful for the support for the Wild Salmon Caravan 2016 that has come from within a mutual aid network of partners and sponsors that contribute in the following ways; staff time (planning, hosting and coordinating, logistics on site), meeting space, art supplies, food, promotion, transportation and cash (in person donations from community fundraisingContinueContinue reading “Wild Salmon Caravan 2016 Sponsors”