Join us at the Belkin Art Gallery for a talk by Naasḳuu-isaḳs, Shaunee Casavant, a Chief Councillor of the Hupacasath First Nation, about the many roles of her thliitsapilthim in domestic and ceremonial life. This Talk has been planned to coincide with the exhibition, Backstory: Nuuchaanulth Ceremonial Curtains and the Work of ̣Ḳi-̣ḳe-in at the Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery and the Inaugural Symposium of the UBC Global Encounters initiative, taking place March 4-6, 2010 on the UBC campus. For more information on the symposium and the initiative, please go to the Global Encounters – Itineraries of Exchange Symposium.
Camille Fred in front of “Naasḳuu-isaḳs Thliitsapiltthim”, 1993. Painted by Ḳi-ḳe-in. Keeper of the history: Naasḳuu-isaḳs, Shaunee Casavant. Photo courtesy of Naasḳuu-isaḳs, Shaunee Casavant.
Organized by Charlotte Townsend-Gault, Naomi Sawada
Naasḳuu-isaḳs, Shaunee Casavant
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17 January 2010 – 28 March 2010
Backstory: Nuuchaanulth Ceremonial Curtains and the Work of Ḳi-ḳe-in