In recognition of Indigenous History Month and in collaboration with the Museum of Anthropology, join us to listen and learn with Musqueam knowledge keeper Richard Campbell. Campbell is a master carver with over 40 years of experience and has worked as an archaeological field assistant for the Musqueam Band for the past 23 years. Campbell will share knowledge about traditional carving techniques and the cultural significance of salmon, including how it is used and prepared for ceremonial purposes. Damara Jacobs-Petersen will introduce Campbell, followed by a screening of a short video documenting the carving process for the Bronze Disc, a large-scale bronze cast featuring salmon imagery that will be installed in sections around the base of James Hart’s Reconciliation Pole: Honouring a Time Before, During and After Canada’s Indian Residential Schools (2015-17).

This talk is free with admission to the Museum of Anthropology.

Image (above): Quarter of Bronze Disc Cast in Bronze, Burton Bronze Foundry, Salt Spring Island. Photo: Barbara Cole