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Sto:lo
Business & Artisan Centre
Kwetxwi:lem
(Come In!)
What people
are saying........
"A
feast for the eyes"
"What
an incredible room full of talent"
"Kudos
- This is fantastic"
"Wa'las
ik, Gilakas'la! (Really Great, Thank you!)"
Unit 29 -
6014 Vedder Road
Chilliwack, BC V2R 5M4
T. 604-858-0009
F. 604-858-3829
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Laura is
Oweekeno and Salish and resides in Ch'iyaqtel First Nation. Laura specializes
in Hand building and Primitive Firing Techniques. She has exhibited
her one of a kind original works of art locally, nationally and internationally
for more than thirty years.
Laura assisted Aaron
Nelson-Moody with the carved house posts which are showcased at
the entrance of the Stó:lõ Artisan Centre and promoted
cultural awareness in the preparation of the Grand Opening of
the Artisan Centre.
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Teresa is
a British Columbia Native of 'Nlaka'pmux and Okanogan decent. She is
self-taught and resides in Dewdney, BC with her children.
Rediscovery of her
native heritage and spirituality fosters her creativity and influences
her works in which she combines both traditional and contemporary mediums.
Teresa Walker is one of the growing First Nations contemporary artists,
whose work has been shown in Canada, the United States and Europe.
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Rocky was
born and raised in Seattle, Washington. Rocky discovered his family
roots stemmed back to Chehalis First Nation and moved back home and
began carving in 1979.
Rocky's work is
showcased World Wide, such as Japan and Europe. Rocky's brothers in
law, Francis Horne and Ron Austin, have been Rocky's teachers, and along
with nature, are the inspirations to his creations.
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Gracie
is from the Soowahlie First Nation and is a Stó:lõ
cultural facilitator/teacher of many traditions, such as the Halq'emeylem
language, cedar bark processing, drum making, drumming and singing.
Gracie has three
children: Theresa, Sarah Jo and Travis and 3 granddaughters: Daniellea,
and twins Jessalyn and Jazamyn.
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Frieda
(Teqwotenot) remembers, as a young girl being sent to her Grandmother
Elizabeth Herrling's for the weekends and Granny would always
be doing weavings or Cedar root baskets, her great grandmother
would also be making these too.
Teqwotenot's mother,
Margaret Jimmie, is also a weaver and has weaving displayed all over
the world, such as Germany, London, Australia and many more places.
Elizabeth, Margaret and Freida all have weavings displayed in the Museum
of Anthropology in Vancouver, BC.
Teqwotenot has been
weaving for over 30 years and started teaching weaving in 1998 at schools,
reserves, etc. Frieda's students range from ages 5 to seniors.
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Phyllis
(Qwoy'tic'a) is a Stó:lõ/'Nlaka'pamux First Nation
artist and artisan from Kwantlen First Nation, located along the
Fraser River in Fort Langley.
Qwoy'tic'a's interest
in art began over the last decade. She has been oil painting since 1996
and designing hand-carved jewelry in silver and gold since 2001. She
also enjoys the traditional crafts of cedar bark and wood weaving.
Qwoy'tic'a's art
is inspired by her aboriginal heritage. Her carved jewelry and oil paintings
reflect her love for the beauty and strength of the natural world of
traditional ways of her people.
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