Finding the language within: New PhD study on the music and language of the Salish peoples
PhD student Valerie Bob. | Photo courtesy of SFU
There is a First Nations belief that you carry your language within. You …
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April 4 2016 Community Benefit concert raising awareness and funds for refugees
The Armenian Cultural Association of British Columbia (ACA) will be hosting a benefit concert on April 8 at Performance Works for Syrian-Armenian refugees arriving in Vancouver. The event is raising …
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April 4 2016 Community Gold Mountain dream continues
Photo courtesy of Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater VancouverGold Mountain is very much alive today, says a historian who …
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March 21 2016 Community Polish history and heritage – building Vancouver and the risk of Wet Monday
Photo by Michał TulinskiThe Canadian Polish Congress (CPC), initially created under the name Federation of Polish Society …
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March 21 2016 Community Empowering women to be their own heroines
Claire Yeung. | Photos courtesy of Claire YeungLife coach Claire Yeung wants to help women become the heroine in their lives.…
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March 21 2016 Community Saving ocean treasures from plastic pollution
Clean up at Raja Ampat near Papua New Guinea | Photo courtesy of David PenningtonDavid Pennington will hit the road from …
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March 7 2016 Community Foundation helps pave way for Iranian community
Photo by Perfect Shot StudioThe first day of spring marks the Iranian New Year, Norouz, a time of festivities to celebrate …
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March 7 2016 Community Indigenous heritage in an age of commercialism
The topic of cultural appropriation pops up from time to time in local and international media, sparking various reactions and debates.
The complexities of cultural appropriation will be addressed …
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March 7 2016 Community Portrait of a citizenship judge
A Filipino man is sworn in as a new Canadian citizen in a citizenship ceremony | Photo by antefixus21, FlickrTaking the …
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February 22 2016 Community Immersion programs revitalize First Nation languages
With only seven fluent speakers left in the Squamish Nation, Khelsilem is in a hurry to prevent his language from becoming extinct.
Khelsilem is the program director and founder of Kwi Awt Stelmexw,…