Traditional Welcome with Tsitsáyxemaat | Opening the 2025 Festival

Event Description

The 2025 North Shore Writers Festival kicks off with a Traditional Welcome to the Territory with Tsitsáyxemaat.

Tsitsáyxemaat Rebecca Duncan is of Squamish and Musqueam descent. She has devoted her life to preserving the Squamish Language and passing down the cultural teachings that have been handed down to her from her late Papa and his Papa and so on and so on since the beginning of time. Tsitsáyxemaat is a knowledge keeper, storyteller, weaver, traditional cook, language teacher, singer, and dancer.

FREE! Registration is required to secure your spot: https://shorturl.at/92VHe

Drop-in seating may be available, but it is not guaranteed.

Interested in attending more than one Festival event?
You must register for each event separately to guarantee your spot at each event.

For more information on this and other festival events: www.northshorewritersfestival.com

Event Partner

The North Shore Writers Festival is presented in partnership by North Vancouver City Library, North Vancouver District Public Library, and West Vancouver Memorial Library.

Registrations

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