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Photo: Scott Leen
Qatuwas Festival
Photo: Scott Leen

Qatuwas Festival

Date1993
Maker Mark Henderson First Nations, Kwakwaka'wakw, born 1953
Label TextThe Qatuwas Festival celebrated the revitalization of First Peoples' sea-going canoe culture that had been dormant for several generations. The first modern canoe journey-initiated by Emmet Oliver (Quinault), Frank Brown (Heiltsuk) and others-took place in 1989 at Golden Gardens in Seattle, with nine traditional dug-out canoes making the journey. The next "paddle" was to Bella Bella on the central B.C. coast in 1993, called Qatuwas Festival, where more than thirty canoes and three thousand people gathered for three days of cultural celebrations. This poster was made to honor this historic event and was distributed at the festival.
Object numberSC2009.2.6
Photo CreditPhoto: Scott Leen
Credit LineGift of Simon Ottenberg
Dimensions18 x 24 1/2in. (45.7 x 62.2cm)
MediumPoster
Photo: Scott Leen
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