Presented by: Downtown Eastside Sacred Circle Society
The Survivor’s Totem Pole is a multi-year grassroots community art and action project paying tribute to Salish Nations and Urban Aboriginal people impacted by racism and other forms of exclusion. This final phase, in close partnership with the City and all three local First Nations, will be an unforgettable event. Haida carver Skundaal, the only female carver who apprenticed with Bill Reid, will complete the pole carving and make gifts for the Nov 5, 2016 Pole Raising Ceremony at Pigeon Park with street involved youth; she will paint the pole with already engaged DTES heritage communities (Japanese, Chinese, First Nations); and, host a witnessing ceremony for local chiefs, elders and special guests.