Sasquatch Days Vendor ListMay31

Sasquatch Days – Confirmed Aboriginal Ar:sans – St. Alice Hall
Nelson Leon – Sts’ailes – Mini Drum Cultural Experience – St. Alice Hall – Saturday and Sunday
Nelson Leon delivers excep0onal cultural experiences that allow par0cipants to watch, engage, learn, appreciate...and with their own hands create their own memories of the 0me they have spent with Se’wós:èltel making a mini or full size drum, a dream catcher, a raCle, or a paddle necklace, immersed in the generous spirit of his teachings, as he passes on Sts'ailes values and history as he has been taught by his elders. Join him as he MC’s the Cultural Stage with Alex Wells, the Salish Dancers, Sasquatch Dancers, and White Thunder Dance Theatre.
Rocky LaRock – Sts’ailes Carver – DemonstraAon – St. Alice Hall
Monumental Poles, Welcome Figures, Masks, Artworks, Art Cards
Rocky's art is greatly influenced by the forests and surrounding wildlife and a lifestyle rich in the Coast Salish na0ve culture. Rocky con0nues to reside with his family in Chehalis and is an ac0ve member of the community and cultural tradi0ons. Tillie Charlie – Sts’ailes Weaver – DemonstraAon and Make a Cedar Rose Cultural Experience – St. Alice Hall
Monica Joe – Stailes Weaver – DemonstraAon of Cedar Root Basketry – St. Alice Hall
Loreen Phillips – Sts’ailes KniJng
Hand Spun Wool Products: Toques, Socks, Bags, Sweaters, Slippers
Sky Spirit Studio will be at Sasquatch days on Sunday ONLY
Complex and detailed artistry, combined with brilliant colours, create spiritual forms that appeal to both
traditional and modern collectors of North West Coast Salish and Kwakiutl art.
www.skyspiritstudio.com
Avis O'Brien Nalaga Designs
www.nalagadesigns.com
Todd Devries -­‐ (ith kil gaa), Haida/Russian weaver and the Urban Cedar Weavers Group of
Vancouver
Anastasia Hendry -­‐ Yuklaanas Arts
Haida Potlatch GiVs and Tradi0ons, Northwest Coast BuCon Blanket Art, YUKLAANAS First Na0ons CraVs, Kits & Games
hCp://www.yuklaanas.ca/index.html
Pam Baker – Touch of Culture Legends
Touch of Culture offers sportswear, ready to wear, wearable art and limited edi0ons for the world to enjoy. TOC Legends, sharing the spirit of the West Coast!
Himikalas, Pam Baker graduated from one of the top two design schools in North America, O0s College of Art and Design in Los Angeles. -­‐ hCp://www.toclegends.com/index.html
Brandon Joe – ‘Nlaka’pamux Beadwork, leatherwork, embroidered clothing and accessories.
LizeSe Peters – P’yaya – ShapeshiVer Gallery -­‐ moccasins, dream catchers, earrings, tshirts, artcards, carvings, and a selec0on of beaded jewellery.
Don Joe – Sasquatch Carvings, Paddles
Darrell Thorne – Artworks, beadwork, moccasins
Sasquatch Drums – Darren Charlie
Variety of sizes -­‐ handmade hide drums and drum s0cks
And Other Ar0sts TBA
Other Displays:
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Sasquatch Inves0gators
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Sasquatch Displays
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Fraser Valley Bald Eagle Fes0val and Chehalis Flats Bald Eagle & Salmon Preserve
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Harrison Salmon Stronghold
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David Hancock Wildlife Founda0on and Hancock House Publishers – Sasquatch, BC History, FN books
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Harrison Hot Springs Fire Department CPR demos and fire safety instruc0ons
Addi:onal Cultural Experiences
Medicine Walk with Vange Point
Nature walk, wear comfortable shoes, appropriate for BC west coast weather. Walk is approximately 1 hour from gree0ng at the Harrison Village Plaza and walk to the Harrison Hot Springs Resort & Spa, for a leisurely walk on the trails and back to finish at the St. Alice Exhibi0on Hall. Par0cipants can make a cedar item to put into use some of the teachings received around cedar, while checking out the cultural stage performances and the diversity of the Second Annual Sasquatch Days Aboriginal Ar0sans Market. Walks maximum group size is 12. Register early at the Info Tent. Free Ac0vity. Cultural Stage
Cultural Boat Tour – Darren Charlie
Sign up at the Harrison Plaza, Darren will meet you there and walk to the Sasquatch Tour boat, approximately 1 hour from gree0ng to return. Stop in at the St. Alice Hall on your return. Covered Jet Boat Willie, Kelsey and Darren were taught from a young age that all things are sacred, all the land and the trees and animals within it. Their grandfather told them, “ All you are is the tool of the Spirit. As long as you have a good heart and good inten6on, the words of the ancestors will come through you .” According to Willie, that’s just what seems to happen. He says that memories of certain things said by the elders long ago will come back to him as he is telling his guests stories about transforma0on places or retelling some of the legends.
The Sasquatch Dancers will be at the Opening Ceremony leading the Procession – 9:30 – 10am from St. Alice Hall to the Harrison Plaza and Cultural Stage – St. Alice Hall: Sat. 1:30pm; Sunday at Noon.
Alex Wells – 3 Time NaAonal Hoop Dance Champion – Cultural Stage Saturday Noon
Gary AbboS – White Thunder Dance Theatre Champion Fancy Dancer – Cultural Stage Sunday 11am