Category: ceremony

Easter Sunday at El Santuario de Chimayó

The El Santuario de Chimayó in Chimayo, New Mexico, is a sacred piligrimmage site considered one of the most important Catholic shrines in the United States, sometimes called the “Lourdes of the Americas,” since dirt at the sanctuary  has a reputation for healing. It is a National Historic Landmark in the United States,  part of […]

Bridging the Núyem, the new Haisla Bridge pole

On September 30, 2024 the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation the Haisla Nation  ( x̄á’isla nation) and the District of Kitimat came to together to raise “Bridging our Núyem,” a new pole that commemorates the new Haisla Bridge over the Kitimat River. Hundreds of people from both Kitimat and Haisla in a fierce late […]

Haisla Artists exhibit opening, May 10, 2024

The Kitimat Museum and Archives opened the Haisla Artists Indigenous Art Exhibition with a ceremony at the City Centre Mall in Kitimat on the evening of Friday, May 10, 2024. It is the first group show that features Haisla artists (there have been indvidual shows in the past). The opening at the mall featured photographs […]

People of the Snow Truth and Reconciliation in Kitimat

Members of the Haisla Nation and people of Kitimat braved an Environment Canada storm warning with heavy rain and wind on September 30, 2021 to mark The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.              

Kitimat unveils metal memorial tree for missing and murdered indigenous women

A welded and sculpted metal tree created by two Grade 12 students in memory of Canada’s murdered and missing indigenous women and girls was unveiled in the lobby of the Kitimat Valley Institute on Friday, October 4, 2109, where it will be on permanent display. The tree was created by Trinity Harry, 17,  Ojibwa Nation, […]

Kitimat fireworks March 18, 2019

Kitimat had a spectacular display of fireworks Monday night, March 18, 2019 to mark the opening of the Junior All Native Basketball tournament, hosted by the Haisla Nation.