Program Description

This is an educational workshop for children and preteens to learn from an Indigenous cedar weaver the process of traditional cedar weaving.

Participants will experience weaving a cedar heart to take home, with the option of writing a private and personal message to place inside the pouch before twining the two sides together.

The artist will prepare the cedar and through storytelling and explain the traditional way for harvesting all materials.

Artist: Rita (Point) Kompst

x?m??k??y??m Artist: Cedar Weaver and Natural Wool Dye Facilitator

Rita was born and raised in Musqueam. Her late Father, Joe Becker, a former Musqueam Chief, was mainly a carver and a fisherman.

Rita started cedar weaving once her Father passed as per her Cultural teachings. She experienced several personal losses over the next 7 years and continued weaving on her healing journey. Her Mentor Todd Devries, a Haida Weaver, encouraged her to begin teaching cedar weaving several years ago. Now she teaches cedar weaving full-time.

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