A totem pole in honour of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls will be raised just off Hwy 16 on Kitsumkalum territory west of Terrace tomorrow, Sept. 4.
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Attendance will be quite limited because of COVID-19 precautions, but the raising will be livestreamed through CFNR鈥檚 Facebook page starting at 9 a.m.
Organizers had originally planned hold a 鈥渧irtual potlach鈥� on Sept. 5, with dancers, matriarchs and chiefs visiting in small groups to breathe life into the totem pole. That second day of ceremony has since been cancelled, following a possible COVID-19 exposure at gatherings including a feast in Nisga鈥檃 territory.
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The Terrace Standard will have a full story about the totem pole raising next week.
jake.wray@terracestandard.com
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