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Naming Ceremony
Thursday, August 15 th
5-7:30 pm
Klondike Institute of Art & Culture
5:00 Refreshments & Artist Showcase
5:30 Naming Ceremony
6:30 Community BBQ & Artist Showcase
KIAC and Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in welcome you to join us in celebrating
language, art and community! KIAC has been gifted a Hän name for our
building and we want to say thank-you! Opening the Yukon Riverside
Arts Festival, this event will include: a naming ceremony, a showcase of
Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in art, a performance by the Hän singers, stories, histories,
acknowledgements, and a BBQ! Everyone is welcome!
Artwork featured is a cropped version of Darcy Tara McDiarmid’s piece, First
Council, Fluid acrylic on artist paper, 2017.