Learn about Canoe Culture at the Vancouver Maritime Museum

Canoe Cultures :: Ho-ku-melh is a feast for the senses and a learning experience about how the canoe shaped First Nations life along the West Coast.

Ho’-ku-melh is a Chinook Jargon word that means “to gather” and this exhibit gathers together beautiful pieces of First Nations history for a breathtaking experience as you enter through a cedar archway.

This exhibit is on now at the Vancouver Maritime Museum until July 3rd.

The exhibit also showcases the program Canoe Culture, which is an indigenous lead organization that is dedicated to the art and culture of the canoe.

There are also other indigenous works like:

  • a mural addressing the loss of personal connection to history by Jessey Sue Tustin,
  • an illustration called “Ôsi :: The Canoe” by Caleb Ellison-Dysart,
  • and a 70-year-old racing canoe called Mitzi from the Squamish Nation North Van Canoe Club.

The exhibit also has a room dedicated to the ongoing challenges that Indigenous cultures face with things like climate change and industry.

Enjoy the rich culture, beautiful colours, exciting history, and the smell of cedar shavings before July 3rd.

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