[BCMA] Chief Dan George Traveling Exhibit on display at Sidney Museum

[Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv.]

North Vancouver Museum & Archives' traveling exhibit "Chief Dan George:
Actor and Activist" opens at Sidney Museum on June 21st 2019.

 

"Chief Dan George: Actor and Activist" is an exhibit exploring the life and
legacy of Tsleil-Waututh Chief Dan George (1899-1981). The exhibit examines
Chief George's influence as an advocate for the rights of First Nations
peoples and his career as an actor. Although centered on Dan George, the
exhibit delves into significant events and individuals in the First Nations
rights movement in BC and Canada, and the history and culture of the
Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations in North Vancouver.

 

The opening ceremony for this exhibit will be held at 10:00am on National
Indigenous Peoples day (June 21st) in front of Sidney Museum (2423 Beacon
Ave, Sidney BC) and the exhibit will run through September 30th 2019.
Admission is by donation.  For more information, including educational
program and tour bookings, please contact info at sidneymuseum.ca.

 

Best,

Alyssa Gerwing, MA, MLIS

Assistant Director
Sidney Museum

alyssa.gerwing at sidneymuseum.ca

 

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