<div dir="ltr">Hi Everyone,<br><br>I'm very pleased to announce that we will be hosting 4 tule mat-making workshops at O'Keefe Ranch, in Vernon, BC. These workshops are FREE to attend, and are open to all skill levels. Please note that in between writing the below media release and sending it out this morning, the November 14th session is already full. Register today by emailing <a href="mailto:sqilxwwoman@gmail.com">sqilxwwoman@gmail.com</a><br><br>Our media release: <br><br><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(29,33,41);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Throughout this past
summer, artist Mariel Belanger has been harvesting tule reeds from Deep Creek
at O’Keefe Ranch. It was important to focus on the reeds still grow on-site,
because this is where Belanger’s family members lived and harvested more than 150
years ago. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(29,33,41);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(29,33,41);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Now, community members
are invited to join Belanger and Elder artist Barb Marchand to create tule-reed
mats for a traditional Syilx home to be installed at the Ranch – a reminder of
the North Okanagan’s origins, as well as the practises that are alive and well
today. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(29,33,41);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(29,33,41);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">The workshops take
place in the Greenhow Museum at O’Keefe Ranch on November 13—14 from 1-4pm, and
on November 23-24, from 10 am–2 pm. The hosts will provide tools, instruction,
and light refreshments. People of all skill-levels are welcome, and
participation is free! Space is limited to 10 participants per workshop, so
register right away by emailing <a href="mailto:sqilxwwoman@gmail.com">sqilxwwoman@gmail.com</a> to secure your spot! </span></p><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p>Carla-Jean Stokes<br><i><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">--</span></i><br>Curator</p><p>O'Keefe Ranch and Interior Heritage Society </p><p>250 542 7868 ext 204<br><a href="mailto:curator@okeeferanch.ca" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt" target="_blank">curator@okeeferanch.ca</a><br></p>
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