Capilano University Canoe Awakening

Skw’cháys, CapU’s Legacy In honour of Indigenous History month, I recently attended the Capilano University Canoe Awakening Ceremony for Skw’cháys. The university commissioned carvers Ses siyam (Ray Natraoro) and Xats’alanexw siyam (Victor Harry) to create the Coast Salish Canoe for their 50th Anniversary. The female family members awakened Skw’cháys with cedar branches and wore blankets …

Capilano University is Coming to the Shipyards District!

It’s my first day of class at Capilano University in the School of Communication. I am excited for many reasons – not just because it’s the first day. I have to commend the University for the warm welcome they gave us, first year students last week at our Student Orientations – the Welcome Ceremony (which …