Dr. Peter Ross and research technician, Neil Dangerfield, boat back to the Institute of Ocean Sciences in Sidney after the conference. They continue to measure… Read More »Ongoing Research in Environmental Contaminants
These are some of the people who were nominated as Traditional Food Champions by their communities and honoured for all of the work that they… Read More »2011 Traditional Food Champions!
Traditional Foods Fear Factor provided lots of entertainment for the crowd! In the preliminary rounds, people were challenged to eat sea urchins, octopus and cockles.… Read More »Fear Factor
The two pits are opened for the feast! Vegetables in one, and seafood in the other. Gilakasla!
Pollution is an important concern in the ocean. Understanding where pollutants come from, and where they end up in the environment, is the key to… Read More »Protecting Seafood from Pollution
Abe Lloyd demostrated the use of a bentwood box for cooking. Taneesha Thomas from Campbell River helped add red hot rocks to the water in… Read More »Bentwood Box Demonstration
Melody Charlie shared her story about her husband, Evan Touchie. Please watch the video that she has created. Thank you so much Melody for sharing… Read More »Evan Touchie Legacy
Shawn “Sugar” Decaire and Sandy “Salmon Sandwich” George prepare the second pit to cook the seafood. Manilla clams and oysters are placed on top of… Read More »Pit cook preparation
Joan Morris (Songhees) teaches everyone how to bake scow bread over the fire. She learned the recipe from her great-grandmother. Delicious!
Niko Rampanem helps the film crew from Down 2 Earth. The conference will be featured in one of the season 2 episodes and will likely… Read More »ATPN Down 2 Earth
Chief Ralph Dick welcomes two hundred people as they arrive for the beginning of Day Two of the 4th Indigenous Foods Conference.
Kalilah and her little sister Hali’dzox. Tonight, Kalilah played guitar and performed three original songs that she composed. The titles of her songs are Wild… Read More »Kalilah and Hali’dzox
