Search results for "tewanee"
In Their Words: Tewanee Joseph
Tewanee Joseph is a member of the Squamish First Nation of Canada. He grew up on the Capilano Reserve in North Vancouver, British Columbia, where he excelled at a number of sports including lacrosse. Now, as the chief executive officer of the Four Host First Nations Society, Joseph works on behalf of the Lil'wat, Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations - on whose shared traditional territories the Games will be held - to ensure that the Nations' traditions and protocols are recognized and respected in the planning and hosting of the Games.
Aboriginal Pavilion to open its doors in time for the 2010 Winter Games
Plans for the 2010 Aboriginal Pavilion, an 8,000-square-foot building, were unveiled on February 2, 2009 in downtown Vancouver. Aboriginal and political leaders from across Canada joined the Four Host First Nations (FHFN) and the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) for this special event.
Today Russian ice dancers, Oksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin, along with their coaches, Natalia Linichuck and Gennadi Karponosov, met with the CEO of the Four Host First Nations (FHFN), Tewanee Joseph. The Vancouver 2010 Winter Games are being held on the traditional and shared traditional territories of the FHFN ~ the Lil’wat, Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations.
Tewanee welcomed the Russian Ice Dance Champions into Coast Salish territory and presented traditional Coast Salish blankets as a gesture of friendship, love and protection. He also explained the importance of meeting face-to-face and practiced the time-honoured traditional witness protocol.
The coaches explained the concept behind their ice dance program and noted that it was their intent to be respectful of nature and achieve unity amongst peoples of the world. They also explained the folk theme requirement for the Original Dance program and that they had selected a theme to honour the South East Asia region.
Together, the groups came to an understanding that there was no disrespect intended towards Indigenous Peoples, in fact the intent was the opposite – to honour and respect Indigenous Peoples and unify all the peoples of the world.
By meeting in person and sharing cultures, it is encouraged that when Indigenous cultures are incorporated into figure skating routines, there will be face-to-face contact with representatives of that culture.
In the spirit of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, together we believe that we can break new ground to present Indigenous cultures in a respectful way to the world.
Update: Four Host First Nations to bring Olympic Flame for a ceremonial visit to Kahnawà:ke today
(Montreal, Quebec) -The Four Host First Nations and the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch Relay confirm that the Olympic Flame will visit Kahnawà:ke today, December 8, 2009, at approximately 12:00 noon to share the message of peace, brotherhood and friendship with members of the Kahnawà:ke community.
Update: Four Host First Nations to bring Olympic Flame for a ceremonial visit to Kahnawà:ke today
(Montreal, Quebec) -The Four Host First Nations and the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch Relay confirm that the Olympic Flame will visit Kahnawà:ke today, December 8, 2009, at approximately 12:00 noon to share the message of peace, brotherhood and friendship with members of the Kahnawà:ke community.
The Vancouver 2010 Aboriginal Licensing and Merchandising Program
When you purchase an official Vancouver 2010 licensed Aboriginal product, you'll be making history and investing in the future.
“I call upon the youth of the world . . .”
It is the siren call of the Olympic Games; at the conclusion of 16 days of intense competition, the president of the International Olympic Committee "calls upon the youth of the world to assemble four years from now" for the next edition of the games. We heard Jacques Rogge issue the call in Torino in 2006. Now four year later, the youth of the world are indeed assembling in BC for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games, and along with them hundreds of young Aboriginals looking to explore the Olympic ideal and share in the experience of a lifetime.
Aboriginal People across Canada Invited to Get Involved in the 2010 Olympic Torch Relay
The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) has committed to achieving unprecedented Aboriginal participation in the planning and hosting of the Games. Part of the Aboriginal program includes a new addition to the 2010 Olympic Torch Relay: over 300 Aboriginal youth, elders and athletes nominated by their communities will have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to be torchbearers, flame attendants or honorary elder fire keepers during the 106-day and 45,000-km journey across Canada.
March 1st – Cultural Sharing on a Global Scale
Today marks the end of 17 days of cultural sharing on a global-scale. Four-years ago, at the Closing Ceremony of the Torino 2006 Winter Olympic Games, the Chiefs of the Four Host First Nations (Lil'wat, Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh) issued an invitation to the world to come to their traditional and shared traditional territories for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. And the world came.
