Indigenous Christmas market celebrates community spirit in North Vancouver
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Dozens of Indigenous communities attend the annual Tsleil-Waututh Nation Christmas Market every year.
Haisla artist Brad Starr has been travelling from Kitmat to the Tsleil-Waututh Nation’s Christmas Market for 21 years.
Dozens of Indigenous communities attend the annual Christmas market every year. It is being held at the Tsleil-Waututh Nation Community Centre in North Vancouver.
“It’s incredible, and I go home happy. I am doing what I love,” Starr said. “I actually have a line of clothing and I do carvings that I bring with me. I do traditional designs.”
Starr said it is not just about selling his art. He said it is also an opportunity to share Indigenous culture, and storytelling, with other community members.
“It’s getting people to understand the struggles about where we came from,” he said. “The only way we’re going to survive is if we learn to work together in peace and harmony.”
The Christmas market has grown significantly since it began and this year is the biggest turnout yet with more than 80 diverse vendors.
“That’s who we are. We invite and welcome anybody into our community to share their gifts. That’s what it is — it’s to share each other’s gifts at each other’s tables,” Tsleil-Waututh Nation Chief Jen Thomas said. “You can find original crafts, handmade crafts, blankets, drums, food, and jewelry.”
That also includes crochet by Lisa George who has attended the fair all her life with her mother and now has her booth.
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