Squamish Nation Education - Squamish Valley

Apologies on the delay. Squamish Nation Valley members

Our camp starts tomorrow for 9 - 11 year olds. We are going to Alice lake tomorrow. Bring swim gear. Lunch is provided. Pick up time starts @ 9:30 am starting from Stawamus making our way to cheekye.

Also, we have paddle vest making at Education Building starting tomorrow July 14, July 15 & July 16 for Adults & Teens @ 10 am for start time.

Good day everyone 😁 here is our days for our Culture camps for our Squamish Valley Nation Members. This year we are doing Puberty Rights. Please use the Jot form to register your children.

*July 6,7 8, & 9 Ribbon skirts & Pow wow Shawls
*July 11 & 12 Squamish Nation Youth Pow Wow
*July 14, 15 & 16 Paddle Vests
*July 22 & 23 ( 6 to 8 yrs old )
*July 27, 28, 29 & 30 ( 9 to 11 yrs old )
*August 4, 5 & 6 ( Teens - Puberty Rights )
*August 4, 5 & 6 ( 6 to 8 yrs old )
*August 11, 12, &13 ( 9 to 11 yrs old )
*August 10 & 11 ( Teen Boys - Puberty Rights ),
*August 10 & 11 ( Teen Girls - Puberty Rights )
*August 12, 13 & 14 ( Teen Boys - Puberty Rights )
*August 12 & 13 (Teen Girls - Puberty Rights )
*August 17, 18, 19 & 20 ( Teens - Puberty Rights )

* please note we would like the teens for the Puberty Rights to attend all days. as the two weeks are the training, making shawl and head bands etc for the work, as well as making give aways and receiving teachings with elders and knowledge holders.

Good day everyone. This week Tues to Thursday we will be doing some sewing creating ribbon Skirts or Shawls. With Joy & Rachel. For teens and adults. If your interested come to the education building. We do have limited space. So come first serve first. Hope to see you there.

Education Staff

St'a7mes school families. Reminder this is today!

Congratulations Graduates!

The first crew of kids in Miss Jane's class from St'a7mes school hiked up siyam smanit (chief mountain) today. We went up to peak one to look for the smoke coming from skunks long house and then we went to where sinulhkays black mark meets the peak.