#FlashbackFriday February 2023.

Welcome, to #Namgis #FirstNation territory.

#AlertBay #CormorantIsland #NamgisNation #Indigenous #BCFirstNations #CoastSalish #NativeCanada #NativeArt #Cultural #Art #BCFerries #WelcomeSign #KillerWhale #orca #FirstPeoples #Canada #CoastalBC #BritishColumbia #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #IndigenousArt #signs #TourismBC #ExploreBC

If you're up in #Namgis territory/ #AlertBay - you'll want to try & get some yummy bannock eats from #DuchessBannockAndDesserts. The hours are irregular, like most small businesses on #CormorantIsland. If you luck out - you'll find the Duchess of #Bannock & she will fill your belly while engaging in lively conversations!
I found out on my 2023 trip there, that she's an Auntie/relative to some of my Indigenous friends 💗

She gifted me a book, a magic hat bunny plushie & gave us free cheese bannock bites to eat on the ferry. We bought 3 different bannock goodies from her.

#NamgisNation #SupportSmallBusiness #IndigenousFoods #NativeSmallBiz #CoastSalish #BCIndigenousSmallBiz #NativeFoods #CoastalBC #IndigenousOwned #ExploreBC #BCBusiness #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #POCwomen #CulturalConnections #CulturalDiversity

The two #cedar #woodcarved & #painted panels mounted beside entry doors at #UmistaCulturalCentre in #AlertBay on #CormorantIsland in #BritishColumbia #Canada .

https://www.umista.ca/

https://namgis.bc.ca/

#NamgisNation #NamgisTerritory #BCCoast #BCNorthIslands #CoastalBC #Westcoast #Indigenous #FirstNations #art #culture #TourismBC #NativeArt #woodcarvings #PNW #PacificNorthwest #Nimpkish #Kwakwala #Namina

#mannequin dressed in #traditional #ButtonBlanket #dress at Duchess's Bannock in #AlertBay on #CormorantIsland in #BritishColumbia #Canada .

#NamgisNation #NamgisTerritory #Indigenous #FirstNation #cultural #PNW #PacificNorthwest

Had a lovely visit with Duchess of #bannock in #AlertBay on #CormorantIsland in #BritishColumbia #Canada 🥰 She is related to some of my #NamgisNation friends here ❤
https://www.instagram.com/duchess_bannock/

#NamgisTerritory #BCCoast #PNW #GalentinesWeek #SupportNativeBusiness

#AlertBay #marina #panorama shot.

#boats #dock #waterfront #CormorantIsland #BCCoast #BCNorthIslands #BritishColumbia #Canada #GalentinesWeek #RoadTrip #NamgisNation #NamgisTerritory #PNW #PacificNorthwest #marine

#Beautiful bright & #colourful #IndigenousArt #murals by #NamgisNation #Native #artists on #NamgisTerritory - #AlertBay on #CormorantIsland in #BritishColumbia #Canada 🦅

On Culture Shock small biz building:
https://www.cultureshocklife.com/

#BCCoast #BCNorthIslands #Art #culture #IndigenousSovereignty #ArtMurals #SupportNativeBusiness

#Gilakasla - #Welcome 🦅
#AlertBay has a boardwalk along #waterfront with 5 #roofed #lookouts - called #awakwas - each has a #painted #carving overhead that represents a #Namgis ancestor.

#Kwakwaakaawakw #NamgisNation #NamgisTerritory #BCCoast #PNW #CormorantIsland #BCFirstNations #IndigenousEducation #IndigenousNations #IndigenousSovereignty #NativeLanguages #BCNorthIslands

#AlertBay #harbour / #marina / #waterfront / #Ocean #panoramas 🦅 Seen from #NamgisNation village on #unceded #NamgisTerritory on #CormorantIsland 🙌

#landscape #BritishColumbia #Canada #PNW #PacificNorthwest #photography #WorldInMyEyes #MyPerspective #Samsung8 #CellphonePhotos #GalentinesWeek #RoadTrip #BCCoast #BCNorthIslands #MyPhotography