Youth celebrate Hoobiyee in Vancouver after 3-year hiatus

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Youth celebrate Hoobiyee in Vancouver after 3-year hiatus – cbc

by ahnationtalk on March 6, 202378 Views

Nisga’a new year celebration returns with in-person gathering

Thousands of people gathered at the Pacific National Exhibition in Vancouver on Friday for the first Hoobiyee gathering in three years.

Hoobiyee marks a new season of harvesting for the Nisga’a Nation with the arrival of saak, a breed of eulachon fish that is a staple of the traditional Nisga’a diet.

The Nisga’a Ts’amiks Vancouver Society is hosting two days of events March 3-4. Fourteen First Nations from across B.C. are attending with 600 dancers performing and 60 vendors selling clothes, jewelry and crafts.

“It’s just restoring [our roots], getting back to our culture, dancing and once you hear the drum beats, you’re relaxed,” said Tony Robinson, CEO of Nisga’a Ts’amiks Vancouver Society.