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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.
Read More: https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/hoobiyee-vancouver-youth-1.6768041
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