Federal grant money funds Xa:ytem project
Left to right: Chief Alice Thompson, Chair of the Sto:lo Heritage Trust Society, Randy Kamp, MP and Linnea Battel, director, stand in front of the unfinished house post that will form the key piece of the new exhibit.
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Updated: July 17, 2009 11:39 AM
A $16,000 federal grant is supporting a project which seeks to increase public awareness and understanding of First Nations culture by enhancing Xa:ytem Longhouse Interpretive Centre's on-site programs.
The Xa:ytem Presentation and Interpretation Enhancement project will install a house post carved especially for this purpose, and enhance interpretive tour presentation displays to meet the growing demand by tour operators and general visitors to the Mission site.
The mandate of the Xá:ytem Longhouse Interpretative Centre is the preservation and interpretation of the Hatzic Rock Site, a First Nations spiritual site and one of the oldest human occupation sites in North America. In July 1992, the Government of Canada officially designated Xá:ytem as a National Historic Site, one of the first Aboriginal spiritual sites in Canada to be formally recognized in this manner.
The money is provided under the Museums Assistance Program of the Department of Canadian Heritage.
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