Chekonein: Self Care in an Urban Sphere with Brianna Bear
Artists:
Brianna Bear
Dates:
Sunday, April 19, 2020, 1:00 pm
As part of Open Space's spring 2020 series of livestreams from the land, online/on land, artist and knowledge keeper Brianna Bear will share a talk from the traditional territory of the Chekonein family.
Chekonein: Self Care in an Urban Sphere
TEALIYE/Brianna Bear is from the Songhees Nation, traditionally known as Lekwungen people through her Father's side of the family. Through her mother's side she has connections to the Namgis people in Alert Bay.
Brianna is new on her journey to learning more about her people and will be sharing the knowledge she gained while spending time with Elder Joan Morris. Her chat will be taking place at the village site of Sitchanalth where the Chekonein people lived at one point, across from Discovery and Chathum Island in Oak Bay. With this talk she hopes to share the knowledge that was passed down to her and also to chat more about connecting when were disconnected from our homelands. She looks forward to connecting on the land via social media with everyone that can join.
Tune into the livestream Sunday, April 19 at 1:00pm by visiting https://www.instagram.com/openspacevic/ and clicking on the Open Space logo.
Please note: the livestream doesn't show up on computers (unless you have a Chrome extension); the best way to view the live video is through the instagram app on your phone. The videos will be accessible there for 24 hours following the event, after which time they will be archived on the Open Space website.
TEALIYE Brianna Bear
TEALIYE (ta-a-th-le-ut) is an Indigenous youth from the Songhees/ Lekwungen Nation in Victoria through her father’s side with roots to the Namgis Kwakwaka’wakw people in Alert Bay through her mother’s side. She is the oldest of eight siblings from four parents whose backgrounds are Lekwungen, Kwakwaka’wakw, Mowachaht/ Muchalaht & Nuu chah nulth. TEALIYE was brought up around her father’s territory of the Lekwungen people, learning many of the teachings from her grandfather Skip Dick and family members. Within the past six years she has taken on the role of Welcoming people to the territory and opening for events in the ways that her grandfather Skip Dick and her Uncle Bradley Dick have taught her. TEALIYE is a community knowledge keeper, an artists who has worked on murals, logo designs and more.