The Water We Call Home 2nd Anniversary Celebration – A National Indigenous Peoples Day Event at the Gulf of Georgia Cannery - FREE

June 13th 2025

Enjoy FREE admission at the Gulf of Georgia Cannery on June 14th as we celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day 2025 and the 2nd anniversary of The Water We Call Home.

Event Description

Enjoy FREE admission at the Gulf of Georgia Cannery on June 14th as we celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day 2025 and the 2nd anniversary of The Water We Call Home: Indigenous Women’s Connections to Water, Fish and Family Around the Salish Sea. The disconnection of Indigenous communities from traditional practices, lands and waters, and family is an integral part of the story of West Coast fishing and canning. Equally important to this story are the continuing efforts to restore, re-presence, and reinvigorate these connections. The Water We Call Home highlight the struggles, successes, and resilience of Indigenous women seeking to continue this work.

On Saturday, June 14th, 2025, join curator Rosemary Georgeson (Coast Salish & Sahtu Dene), filmmaker Jessica Hallenbeck, and the women of the Galiano Island gathering that inspired the exhibit as they reunite for a storytelling circle to share their experiences. View the exhibit’s films in full size in the Cannery’s Boiler House Theatre, and enjoy free access to The Water We Call Home and the rest of the Cannery all day!

With catered food, cultural performances, and stories to be shared, we seek to build relationships and community as we honour two years of this resonant and timely exhibit and the women who created it!