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DECEMBER 2006 Victorias Secret, Caribou and Indian Giving
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Heritage Day
From Fiddler on the Roof to Fiddler on the Rails Traditions made new again, First Nations art Bikeology and Caribou MAY 2006
On MountainTop Rock
COMING SOON Foothills Mens Chorus Artists on Rails
Cowboy Poetry Gathering
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DECEMBER 2006 Victorias Secret, Caribou and Indian Giving Exhibition educates
Updated: December 15th, 2006 EDMONTON, Alberta - On December 7th an exhibition of artworks to honour the 100th year of protected status for Jasper National Park was displayed in the Alberta Legislature. Throughout the month of December the Legislature is open to the public for tours, hot chocolate and choir music. The designers of the Tuktu Prayers exhibition thought that a show of 'reindeer' would fit right in.
The theme of the show is Caribou as the organizers hope to educate viewers of the plight of the Parks Woodland Caribou populations which have declined significantly in the past century. Some herds have declined to an unsustainable size. Tuktu is Inuit for Caribou and the prayer is that there will be Caribou in the Park for the next 100 years.
Amidst the marble and the lights were 23 of the 45 pieces that will be traveling across Canada in 2007. They will be starting in the east and 'migrating' to Jasper for the 14th of September - the birthday of the Park.
It is estimated that over 2000 people wandered through the Legislature on the three nights that the exhibition was on display, giving show organizers an excellent opportunity to relay their concerns for Caribou. And to make connections - a meeting earlier in the week with CPAWS (Canadian Parks and Wilderness) resulted in another show potential for Tuktu Prayers in May of 2007. This coincides with the Night of Artists event put on by Lewis Lavoie and Phil Alain - the creators of the Mural Mosaics - the newest of which has been created for CPAWS. Lewis also donated of his time and art to be at the Legislature, painting on site as inspired by the sights and sounds of Christmas. His contribution to Tuktu Prayers will be part of their on line auction.
Tuktu organizers were also happy to find that many people already knew of the concerns surrounding Alberta's wilderness. Sharing of information was a two way street for most of the weekend. "We were happy to hear that the concerns are being heard - and making a difference - as evidenced by the decision last week by Victorias Secret magazine to discontinue using West Fraser pulp in their mag because of the caribou habitat issues arising around West Fraser's logging practices. But perhaps the most interesting thing we heard all weekend was a newly landed immigrant telling us how happy she was that the First Nations had given their land to the federal government 100 years ago so that Jasper National Park could be what it is today. So while we are educating the public about some things - we sure have a long way to go." says Tuktu organizer Marianne Garrah. "It is unfortunate that in the light of the Victorias Secret news we see that the Alberta government has given another forester - Weyerhauser - a green light to cut trees with lifted restrictions in an effort to combat the pine beetle crisis."
To follow the Tuktu Prayers exhibition or to see the artworks - information is posted regularly on their website, www.tuktuprayers.com
Some limited edition prints are available at the Legislature Gift Shop.
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