Lheidli T’enneh Pavilion Near Ready
Lheidli T’enneh Khast’an drummers perform at Pavilion – photo 250 News
Prince George, B.C.- It is a game changer. Having a First Nation recognized as co-host of a Canada Games is a first, and Prince George and the Lheildi T’enneh are the groundbreakers.
Today, the Lheildi T’enneh offered a sneak peek inside their pavilion which is located at 6th and Dominion in downtown Prince George.
Over the 18 days of the Canada Winter Games, the pavilion will showcase First Nations from all over B.C., artisans will offer their wares for sale, history and culture will be shared with visitors and the Lheidli T’enneh have put together a list of top Aboriginal performers from across Canada who will be performing at the pavilion.
“The Pavilion is our showcase to the country,” said Lheidli T’enneh Chief Dominic Frederick, “In seven days we will officially open our doors to the country and celebrate the rich and diverse cultures of Aboriginal peoples across Canada. Today we are proud to share a small glimpse of what visitors will experience when they come to our Pavilion. We see the Lheidli T’enneh Pavilion as a gathering place – a place where visitors of all cultures are welcome,” added Chief Frederick. “We are proud to welcome the country here to our traditional territory.”
Display shares history of Lheidli T’enneh
Mike Davis of the 2015 Games Host Society says they always wanted to share the Northern story, “Our Northern story begins with the Lheidli T’enneh.”
The Lheidli T’enneh Pavilion which is located at 1220 – 6th Avenue, Prince George will play host to over 300 performing artists, 50 artisans, and 20 presenters including Aboriginal Olympian and Paralympians, TV and Movie personalities.
The pavilion officially opens to the public on February 13th. The pavilion features a 3,600 square-foot artisan village and reception space, retail space, outdoor live performance stage, soup and bannock kitchen, and elders’ lounge.
When operational, the Pavilion will provide programming from 11:00am to 11:45pm daily from February 13 to March 1, 2015.
Comments
They should open these places earlier for the locals before the visitors storm into town
I agree, open them up for a few days before and after the games.
Yup, good point.
This “Northern Story” slogan…..I think the northern story was told when Whitehorse hosted the games.
finally a story about an event/place in pg WITH an address – thank you. the media here often posts a story about a place (eg. ice oval, games buildings, etc) without posting an address. it’s frustrating for those of us who are not from here or unfamiliar with all of the places here
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