Basket Weaving with Cory Cliffe & Vanessa Sharkey

Cedar Basket Weaving Workshop with CorVee

Monday, August 4 | 3:30PM - 5:30PM
Hornby Island Community Hall | Limited Attendance

Join Cory and Vee of CorVee Forest Foragers in making cedar baskets. The Tree of Life offered so much to the Indigenous people of the coast. It was relied upon for everything from totem poles to house planks and much more. Come craft your own cedar basket to take home as a reminder of your time at this wonderful festival.

Honoured guest of Elder Barbara Whyte (Billy): Cory Cliffe and Vanessa Sharkey

Cory Cliffe, of the Laichwildaux Nation, is the president and co-founder of 7 Generations Stewards Society. He has worked in the environmental field for over 15 years. During that time, he developed a passion for learning about and creating traditional medicine, as well as combating the spread of invasive species impacting his territory.

Vanessa Sharkey, of the Paskawat Cree First Nation and married into the Laichwildaux Nation, is the Executive Director of 7 Generations and leads programming on medicinal plant identification, preparation, and usage. Her plant knowledge extends into foraging and survival food workshops.