EVENTS: June 17-23

FIBRE FEST
Knitters, unite! SATURDAY Yarn Crawl, SUNDAY 11am Market, with Cat Bordhi at Saxe Point. Free. victoriafibrefest.com

To get a copy of Knitting the Threads of Time, email me (Subject: Knitting).

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NATIONAL ABORIGINAL DAY
Celebrate with Unity Drummers & Singers, Big Crew and Kwakwaka’wakw drummers, as well as First Nations artists and a marketplace.
SUNDAY 11am-6pm at Inner Harbour. 250-388-5522.

POW WOW
See dancers and singers from Tsartlip, Saanich and Esquimalt First Nations, including competitive “fancy dress.” Part of National Aboriginal Day. All welcome.
MONDAY noon-1:30pm at Royal Roads. Free. 250-391-2511.

HERB RICE
Coast Salish carver presents his carved map of First Nations and discusses local territories, relations and languages.
TUESDAY noon-1pm at Royal Roads’ Grant 228. Free. 250-391-2511.

ETHNOBOTANIST TOUR
Guided tour of traditional plants and their traditional values, uses and benefits at Hatley Park National Historic site.
WEDNESDAY noon-1pm, Meet at Royal Roads’ Nepture Stairs. Free. 250-391-2511.

To get a copy of local poet Janet Marie Rogers book Splitting the Heart, email me (Subject: Splitting).

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