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Boundary Museum erects teepee in Christina Lake

August 1st, 2012 8 Images
Aboriginal elder Teresa Rickman performs a smudging ceremony on Lindsay Savitskoff of the Boundary Museum during the raising of the teepee in Christina Lake. Photo Erin Perkins.
Regional District Kootenay Boundary Area C director Grace MacGregor and Boundary Museum archivist Sue Adrian check out the completed teepee. Photo Erin Perkins.
Alia Popoff, an archival assistant with the museum, helps some children make dream catchers during the first Friday event held in the teepee. Photo Erin Perkins.
The teepee will host both educational children's activities and other cultural activities for the community of Christina Lake over this summer. Photo Erin Perkins.
Randy Frank, a Christina Lake volunteer, consults the teepee inst
Teresa Rickman, left, helps hold up a pole on the teepee. Photo Erin Perkins.
Thanks to many volunteer hands the teepee went up quickly. Photo Erin Perkins.
Aboriginal elder Teresa Rickman holds out some dried sage and sweet grass for Vancouver visitor May Lau. Photo Erin Perkins.

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