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Last Sunday, we had the honour of bringing Musqueam and Maya cultures and traditions together into one special day celebrating Indigenous knowledge of the land and sea. Beginning with a tour of the Maya in Exile Garden at the UBC Farm, participants were able to learn from Maya and Musqueam knowledge holders about the importance of Indigenous agriculture traditions and hear from MOA's curators about how our two current exhibitions explore these themes through material culture. . . . . 📸: Lori Weidenhammer . . . #visitMOA #UBC #museum #exhibition #agriculture #farm #garden #northwestcoast

We hope you enjoyed our takeover of MOA’s Instagram today! Thanks for following our stories. 😊 Join us on one of our daily tours of Culture at the Centre for a new perspective on the exhibition! . . . . . #visitMOA #ubc #nyp #takeover #museum #nativeyouth #exhibition

To celebrate International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, we invited members of MOA's Native Youth Program to take over the MOA Instagram. The Native Youth Program is an annual summer employment opportunity for urban Indigenous youth currently enrolled in secondary school. The aim of the program is to produce young Indigneous leaders, provide meaningful direction and mentoring and promote the diversity and richness of Indigenous cultures within the UBC community and beyond. . . . HELLO!! I’m Chandelle and I'm part of the Native Youth Program (NYP). Here’s a little about me: I’m from Musqueam, I’m 17 years old, and I'm going into grade 12 at Point Grey Secondary. At MOA where we are developing tours for the exhibition Culture at the Centre, I talk about Kalga Jaad under the theme of land and language. I wanted to share with you a drawing that I did of a spindle whorl on display in the same exhibit. I wanted to draw it because the design was so interesting to me and the meaning behind it is unity and working together. It inspires the Native Youth Program because of how much hard work there has to be in cultural centres. Fun fact: the Squamish and Lil’wat nations came together so they could have a culture centre. 😊 Hope you like it. @official_channypoo . . . . . #visitMOA #ubc #takeover #nyp #nativeyouth #exhibition #museum

Fabiana Morales is a member of the Maya in Exile Garden at @ubcfarm —an initiative started by a group of refugee Maya families who arrived in Vancouver in 1985. Born out of the desire to continue cultural practices and keep millennia-old knowledge alive for future generations, the garden teaches the wider community about organic Indigenous gardening and Maya cultural identity. The politics of cultivating unceded land leads us to ask the question: what are the living-day and ancestral links between Maya and Musqueam peoples? On August 12, we are exicted to partner with representatives from the Maya in Exile Garden and the Musqueam First Nation to host an intercultural celebration of Indigenous knowledge of the land and sea. Join us for a full day experience that includes an in-depth tour of the Maya in Exile Garden, a special meal that mixes the culinary traditions of the Maya and Musqueam people, and more! Reserve your spot for Where the Musqueam and Maya Meet. Link in bio! . . . . . 📸: Caroline Pendleton . . . #visitMOA #UBC #museum #UBCfarm #garden #lunch #cultural #maize