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By Abby Luciano, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, North Shore News An upcoming workshop in North Vancouver is sharing Coast Salish wool weaving with a festive twist. The Museum of North Vancouver (MONOVA) is holding the first Weaving for Winter workshop on Sunday, where attendees will learn the basics of the weaving practice and create a custom decoration that will hold candy canes in a pouch on the Christmas tree. \u201cJust the multicultural part of it, it\u2019s really exciting to have guests come in the museum and share how their culture practices weaving,\u201d said Jordan Dawson, Indigenous cultural programmer with the museum. \u201cThe idea of Weaving for Winter is gathering together, whether it be culturally or generationally.\u201d Dawson is a member of both the Sk\u0331wx\u0331wu\u03017mesh U\u0301xwumixw (Squamish Nation) and Kwakwa\u0331ka\u0331\u02bcwakw (Musgamagw… <\/p>\n

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By Abby Luciano, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, North Shore News An upcoming workshop in North Vancouver is sharing Coast Salish wool weaving with a festive twist. The Museum of North Vancouver (MONOVA) is holding the first Weaving for Winter workshop on Sunday, where attendees will learn the basics of the weaving practice and create a custom decoration that will hold candy canes in a pouch on the Christmas tree. \u201cJust the multicultural part of it, it\u2019s really exciting to have guests come in the museum and share how their culture practices weaving,\u201d said Jordan Dawson, Indigenous cultural programmer with the museum. \u201cThe idea of Weaving for Winter is gathering together, whether it be culturally or generationally.\u201d Dawson is a member of both the Sk\u0331wx\u0331wu\u03017mesh U\u0301xwumixw (Squamish Nation) and Kwakwa\u0331ka\u0331\u02bcwakw (Musgamagw... <\/p>\n

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