A renovated Westbank First Nation (WFN) s蓹nsisyust蓹n House of Learning centre has been brought to life with a fresh coat of paint.
Using vivid colours, lead artist Janine Lott and designer Colin Crabbe used their skills to spruce up the building by helping to paint First Nations香蕉视频直播� artwork on its walls.
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The artwork is the final step to complete $9 million worth of renovations, which started in June of 2018.
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On the inside of the building, Lott said four different Okanagan/Syilx food chiefs were coloured to symbolize how food is interconnected in nature.
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Lott said the colours are meant to get the children excited about Okanagan/Syilx culture who learn in the centre everyday.
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Patricia Derickson was another prominent Nsyilxcen artist who complete much of the artwork around the building香蕉视频直播檚 front steps and classroom doors.
During the unveiling of the facility in September, WFN chief Chris Derickson said he香蕉视频直播檚 like to turn the facility into a full-immersion Nsyilxcen language school in the future.
WFN is one of seven First Nation communities that make up the Okanagan Nation where the nsyilxc蓹n language is spoken.
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