Port Moody artist in final stages of shoreline carvings
A Port Moody artist is in the final stretch of a seven-year public art project honouring the original caregivers of the land, and needs help funding the last piece: translating the story into two Indigenous languages.
Tasha Faye Evans’ In the Presence of Ancestors project is now standing on the Port Moody shoreline, with literature still to be finalized in hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓, Squamish sníchim, and English.
The project includes five carved Coast Salish house posts set up along Port Moody’s Shoreline Trail – a project Evans calls a “prayer for the inlet.”
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“My vision has always been rooted in re-presencing the original caregivers of these lands, re-aligning to the original values of these lands, and carving these ancestral stories and prayers for the future into the fabric of our community,” said Evans.
The posts were carved by Indigenous artists Xwalacktun OBC, Brent Sparrow, Zachary George, Damien George and Brandon Gabriel. The first post will be at Rocky Point Park, continuing to Old Orchard Park.
All that’s needed now are the translations.
“After nearly two years of care, learning, and back-and-forth with language speakers, I finally have a final draft that we’re all proud of,” said Evans. “I am asking for your support in helping me fund this final stage, to make sure this project is completed with the care it deserves.”
The fundraiser has raised $4,790 of a $6,000 goal. If you are interesting in donating, you can find the GoFundMe page here.
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