Chiefs Figure Pole
Chief figure with cedar headband and cedar-bark skirt.
Liǧʷiɫdaxʷ Peoples
A chief’s figure recognizable by the woven cedar headband and traditional cedar-bark skirt symbolizes the deep cultural importance of cedar. The chief holds up a young girl to remind onlookers of the importance of holding on to our future. Wei Kai Kum carvers wanted to acknowledge employment opportunities for Nation youth.
Indigenous Tourism BC acknowledges that it is situated on operates on the unceded traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam Indian Band), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh Nation).
