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If museums matter, why don’t we fund them like they do?

“Clams are the potatoes of the Pacific Northwest coast.” Chief Winidi (John Powell) and the Mamalilikulla are revitalizing ancient loxiwe (clam gardens) to restore food security and strengthen cultural knowledge and community resilience. 🔗 Full story: www.nationalobserver.com/2025/05/07/n...

Ending BC Museums Week at a symposium about repatriation and restitution! Many thanks to all the speakers and attendees - this work is made easier when we work collectively, collaboratively and with care 💕

Getting professional headshots taken is such a trip. So weird looking at your own face so much but fun to ask pals to pick which photos are the most “you”

"Includes the 1670 royal charter, which granted HBC exclusive trading rights over nearly one-third of the territory that is now Canada. The document claimed dominion over that land without the consent of the Indigenous peoples who already resided there." toronto.citynews.ca/2025/04/21/h...

Proud of all our podcasts and especially proud of this one! 🐟

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Had such an amazing time with @jisgang.bsky.social up in Whitehorse for a @bcma.bsky.social Reconciliation, Repatriation and Relationships workshop! Kudos to the Yukon Government for their commitment to fund repatriation. Gunałchîsh 🧡

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Deadline tomorrow! Apply for the Bill McLennan Research Award, which supports student research into Indigenous Northwest Coast art, culture, history or technologies. Open to UBC undergraduate or graduate students in any discipline. Deadline: March 25. https://f.mtr.cool/loajakqjxo

The Indigenous Language Documentation micro-certificate provides training for those looking to engage in language documentation and reclamation initiatives. Accepting applications until June 30th! continuingstudies.uvic.ca/museums-heri...

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Murderous colonialism and Black music are combined to intoxicating effects, in this dazzlingly inventive documentary about the assassination of Patrice Lumumba Stream it now: dmovies.org/2025/03/10/s...

5 years with the BCMA🧡 Love ya, mean it!

One of the best films I saw this year at VFF!

Hey Vancouver, looking for something fun to do this spring (maybe a diversion from the present)? Then sign up for one of my Mt Pleasant Stories history walks! Info: vanalogue.wordpress.com/mt-pleasant-... Or lead your own with my locally created & printed guidebook, available @pfbvan.bsky.social

The BC Museums Association has reviewed the BC Budget 2025 announcements and has compiled a list of key takeaways for our members. Check it out here: museum.bc.ca/key-takeaway...

BCMA check-in question of the week: "What outfit makes you feel most confident? OR What outfit of yours is your most cutie patootie?"

Híɫzaqv leaders take RCMP to court, say police discriminate against the nation’s laws The Central Coast community wants the B.C. Supreme Court to declare its public safety bylaws are ‘valid federal laws’ that officers must enforce indiginews.com/news/heiltsu... Story by @davidpball.bsky.social

The Guggenheim Museum said Friday that it was laying off 20 employees across the museum, 7% of its staff, in the aftermath of financial challenges that have continued to snowball over the last decade.

Language preservation is not just about words and rules; it's about embracing the full spectrum of human expression. A language truly lives when its speakers are unafraid to use it in all its richness, even for something as universal as the many names for a fart. Gunalchéesh, X̱ʼunei! #Lingít

BCMA weekly check in question! What if your comfort show?

Proud of this one!

Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree was in Vancouver on Monday to sign a historic land lease revenue sharing agreement with the Musqueam First Nation.

Workshop alert! 221a.ca/event/cultur...

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Almost every film I saw at VFF this year was a 10/10! Highly recommend checking these ones out:

Panel Alert! This online discussion will provide an opportunity to critically reflect on the tools we use in our work and offer strategies for communicating online and building audiences without further empowering companies that are actively contributing to harm. Register here: shorturl.at/KVn1f

When Platforms and the Government Unite, Remember What’s Private and What Isn’t From @thorinklosowski.com and I for @eff.org

What if history just didn't repeat itself, for once?

VIFF has started! Kicked off the week with a funding info session by Kristy Assu at the Indigenous Screen Office!

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Join us on Feb 28 for a free screening of Sugarcane, an epic cinematic portrait of a community during a moment of international reckoning. Thanks to @cityofpg, admission is free, but space is limited. Learn more and preregister: theexplorationplace.com/event/sugarc...

BCMA weekly team check-in question: It was Groundhog Day recently. Does being stuck in a time loop (a day that resets every 24 hours) sound like eternal torment or fun?

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Spent some evenings painting my office/guestroom blue! Really compliments some special pieces 🎨🖌️

Start your week off right with a boss who just gets you

Amazing day @billreidgallery.bsky.social, helping celebrate the opening of prolific Haida carver, Christian White’s exhibition!

The BCMA has a weekly check-in question before our team meeting, this weeks: how many ferrero rochers could you eat in one sitting?

Enjoy FREE admission to MOA on February 20 from 6 pm for the Opening Celebrations of Nuxalk Strong: Dancing Down the Eyelashes of the Sun. Join us for this special evening: https://s.mtrbio.com/yzzrwwfyxx

Archivists are working to identify and save thousands of datasets disappearing from Data.gov 🔗 www.404media.co/archivists-w...

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