01/01/2022
YEAR IN REVIEW: Surrounded by 32 beautifully carved cedar planks on the walls of its Lhuhuhwhezdel: Gathering Place, UNBC Nenachalhuya – The Cedar Plank Project earlier this year.
Launched in September 2019 by UNBC’s First Nations Centre, the project serves as a way to honour and give thanks to some of the First Nations communities that the University serves.
Cree/Dakelh artist Clayton Gauthier spent 18 months, including the first six at UNBC’s Prince George campus, carving and painting the planks that represent the logos of 32 nations from across northern B.C. that represent the various and diverse nations UNBC serves. The design of each carving is the official logo of a northern B.C. First Nation which was submitted by the community.
Nenachalhuya is a Dakelh word meaning, “You have done us great honour” or “we are thankful for what you have done.” We say nenachalhuya to these communities for working with us, trusting us to represent them in this way, and trusting us with their students, past, present, and future.
Read more: https://www2.unbc.ca/newsroom/unbc-stories/unbc-unveils-nenachalhuya-cedar-plank-project
Prince George, B.C. – Surrounded by 32 beautifully carved cedar planks on the walls of its Lhuhuhwhezdel: Gathering Place, the University of Northern British Columbia unveiled Nenachalhuya – The Cedar Plank Project on Sept. 10.