'Ut'loo Noye Khunni ~ Weaving Words
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Weaving Words 2025:
Story Forward: Journeying with You(th)
The 15th Annual WWC will be held March 5-8, 2025, with the theme of Story Forward: Journeying with You(th). This theme highlights our aim of celebrating stories for and by youth. With the first title “Story Forward,” we highlight the possibilities for a different future youth can envision through storytelling. Stories--written, oral, and in other mediums such as dance and song--can be one of the ways through which Indigenous people can imagine futures beyond colonialism and capitalism, futures that honour Indigenous knowledges.
The WWC is grateful to reside on the traditional territory of the Lheidli T’enneh, a place we are honoured to call home. The natural landscape of the Lheidli T’enneh territory, the beautiful location for Prince George and UNBC’s main campus, is abundantly rich in history and story. We aim to reflect that through the celebration of traditional and contemporary Indigenous storytelling, which facilitates the sharing of culture, knowledge, and entertainment during our multi-day Festival.
Our
Speakers
Richard Van Camp
Richard Van Camp is a proud member of the Dogrib (Tłı̨chǫ) Nation from Fort Smith, NWT, Canada.
He is a graduate of the En’owkin International School of Writing, the University of Victoria’s Creative Writing BFA Program, and the Master’s Degree in Creative Writing at the University of British Columbia.
He is an internationally renowned storyteller and best-selling author. His novel, The Lesser Blessed, is now a movie with First Generation Films and premiered in September of 2012 at the Toronto International Film Festival. He is the author of five collections of short stories, six baby books, three children’s books, five comics and much more.
Schedule
Sponsors
UNBC
ABOUT THIS VENUE:
For thousands of years, Indigenous Peoples have walked gently on the diverse traditional territories where the University of Northern British Columbia community is grateful to live, work, learn, and play. We are committed to building and nurturing relationships with Indigenous peoples and we acknowledge their traditional lands.
The Prince George campus is situated on the unceded traditional territory of the Lheidli T’enneh First Nation, part of the Dakelh (Carrier) peoples' territory.