18 ft. TOTEM POLE RAISING CELEBRATION AT TRIBAL SPIRIT GALLERY.

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(Free-Press-Release.com) July 21, 2006 -- This event has been RESCHEDULED to Saturday August 12. Due to a family naming ceremony, the artist and participating dancers are unable to attend on August 5. In order to maintain traditions, Tribal Spirit Gallery will postpone the pole raising until the following weekend.

LOCATION and TIME: Saturday, August 12, 2006 from 1-4pm. Tribal Spirit Gallery, 20435 Fraser Hwy, Langley, BC, Canada.

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18 ft. TOTEM POLE RAISING CELEBRATION AT TRIBAL SPIRIT GALLERY.

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LANGLEY, BC - In an�unprecedented event, Tribal Spirit Gallery will be raising an 18 ft. totem pole, on location and within the gallery's 2000 sq. ft. environment of Northwest Coast carvings. Carved by renowned Kwaguilth artist Trevor Hunt, the totem pole is rich with teachings of famous carvers such as his father, Stan Hunt, his uncle, Tony Hunt and the�ancestral influences of Kwaguilth Chief Mungo Martin.

Families are welcome to participate and watch the celebration of our 18 ft. totem pole raising as Kwaguilth dancers celebrate with drum and song in traditional regalia. Welcoming�visitors at the entrance are 'Tribal Spirit Bear and cub', two sculptures of the Northwest Coast Kermode bear created specifically for the event by Trevor Hunt.

Trevor Hunt, born in 1975, is from the Fort Rupert area of the Northwest Coast of British Columbia. The father of three children, Trevor comes from a long line of master carvers who have been instrumental in the survival of the Kwaguilth art form, including his father Stan Hunt, his uncles Eugene Hunt and Tony Hunt Jr. Trevor's Grandfather was Henry Hunt, and his great-grandfather, Mungo Martin (Chief NaKePenkem).

In anticipation of the event, Kwaguilth artists William Cook and Robert Johnson have created beautiful hand carved silver and gold bracelets, earrings, and pendants inspired by the Kermode Bear (also known as Ghost Bear, or Spirit Bear).

Located next to the new Cascades Casino, Convention center and Hotel, Tribal Spirit Gallery represents fine First Nations art of the Northwest Coast of British Columbia. Just inside, an exceptional exhibit preserving the last pole carved by renowned Kwaguilth Chief, Mungo Martin in the memory of his son David Martin provides an educational viewpoint on the preservation of Northwest Coast traditions and the lives of the First Nations people.

In addition to enjoying the cultural artifacts, visitors are invited to stroll through 2000�sq. ft. of purchasable masks, totem poles, paddles, silver and gold jewelry,�bent-wood boxes, paintings and prints celebrating the achievements of contemporary Northwest Coast First Nations artists.

More information can be found online at http://www.tribalspiritgallery.com

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