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Article: Artisans display the talent of first peoples (15th Annual First People's Festival).
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- September 1, 1999
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By Carrie Reid
Windspeaker Contributor
VICTORIA
The 15th Annual First People's Festival transpired among a throng of people on Aug. 6 to 8, adjacent to the provincial museum. The smell of fried bread and sweet corn, cooked by Hilda Mason's crew from L.J.'s Catering, mingled with the smell of burning sage and the wood smoke coming from the Mungo Martin Longhouse. Artisans, dancers, singers, and storytellers accompanied the carvers, drum makers, and basket makers to a showcase of the talent of the First Nations community of British Columbia.
While organizers and participants stated crowds were significantly smaller than other years, the ...