Update from U'mista

We have been working through the new version of the site and looking for bugs and learning the new features, to learn them and help people who may be signing up to the RRN. During any presentations we do, we have the opportunity to highlight the unique features the site has to offer. Seeing the site work at first hand on a big screen certainly gets people’s attention. The feedback is always positive and encourages us to learn all we can about the site, to help us convey the depth and richness the site has to offer.

Here at U’mista there is an ongoing art class. This group of people are the ideal candidates to introduce to the RRN. Working artists are always pleased to have the opportunity to study other people's work. The collections that are available through the RRN are now in the public spotlight. We have the ability to look through artists from our Kwakwala speaking peoples such as: Willie Seaweed; Herbert Johnson and Mungo Martin. This is an invaluable tool to our young and aspiring artists to gain access to masks and regalia from times past. This art class has been recorded, and people can view photographs and videos of old and contemporary work.

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-David, Lawrence