April 2010
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“To the raven, her own chick is white”
– Irish Proverb
Glimmers of light - Thanks for the Award AVCOC
Last week White Raven were recognized by our own community, well the AV Chamber of Commerce part of our community, as Entrepreneurs of the Year. Imagine that!? We are totally humbled and honored to be recognized in any capacity for the work that we do.
Dawn and I and all of the Raven’s in our flog care about the work we do very deeply, in our aim to bridge local First Nations communities and...
February 2010
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January 2010
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December 2009
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It's a Sport: Raven-Spotting in the News →
The flock gracefully redesigned and launched the brilliant new Alberni Valley Chamber of Commerce logo at the AVCOC’s monthly luncheon last week. Clean lines, contemporary vision, and respect for the traditional are all characteristics of the new logo, showcasing just why White Raven is an industry leader. Have a peek…
White Raven Honoured at Heritage Awards Night
Kelly Foxcroft-Poirier and her sister, Dawn Foxcroft, were honoured with a Community Heritage Award by the Alberni Valley Heritage Commission, Wednesday evening. Port Alberni Mayor Ken McRae presented the heritage awards to recipients at the museum. Here is what heritage commission chairman Ken Rutherford had to say:
“Kelly and Dawn undertook internships at the Alberni Valley Museum as...
November 2009
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Returning to the Flock
I returned to the flock this past week, amidst the chaos and haste that is work-after-maternity-leave. Rearranging desks according to feng shui, updating outdated task boards, and re-establishing wall space for my professional life of sticky notes.
It is refreshing, invigorating, and even inspiring to be back in the roost, nesting in with the rest of the albino Ravens. I have missed the banter,...
October 2009
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White Raven Work in the Media →
Here’s some local coverage of our exhibit, now in the Museum of Civilization.
August 2009
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Artists Who Inspire
Check out the amazing and exceptional work of our friend and White Raven at
heart, Sonny Assu at:
http://sonnyassu.com/
Sonny created the White Raven logo for us four years ago and since then his
career has really taken flight!
We love his clever use of popular culture iconography to reflect some of the
irony and truth of what it is to be a contemporary First Nations person and
to place...
Of Ravens and Revolutions
submitted by Kelly Poirier
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YES YOU can be revolutionary!
Sometimes it is hard to know if we are living our lives according to principles of our own choosing, or principles that are thrown at us at a dizzying rate by the media.
Every summer I turn off my TV. And this particular summer I have discovered a new sense of clarity, in having just a little more quiet to remember...
July 2009
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White Raven Spotted in Our Nation's Capital
by Dawn Foxcroft
On May 28th/29th, 2009 I installed the exhibit “How We Are, How We Want to Be” in the Nuu-chah-nulth House at the Canadian Museum of Civilization (CMC). The exhibit is a photo retrospective of Bob Soderlund’s collection while he worked for the Ha-Shilth-Sa (Nuu-chah-nulth Newspaper) during the early 70’s to mid 90’s.
The photos are a window into...
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First Nations Cookbook in the Media
Uu-a-thluk, the fisheries department of the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council, recently published Camus, West Coast Cooking, Nuu-chah-nulth Style, a book full of recipes, traditional preparation techniques and Nuu-chah-nulth food history. White Raven Consulting was pleased to design, print, and help distribute the book.
You can read more about the project, and buy the book here.
The book has...
June 2009
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May 2009
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The Story of White Raven
Once upon a time, Dawn was traveling in South America, discovering the complexities of society outside the Western box. Kelly was working as a researcher, discovering the complexities of society inside the bureaucratic box.
Kelly asked herself a lot of questions, but didn’t get a lot of answers. She thought, “Hmmm, there must be many people out there with questions, who want to know more, who...