Join us. We’re excited to invite Debra Sparrow as our next speaker on our virtual stage.

Debra Sparrow is a jewellery designer, artist, weaver, and knowledge keeper from the Musqueam First Nation

Sparrow’s work can be seen in various museums and institutions. She designed the logo for the Canadian Men’s Hockey Team for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Vancouver, B.C. She also continues to work on pieces close to her heart at her home in Musqueam. It is Debra’s hope to educate others about the beauty and integrity of her people’s history through her art. Debra is an acclaimed weaver who has been weaving for twenty years and is deeply involved with the revival of Musqueam weaving. Her Musqueam blankets are displayed at the Vancouver Airport, and at UBC.

🎵 This month’s live musical guest is the Chinese-Francophone duo Qiu Xia He and Andre Thibault, known as Silk Road Music🎶

For over 20 years, Silk Road Music has been smashing stereotypes about Chinese music and taking Chinese instruments in new artistic directions. Its pioneering musical fusions have merged Chinese folk and classical music with Brazilian, jazz, Celtic, Spanish, Arabic, Aboriginal and blues music. Founded by Qiu Xia He (pr. Chu-sha Her), a one-time music teacher and touring musician in her native Shaanxi, China, the ensemble has earned a Juno nomination, two West Coast Music Awards, and two Canadian Folk Music Award nominations. For this ensemble, she is partnering with her partner in life, guitarist Andre Thibault.