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U’mista Museum & Gift Shop EXTENDED HOLIDAY HOURS! Open Saturdays 10-4 in December (Dec 7, 14, 21)  Visit us in store or online to take advan...

Join us for the Ha'mi'ksila Project: Preserve with us!   Ha'mi'ksila: “cooking, preparing food”   We're excited to invite you to participate in t...

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The U’mista Cultural Centre is pleased to host a new exhibit “In Our Hands: The Keepers of the Box of Treasures” until Fall 2025. Opening Recep...

As of November 15, 2024, Canada Post workers are on strike, causing delays in mail delivery across the country. This strike has impacted various re...

The FirstVoices Tech team and the U'mista Language Team have exciting news! The NEW FirstVoices Kwak̓wala app is now live and ready to download on ...

🌟🎶🎤 'Ya̱lis Moveable Feast - one month follow up!   Despite the challenges of the Ferry not running (!), some Musicians unable to attend, and...

Yakudlłas, “always giving things away” Charlie James THE LEGEND OF THIS POLE is a Ḵwiḵwa̱sut̓inux̱w story of Ts̓eḵameʼ, the Great Magician of th...

**Creating Connection and Confidence: A Workshop at the Big House in Yalis** The Movable Feast workshop session held at the Big House provided a cu...

‘Ya̱lis Movable Feast will be a FREE full day all-ages music festival, with Indigenous musicians and dancers visiting Alert Bay from all over BC....

< BACK TO YMF24 MAIN PAGE CALL FOR VENDORS ‘Ya̱lis Movable Feast will be a FREE full day all-ages music festival, with Indigenous musicians an...

Welcome to the Ha'mi'ksila Project: Preserving Indigenous Food Traditions At U’mista, we're thrilled to introduce the Ha'mi'ksila Project—an initi...