Bé - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, July 31, 2002

THESE ARE some of the youngest members of the Terrace Nisga’a Dancers. From left:
Martina Clayton, 2, Victoria Bright, 5, and Ross Clayton, 5.

Dancers perform at
riverside barbecue

DYNAMIC DANCERS, vibrant costumes and
hypnotic drum beats await when the Terrace
Nisga’a dancers perform Saturday, Aug, 3 for Ri-
verboat Days.

The event will kick off at noon with a salmon
barbecue at the Canadian Canoe Museum.

The group’s director, Keane Tait-Stewart,
says people can expect fresh juicy salmon from
the Nass Valley, big salads and fried bread.

The dancers will perform around 2:30 p.m.
Stewart describes the performance as a mesmer-
izing blend of music, singing and colour.

“The drums are so powerful,” Tait-Stewart
says, “It makes your bones rattle.”

The Terrace Nisga’a dancers were originally
formed to help urban Nisga’a retain their cultural
and traditional identity.

“Qur main focus is to teach people who live
off the reserve cultural dancing and singing,”
says Tait-Stewart. “We believe it is important to
gain more knowledge of our ancestors.”

The group, formed five yeats ago by Nisga’a
from Kincolith; Greenville, Canyon City and
Aiyansh, now- boasts more than 100 members.

‘old,” says Tait-Stewart. “We include everyone.”
The group, also known as Gitlaxdax Sayt
Kilim Goothl Nisga’a, is trying to raise money

KEANE TAIT-STEWART and Peter McKay

to go to the first annual International Aboriginal
Festival, to be held in Vancouver Aug. 30-31 and
Sept. 1.

Besides the Riverboat Days barbecue co-
sponsored with Terrace Tourism, the group has

_been fundraising with car washes, bake sales and
'-” *Tt’s-all-ages, from a month old to 80 years ~

Loonie-Toonie drives: -
“We're optimistic,” says Tait-Stewart.
“We're receiving lots of help from the commun-

ity.”

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