Chief Dan George Welcome Pole
Chief Dan George Welcome Pole
100 North Renfrew Street
Pacific Coliseum
Partnership
2010
Sculpture
In place
City of Vancouver
The Vancouver Olympic Committee (VANOC)
Aboriginal Art Program for the 2010 Olympics
Commemorative
Description of work
This pole honours Zac George's grandfather, Chief Dan George, who was chief of Tsleil-Waututh First Nation as well as author and Academy Award-nominated actor. Chief Dan George is descended from the wolf clan. The wolf is particularly important animal to the Tseil-Waututh people, according to their traditional story of origin. The carving features a killer whale, an animal honoured by the Tsleil-Waututh people. In times past, the killer whale would travel freely through the waters of the Burrard Inlet, part of the traditional territory of the Tsleil-Waututh, who are known as the “people of the Inlet”.
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