Heritage week is upon us and I reflect back on what Heritage Week means to me. I was in Grade 7, so not THAT long ago and it was time for us to do a heritage project. I did mine on the people of Bathurst Inlet. Who they were, how they lived. Fascinating stuff about their culture.
Once our projects were complete, we would then go through the ranks. First was the school level, then the city wide and finally was the territorial. All levels had judges come around and talk to us about our projects and at the territorial level we even had to give a presentation. That was the scary part because only three projects were chosen to go to the nationals out of about 15. I was one. I was honoured and hope I represented my city, territory and the people of Bathurst Inlet well, while in Sudbury, Ont.
Heritage Week starts on February 20, 2012. Below is a list of the events happening. If I have missed something please feel free to comment it in the comment section and I will add it.
Monday, February 20, 6:00 pm: Ryan Silke’s book launch: “High Grade Tales: Stories from mining camps of the Northwest Territories, Canada” at the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre
Wednesday, February 22, 7:00 pm: Music and Poetry Jam open to all, with special performances, at Javaroma
Friday, February 24, 7:00 – 9:00 pm: Heritage Art Gala and Heritage Awards Presentation, at the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre
Saturday, February 25, 10:00 am-12:00 pm: Historical Bus Tour – Tour Yellowknife by bus and get the inside story! Meet at City Hall @ 9:50 a.m.
Sunday, February 26, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm: Antiques Roadshow (bring your own items!) at the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre. If you are bringing items, please pre-register at ykantiqueshow@gmail.com
All events are free and completely open to the public.
