Aerial view of St. Mungo site - and an amazing slough that Terry Slack (Fraser River Coalition) called a "jewel" of salmon habitat (photo credit: Ernie Baatz)
fishermen's trail
Ernie the tour guide
active fishing spot
Michelle Morningstar drums and burns sage to welcome guests
First Nations approach vigil site (photo credit: Gary Robinson, Surrey Council Candidate)
Vivienne Grace (front) and Sylvia Schmidt (back) drum speakers to the arena. Councillor Delbert Guerin (Musqueam First Natin) Chief Red Jacket and Hereditary Chief Jerry Kiapilano (Squamish Nation), Victor Guerin (Musqueam First Nation), Bertha Williams (Tsawwassen First Nation), Donna Passmore and Michelle Morningstar (Turtle Island)
Bertha Williams, Tsawwassen First Nation welcomes gathering to TFN traditional land
Multi-faith blessing for the sacred site and the people gathered to protect it (Missing from photo - Karl Perrin, Unitarian Church of Vancouver)
Sylvia Schmidt, Sunbury Neighbourhood Association
Sylvia, Vicky & Michelle (missing Karl Perrin) offer multifaith blessing to the site and the people gathered to protect it
the Baatz Family (Sunbury Neighbourhood Association)
Hereditary Chief Kiapilano, Squamish Nation
Chief Red Jacket (Turtle Island)
Delbert Guerin, Musqueam Elder (and Band Council member) told the gathering of his ancestors' footprints on the sacred site and thanked the gathering for supporting his family's efforts to protect the site for all time.
Victor Guerin, Musqueam First Nation flanked by Chief Red Jacket (Turtle Island) and Hereditary Chief Kiapilano (Squamish Nation)
Victor Guerin (Musqueam First Nation) enchanted the gathering with a speech and chant in his native tongue
organic wine to thank the original landlords for allowing us on their sacred site and sharing with us their history and passion for preserving the site
Karl Perrin, Unitarian Church of Vancouver (Environment Committee Chair)
Archeology Professor R.G. Matson
Michael Wolfe (24 - Garden City Lands Coalition & Farmland Defence League of BC Ricmond Director), Gudrun Langolf (Council of Seniors of BC)
Bertha Williams (TFN) with Delbert Guerin (Musqueam First Nation)
Victor Guerin (Musqueam) Chief Red Jacket (Turtle Island) and Musqueam Band Council Member Delbert Guerin
Jerry Kiapilano (Squamish Nation), Bertha Williams (Tsawwasen First Nation), Delbert Guerin (Musqueam First Nation Band Council). Councillor Guerin told us later that he and Jerry Kiapilano are related and were boys together.
visiting archeologists from Barcelona told the gathering that the global scientific community is resisting the destruction of sites such as St. Mungo
Terry Slack, Fraser River Coalition
Judy Williams, "Mother Salmon", Fraser River Coalition
Wilma Haig, APE, Gateway Campaign Council and Farmland Defence League of BC
Damien Gillis, Slingshot Communications
Celia Bauer, False Creek Watershed Society & Organizer of the Salmon Festival
Stephen Rees, Transportation Economist, Livable Region Coalition & Gateway Campaign Coalition
Damien (Slingshot Communications) & Kelli (Delta Cable)
Desmond Michael talked about the UN Declaration of the Rights of Aboriginal Peoples
Glenrose Cannery site - currently owned by Jimmy Pattison - is another sacred/archeological treasure
After the vigil - group gather for fellowship and libation.
Damien Gillis and Rick Green
