VICTORIA — A beam of sunlight poked through the log beam roof of Victoria’s Mungo Martin House, creating smoky shadows as Indigenous dancers circled a fire in a celebration of wild salmon.

Members of the Namgis First Nation from the Alert Bay area of northern Vancouver Island gathered at the traditional long house to honour their deep connections to the fish on National Indigenous Peoples Day.

VICTORIA — A beam of sunlight poked through the log beam roof of Victoria’s Mungo Martin House, creating smoky shadows as Indigenous dancers circled a fire in a cel…{ai:summary}<p>In Victoria, Indigenous dancers celebrate wild salmon at Mungo Martin House. Namgis First Nation honors their ties to fish on National Indigenous Peoples Day. #culture</p>

In a smoky long house, Indigenous leader seeks First Nations unity to save salmon

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