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Children from the Aqamnik School sing about Qat’muk, home of the grizzly bear spirit, at a special event at Cranbrook’s Key City Theatre on Friday, Nov. 22.

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‘Where the grizzly bears go to dance’

The Ktunaxa Nation explains why Qat’muk, the location of the proposed Jumbo Glacier Resort, should remain undeveloped SALLY MACDONALD Townsman Staff

With storytelling, dancing, singing and drumming, the Ktunaxa Nation spoke about the importance of Qat’muk on Friday, November 22 at a special event at Cranbrook’s Key City Theatre.

“We the people have joined together tonight to stand our ground and keep Jumbo wild,” said Bonnie Harvey during the event. Qat’muk is the Ktunaxa name for the Jumbo valley, where a proposed four-season ski resort has been approved by the B.C. govern-

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ment. The Ktunaxa have been opposed to the development for the past 20 years. Before a crowd of almost 500 people, the event began with a Ktunaxa elder telling his granddaughter why Qat’muk is so important to the Ktunaxa. The conversation was

translated by former Ktunaxa Nation Chair Sophie Pierre. The grizzly bear spirit comes to help the people when they dance and ask the spirit for guidance, he explained. Qat’muk is the land to which the grizzly bear returns when it dies, and it is the Ktunaxa’s re-

sponsibility to protect it. Joe Pierre then shared several stories about the grizzly bear. The grizzly bear offers itself as a spiritual guide, protector and guardian to the people, he explained.

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