Snuneymuxw master artist work unveiled in Nanaimo on Truth and Reconciliation Day

Players will be encouraged to be strong and persevere when they shoot hoops at a south Nanaimo park basketball court.
As part of City of Nanaimo’s National Day for Truth and Reconciliation observance on Wednesday, Sept. 30, a work from Noel Brown, Snuneymuxw First Nation master carver, entitled Strength and Perseverance, was officially unveiled. Featuring an eagle, bear and salmon, it encompasses the entire basketball playing surface at Deverill Square Park.
Brown, whose usual medium is wo