“The logo uses the imagery of 4 people singing together, 4 being a sacred number for many Coast Salish peoples. They are surrounded by cattails. I thought a lot about our different medicines and natural materials, and lately the cattails have been coming up a lot in my life. Here on the Musqueam reserve we have a massive marsh of cattails and it’s actually really beautiful, and represents our land so well! I was also told recently that my great great grandmother was a cattail weaver! So I tried to represent the cattail in our style a lot more, and I think it worked out this time. 

These days we have so many materials that can be used for weaving, but the cat tails might also be one of the first materials for weaving. It brings old practices to life again, and I feel like it resonates a lot with how no matter what instruments may come to be, a voice can also be an instrument. Singing may not come to everybody - just like how weaving may not come to everybody. For many people who sing, the act of singing can have a similar effect as being brushed off, it brings a sense of relief and wholeness. The rainbow flag is the modern colours used to represent LGBTQIAS2+ people. This one also happens to be shaped as a spindle whorl, and can be spun and viewed at any angle.”