{"id":21,"date":"2024-04-16T17:46:27","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T21:46:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/indigenousdigitalliteracies\/front-matter\/welcome\/"},"modified":"2024-04-16T17:46:27","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T21:46:27","slug":"welcome","status":"publish","type":"front-matter","link":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/indigenousdigitalliteracies\/front-matter\/welcome\/","title":{"raw":"Welcome","rendered":"Welcome"},"content":{"raw":"We welcome you into our \u000bcircle of learning.\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_20\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"409\"]<img class=\"wp-image-20 size-full\" title=\"Two tall, wooden welcome figures facing away from each other. Their arms are stretched out in front with palms up.\" src=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/467\/2024\/04\/Picture1.png\" alt=\"Two tall, wooden welcome figures facing away from each other. One is male and the other is female. Their arms are stretched out in front with palms up.\" width=\"409\" height=\"528\" data-popupalt-original-title=\"null\"> These two welcome figures present outstretched arms in welcome from the Nuu-Chah-Nulth First Nations.[\/caption]\n\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--examples\"><header class=\"textbox__header\">\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">Learner notes<\/p>\n\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\n\nThe image above is of <em>Welcome Figures with Arms<\/em> from the Nuu-Chah-Nulth First Nations in Port Alberni, BC. The outstretched arms of the welcome figures are often grouped within the category of totem poles but are distinct in form and function from the freestanding multiple-figure poles commonly associated with Northwest Coast People. The Coast Salish use welcome figures as markers to welcome people to their territories. They are often carved in a gesturing motion and facing in the direction of arriving guests. These are located on the Victoria Quay. It is common practice in many Indigenous cultures to also have outstretched arms in gratitude. We are using these figures as a gesture to welcome you and to express our gratitude to you for being here.\n\nSource and recommended reading: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfu.ca\/brc\/our-work\/imesh-mobile-app\/indigenous-art-walk\/coast-salish-welcome-figure.html\">Coast Salish Welcome Figure - The Bill Reid Centre - Simon Fraser University (sfu.ca)<\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h1 class=\"eocp\">Attributions<\/h1>\n<ul>\n \t<li>\"Welcome Figures with Arms\" photo by Connie Strayer is licensed under a <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\">CC BY 4.0 license<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>","rendered":"<p>We welcome you into our circle of learning.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20\" style=\"width: 409px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20 size-full\" title=\"Two tall, wooden welcome figures facing away from each other. Their arms are stretched out in front with palms up.\" src=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/467\/2024\/04\/Picture1.png\" alt=\"Two tall, wooden welcome figures facing away from each other. One is male and the other is female. Their arms are stretched out in front with palms up.\" width=\"409\" height=\"528\" data-popupalt-original-title=\"null\" srcset=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/indigenousdigitalliteracies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/467\/2024\/04\/Picture1.png 409w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/indigenousdigitalliteracies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/467\/2024\/04\/Picture1-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/indigenousdigitalliteracies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/467\/2024\/04\/Picture1-65x84.png 65w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/indigenousdigitalliteracies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/467\/2024\/04\/Picture1-225x290.png 225w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/indigenousdigitalliteracies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/467\/2024\/04\/Picture1-350x452.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 409px) 100vw, 409px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">These two welcome figures present outstretched arms in welcome from the Nuu-Chah-Nulth First Nations.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--examples\">\n<header class=\"textbox__header\">\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">Learner notes<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\n<p>The image above is of <em>Welcome Figures with Arms<\/em> from the Nuu-Chah-Nulth First Nations in Port Alberni, BC. The outstretched arms of the welcome figures are often grouped within the category of totem poles but are distinct in form and function from the freestanding multiple-figure poles commonly associated with Northwest Coast People. The Coast Salish use welcome figures as markers to welcome people to their territories. They are often carved in a gesturing motion and facing in the direction of arriving guests. These are located on the Victoria Quay. It is common practice in many Indigenous cultures to also have outstretched arms in gratitude. We are using these figures as a gesture to welcome you and to express our gratitude to you for being here.<\/p>\n<p>Source and recommended reading: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfu.ca\/brc\/our-work\/imesh-mobile-app\/indigenous-art-walk\/coast-salish-welcome-figure.html\">Coast Salish Welcome Figure &#8211; The Bill Reid Centre &#8211; Simon Fraser University (sfu.ca)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h1 class=\"eocp\">Attributions<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;Welcome Figures with Arms&#8221; photo by Connie Strayer is licensed under a <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\">CC BY 4.0 license<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"author":127,"menu_order":4,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"front-matter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-21","front-matter","type-front-matter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/indigenousdigitalliteracies\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/front-matter\/21","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/indigenousdigitalliteracies\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/front-matter"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/indigenousdigitalliteracies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/front-matter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/indigenousdigitalliteracies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/127"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/indigenousdigitalliteracies\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/front-matter\/21\/revisions"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/indigenousdigitalliteracies\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/front-matter\/21\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/indigenousdigitalliteracies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"front-matter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/indigenousdigitalliteracies\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/front-matter-type?post=21"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/indigenousdigitalliteracies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=21"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/indigenousdigitalliteracies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=21"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}