Living Heritage
Art Gallery

Walk among the works

A gallery hall of Secwepemctsín art and material culture. Step inside, wander, and stand before each piece.

Every piece is openly licensed or public domain, fully attributed, and shown pending community review.

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Presentations

Short videos built from this collection, with an English narrator. Community recordings play in their own voice wherever a slide carries one.

The collection, piece by piece

78 works

6New items48

Distant view of Kamloops, British Columbia, a Secwepemc (Shuswap) village

Distant view of Kamloops, British Columbia, a Secwepemc (Shuswap) village

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Secwepemc Kekuli (Pit House) exhibit, Royal BC Museum (1)

Secwepemc Kekuli (Pit House) exhibit, Royal BC Museum (1)

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Secwepemc Kekuli (Pit House) exhibit, Royal BC Museum (2)

Secwepemc Kekuli (Pit House) exhibit, Royal BC Museum (2)

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Secwepemc Kekuli (Pit House) exhibit, Royal BC Museum (3)

Secwepemc Kekuli (Pit House) exhibit, Royal BC Museum (3)

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Kekuli and archaeology exhibit, Royal BC Museum

Kekuli and archaeology exhibit, Royal BC Museum

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Secwepemcúl'ecw on Turtle Island

Secwepemcúl'ecw on Turtle Island

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Shuswap Beadwork (Myths and Legends of British North America)

Shuswap Beadwork (Myths and Legends of British North America)

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Kamloops Lake from the Highway Viewpoint

Kamloops Lake from the Highway Viewpoint

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Lake of the Shuswap

Lake of the Shuswap

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Anstey Range, British Columbia

Anstey Range, British Columbia

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Lake Shuswap

Lake Shuswap

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Shuswap Lake from Sorrento, B.C.

Shuswap Lake from Sorrento, B.C.

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Confluence of the Fraser and Thompson rivers

Confluence of the Fraser and Thompson rivers

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Junction of North and South Thompson Rivers, Kamloops, B.C.

Junction of North and South Thompson Rivers, Kamloops, B.C.

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Kamloops in summer

Kamloops in summer

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Where Two Rivers Named Thompson Meet

Where Two Rivers Named Thompson Meet

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Adams River Sockeye Run 2010

Adams River Sockeye Run 2010

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Sockeye spawning in the Adams River

Sockeye spawning in the Adams River

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Adult sockeye salmon encounter a waterfall on their way up river to spawn

Adult sockeye salmon encounter a waterfall on their way up river to spawn

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Adams River gorge

Adams River gorge

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Shuswap Beadwork plate (Myths and Legends of British North America)

Shuswap Beadwork plate (Myths and Legends of British North America)

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Downtown Kamloops skyline

Downtown Kamloops skyline

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Quiggly Hole (Si7sten) Remains

Quiggly Hole (Si7sten) Remains

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Two Peaks, Two Rivers, Kamloops

Two Peaks, Two Rivers, Kamloops

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Research and Emergency Management Building

Research and Emergency Management Building

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KPMG Gallery - House of Learning 1st Floor

KPMG Gallery - House of Learning 1st Floor

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Study Learn Obey

Study Learn Obey

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Soup Circle at Cplul’kw’ten

Soup Circle at Cplul’kw’ten

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Sk'elép Warrior b4 Rez School or Forgive Us Sk'elép School

Sk'elép Warrior b4 Rez School or Forgive Us Sk'elép School

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Wall Drum

Wall Drum

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Cmeśekst (The Four Winds) - View 3

Cmeśekst (The Four Winds) - View 3

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Moccasins

Moccasins

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Cmeśekst (The Four Winds) - View 1

Cmeśekst (The Four Winds) - View 1

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Carved Wood Doors

Carved Wood Doors

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Old Ceremonial Mace

Old Ceremonial Mace

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Assortment of Baskets

Assortment of Baskets

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Tk'emlúps 2021 Artwork - View 2

Tk'emlúps 2021 Artwork - View 2

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Cmeśekst (The Four Winds) - View 2

Cmeśekst (The Four Winds) - View 2

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New Ceremonial Mace

New Ceremonial Mace

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Moosehide Drum

Moosehide Drum

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Secwépemc Territorial Marker

Secwépemc Territorial Marker

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Tk'emlúps 2021 Artwork - View 1

Tk'emlúps 2021 Artwork - View 1

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All My Relations Centre Graphic

All My Relations Centre Graphic

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Smudging Room

Smudging Room

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Baskets by Mandy Brown

Baskets by Mandy Brown

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House of Learning Mural

House of Learning Mural

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Beaded Gloves

Beaded Gloves

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Coyote and the People Killer

Coyote and the People Killer

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