Tsatsu Stalqayu translated into English means Coastal Wolf Pack. They are a traditional Coast Salish performance group that consists of more than 25 male and female members of a single family, from age 6 months to over 50. The members of the group represent with pride the following Coast Salish communities: Musqueam, Okanagan, Tsartlip, Nanaimo, Penelakut, Cowichan and more. Their diversity allows for more song, dance and stories to be shared on stage and in their presentations, and to celebrate a sense of belonging to this, the hereditary lands of the Coast Salish people.Their aim is to reunite their people and show the world who they are and where they come from, and is helped by the breadth of their membership and their multi-generational makeup. In this special performance for this year’s VFMF Together at Heart festival, the Coast Salish puppet Meh will be incorporated into the performance as Xe:ls, the Transformer/Creator

This performance is a co-presentation with Mortal Coil Performance Society
Filmed at Jericho Beach Park by Flick Harrison