Sessions include:

●Welcome/Gratitude/Awareness/Games/Song
● Intro/ Cultural Teaching of Skill Share/Harvest
● Lunch: Bring your own food and tea
● Hands-on Making/Creating/Crafting
● Brief Closing Circle

Bring a snack, lunch, water, hat, solid blade knife, and something warm to sit on.

All ages, all skill sets, all backgrounds encouraged.

Register early – space is limited to 20-40 participants.

Each workshop is unique different costs according to materials needed.

See below for more information and registration.

No one is turned away for lack of funds. If you would like to request a different amount, please contact sandraspcowichan@gmail.com from Social Planning Cowichan.

Registration for each event will open as the dates approach.

Open to everyone, these sessions are a place to join art, nature connection, exploration, sharing, song and stories together while
learning new skills. In 2022/23 our workshops included fire skills, plant work, canning, wool felting, cedar and basket weaving. As participation grew, the connection to traditional cultural knowledge, as well as right relations, became apparent. In 2024/25 we bring the Quw’utsun’ Elder Series.

Organizers: The Backyard Sessions are organized by Lila Music Centre with
support from BC Arts Council. We are working in partnerships with
Sacred Cedar Centre and Quw’utsun’ Cultural Connections Society/ Social Planning Cowichan to allow us to provide
honoraria to Elders who have made special time to lead each of
our sessions.