Image: Gordon Wiltsie

Photos from the Summit

Gordon Wiltsie opens his photo exhibition Mountain Peoples of the World.

The Summit opens with a blessing from First Nations elders

Tibetan recording artists Gompo Dhundup and Jamyang Yeshi
join Joe Starlight onstage.

John Beatty’s amazing multimedia presentation on the
traditional seabird harvest in the Outer Hebrides.

Stephen Ferry introduces his photo exhibition in the Max Bell lobby

Harry Vandervlist, Jacob Polley and Peter Christensen participate
on a panel discussing Mountain poetry in the Old and New Worlds.

Ecuadorian traditional music by Cesar Cotacachi and Luz Cotacachi.

The Edmonton Swiss Men’s Choir sang traditional songs in the
four languages of Switzerland.

Trevor Sofield and Allison Halliday speak on Australian Aboriginal
involvement in the management of the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area.

Meskerem Assegued describes the relationship of
traditional arts to cultural preservation in Ethiopia.

Novelist Sharon McCrumb presents her Appalachian “Ballad ” novels