The Entertainment Center for Upper Skagit County!

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Monday

thru Thursdays,

But Available for Private Engagements

Tsimshian Haayuuk was  the Historical Concrete Theatre

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 The purpose of Tsimshian Haayuuk is to serve as a cultural outlet to introduce, promote and educate all Tsimshians to the language of their ancestors, Shim-al-gyack.  Tsimshian Haayuuk promotes Shim-al-gyack through song and dance, and inspires traditional Tsimshian art through regalia, drum making, design, carving and weaving.  Tsimshian Haayuuk means “Spirit of the Tsimshian People.”

 Members of Tsimshian Haayuuk are from the Tsimshian Nation along the northern coast of British Columbia, Canada, and southeast Alaska. This group is based in the greater Puget Sound area to serve its’ urban membership. 

 Since 1996, the group has performed in the Seattle area, British Columbia, Oregon, Washington, DC, Florida, Indiana, & Alaska with the purpose of bringing awareness of the Tsimshian culture to all Tsimshians, other indigenous people and to the World. 

Tsimshian Haayuuk offers unique theatrical and choreographed dances that reflect commons themes of Tsimshian culture such as fishing, hunting, family history, and relationship with the spirit world, the use of box drums, handmade dance regalia consisting of button robes, masks, and headpieces that hold family and clan crests.  Tsimshian Haayuuk is committed to providing a path of understand through sharing, education, and the preservation of the Tsimshian culture and language as a model for the future generations of Tsimshians.

45920 Main Street, Concrete, WA  98237

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 485

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Last modified: Friday October 17, 2008.

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