Cultural Experience
At Quaaout Lodge & Spa at Talking Rock Golf Resort, our cultural interpreters will be happy to take you on a tour of the grounds or answer any questions you may have about the area. There are a number of exciting cultural experiences in our area to enjoy.
Our Culture Department is currently closed for the 2022 season
SMUDGE
SMUDGE | 15 min Secwepemc tradition to cleanse the body. A smudging ceremony is carried out for the purpose of clearing negative energy, and inviting peace and harmony into one’s life. Complimentary
WALK THE LANDS TOUR
WALK THE LANDS | 75 min – Your cultural interpretive guide will begin by welcoming you with a smudge, then lead you around Secwepemc territory while sharing teachings about our Shuswap traditional landmarks and Secwepemc history.
Adult $40 | Ages 6-12 $20
ETHNABOTANY TOUR
ETHNOBOTANY | 75 min – Your cultural interpretive guide will begin by welcoming you with a smudge, then lead you around Secwepemc territory while sharing teachings about our Shuswap traditional landmarks along with different types of plants we still use today for medicines and food.
*please note that this tour is seasonal and only available in certain months*
Adult $40 | Ages 6-12 $20
KEKULI STORYTELING
KEKULI STORYTELLING | 75 min – Imagine what it would feel like to live in a “Kekuli” or pit-house, the traditional winter home of the Secwepemc people. Listen to stories around a fire of how our people lived before Europeans arrived up to the modern day. Your cultural interpretive guide will begin this experience with a smudge.
Adult $45 | Ages 6-12 $25
DRUM MAKING
DRUM MAKING | 2-3 hours – Create your own deer hide drum and listen to Secwepemc teachings & history. Drums are approximately 16″.
$250 per person
ROCK PAINTING
ROCK PAINTING | 45 min – Listen to traditional Secwepemc teachings and create your own design on local rocks. Great for kids!
$15 per person
PADDLE PAINTING
PADDLE PAINTING | 60 min – Listen to traditional Secwepemc teachings and create your own design on a wooden paddle, or learn to paint a traditional pictograph.
$65 per person
DREAM CATCHER MAKING
DREAM CATCHER MAKING | 2-3 hours – Create your own dreamcatcher! Dreamcatchers are a spiritual tool used to help assure good dreams to those that sleep under them. A dreamcatcher is usually hung over a place you would sleep where the morning light can hit it.
$60 per person