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Fort Langley National Historic Site
James Douglas: A Multicultural Legacy
Event description: Sir James Douglas was sworn in as BC’s first governor at Fort Langley during the reading of the proclamation on November 19, 1858. James Douglas came from a multicultural background: he was born in Guyana to a Creole mother and a Scottish father, and as an adult, married a Métis woman, Amelia Connolly. Douglas’ multicultural legacy has a historic and long-lasting influence on representing diversity in BC.
Commemorate James Douglas’s multicultural legacy through a day of celebrating Black, Scottish, Métis and Indigenous arts, food, music and dance!
Participate in Métis jigging, cedar weaving, and top hat-making demonstrations; enjoy tasty eats from a Caribbean food truck; listen to steel drum, fiddle, and bagpipe performances; watch African cultural dancers; engage with cultural exhibits and scheduled panel discussions; and more!
Admission details : $8.50/adult; $7.00/senior. Free admission for youth 17 and under and annual pass holders.
Schedule
Food truck menu
- Jerk chicken with rice and peas $15
Jerk chicken leg and thigh served with red kidney bean and rice steamed in coconut milk and spices. Served with a side of Caribbean slaw (a mix of cabbage, carrot and beets finished with a sweet and tangy vinaigrette). Chicken is finished with your choice of sauce.
- Oxtail with rice and peas $18
Braised beef oxtail or curried goat served with red kidney bean and rice steamed in coconut milk and spices. Served with a side of Caribbean slaw (a mix of cabbage, carrot and beets finished with a sweet and tangy vinaigrette). Double up: $25 (2 serving goats or oxtail or 1 serving of each)
- Jerk chicken with sweet potato wedges $15
Jerk chicken leg and thigh served with sweet potato wedges and a side of Caribbean slaw
- Sweet potato wedges $5
- Jamaican patties (beef/chicken/vegetarian) $5
- Jamaican-style chicken and vegetable soup $10
- Mango smoothie $5
- Guava smoothie $5
- Pop $2.50
- Water $2
- Sweet coconut
- Spicy habaneros & scotch bonnet
- Ketchup
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