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Translation – Explanation and Caution

The electronic translation service on the City of Surrey’s web site is hosted by Google Translate. The quality of the translation may vary in some of the languages offered by Google. The goal of the basic translation is to capture the general intention of the original English material.

Google Translate is a free service and currently offers translation in over 50 languages. Unfortunately, not all the languages spoken in the City of Surrey are translated. Punjabi is one of the languages not currently offered, and to remedy the situation, the City has been in contact with Google and they have committed to making Punjabi available in the future.

The City of Surrey cannot guarantee the quality, accuracy, or completeness of any translated information. Before you act on translated information, the City encourages you to confirm any facts that are important to you and the decisions you make.

The City of Surrey offers interpretation services at all its facilities. If you have a question about the material you read on our web site, we encourage you to stop by a City facilities to discuss it. You can also contact the City at (604) 591-4011 to receive interpretation support.

The City is committed to enhancing the accessibility of its web site to all its citizens, and appreciates any feedback that it receives.

Chinese, Korean, Punjabi, Tagalog, Hindi

POW WOW

The Fusion Festival is excited to welcome a traditional Pow Wow brought to you by Kla-how-eya Aboriginal Centre of SACS. The Pow Wow is the Aboriginal people’s way of meeting together, to join in dancing, singing and visiting, it is a time of renewing old friendships and making new ones.

In fact, the word, ‘Pow Wow’ means “Gathering”.

This is a time to preserve ceremonies of the old ways and a time to conserve a rich heritage by showcasing it to children and youth, and friends from other cultures. All are welcome at a Pow Wow, Aboriginal or anyone who is interested in first nation culture. A dance is even included during the ceremonies called an Intertribal dance. This is when EVERYONE comes into the arena and dances together.

So as you can see a Pow Wow is more than just beautiful customs and tribal singing but a time of sharing.