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Photo: Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press from CTVOlympics.ca 

In downtown Vancouver adjacent to the Queen Elizabeth Theater,  there will be a C$3.5m 8,000-square foot Aboriginal Pavilion, a multi-media centre displaying aboriginal art, business, culture and sport to visitors throughout the Games. According to an article on the CTV website, pavillion will be opening with a series of performances on Feb 12th. The building is part Coast Salish long house and part circular pit houses of the interior and includes a giant inflatable multimedia dome. For a $25 cover charge, guests can enter the Jack Poole Reception Hall and be served a platter of modern and traditional Aboriginal food. Chef Andrew George and his team have been working on the menu.

Related articles:

http://www.ctvolympics.ca/about-vancouver/news/newsid=26635.html

http://www.firstperspective.ca/index.php/news/449-aboriginal-canadians-d...
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Download the 2010 Aboriginal Pavilion Fact Sheet