Because so little is generally known or understood about the long history or culture of the First Nations who arrived here millennia before the European discovery of the western world, it was decided to explore parts of their story and background as our theme for the year 2012.  Of course, it is only possible to touch on a few areas but we have been lucky to recruit a number of speakers from the local aboriginal community to share their viewpoints and goals with us and also to display some cultural aspects of their arts and crafts.