Podcasts about Squamish Nation

Across Canada, more and more First Nations are turning to real estate and housing development as money makers, shaping the future of Canadian cities. This is especially visible in Vancouver with projects like Sen̓áḵw, a development by the Squamish Nation that is set to become one of Canada's densest neighbourhoods. It's a project that carries a lot of promise, specifically as a symbol of Indigenous urban development and reconciliation in action. But Sen̓áḵw also comes with its share of controversy, as a development that isn't subject to Vancouver zoning laws because it's on Squamish land. In this episode, we look at how developments like Sen̓áḵw are forcing municipalities across the country to face some tough questions, like how to square Indigenous sovereignty with city planning and what reconciliation looks like at the local level.

There is a lot of talk these days about the melding of Indigenous knowledge with Western Science, and I couldn't think of anyone better to get into the weeds (pun intended) on the subject with than Leigh Joseph.Leigh is a member of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) and a working ethnobotanist who does a lot of incredible work bridging the gaps in understanding between western and indigenous knowledge, while also working to re-establish Indigenous food gardens and cultivate crops as they would have been prior to colonization on her traditional homelands.  She's the owner of Skwalwen Botanicals, a skincare brand that creates everything from plants cultivated from the land, the author of a new book called ‘Held By the Land', and she's just an overall lovely and inspiring human with who has a lot of great ideas and perspectives on the world I think we all could benefit from learning.I had the incredible honour of sitting down by the Squamish Estuary on a hot, sunny, summer day to chat about all this and more with Leigh, and I hope y'all enjoy it!Learn more about Leigh & her work.Take care of your skin with Skwalwen Botanicals.Get your copy of "Held by The Land"Each episode of Nerdy About Nature makes a donation to a non-profit of the guests choosing using funds from Patreon supporters, and in this episode Leigh chose to give hers to The PEPAKEṈ HÁUTW̱  FoundationNerdy About Nature is an independent passion project that relies on support from folks like you.  If you're enjoying this podcast and videos, help me keep making them by becoming a paid subscriber on ⁠Patreon or Substack.You can also make a one-time donation, get NAN merch, resources and more information at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.NerdyAboutNature.com

This week, we share a clip from the latest episode of the Courage My Friends podcast series.  In this episode, host Resh Budhu sat down with author and storyteller Carolyn Roberts, dean of the Centre for Preparatory and Liberal Studies at George Brown College, Susan Toews, and director of Student Well-Being and Support at George Brown College, Alex Irwin to discuss this year's upcoming Mental Health Conference. This year's conference theme is Thriving Together in the Classroom: Creating the Conditions for Student Well-Being.  About our guests Carolyn Roberts uses her voice to support Indigenous resurgence through education. She is a St'at'imc and Sto:lo woman belonging to the Thevarge family from N'quatqua Nation and the Kelly Family from the Tzeachten Nation and under the Indian Act she is a member of the Squamish Nation. Carolyn is a speaker, author, Indigenous academic, and a faculty member in UBC Teacher Education and NITEP programs. She has been an educator and administrator for over 20 years in the K-12 system. Carolyn's work is grounded in educating about Indigenous people and the decolonization of the education system. She works with pre-service teachers to help build their understandings in Indigenous history, education, and ancestral ways of knowing, to create a brighter future for all Indigenous people and the seven generations yet to come. She is also the author of Re-Storying Education: Decolonizing Your Practice Using a Critical Lens (2024).  Alex Irwin is an accomplished educator with broad experience managing people and projects and developing innovative education programming for a wide range of students, both domestically and overseas. He is director of Student Well-Being and Support at George Brown College, where he oversees counselling, accessible learning services, deaf and hard of hearing services, and the college's peer wellness programming. He is also a clinical social worker, with a history of working at community-based mental health and treatment centres. Susan Toews has over 35 years of experience in education, with the last 18 years of her career at George Brown College, where she has served in leadership positions in both academic roles and service areas. She is currently the Dean, Centre for Preparatory and Liberal Studies. Susan is a strong advocate for a whole campus/whole student approach to student mental health and believes in the wide application of Universal Design for Learning, as it provides guidance for creating accessible, inclusive and engaging student-centered learning opportunities – critical to student well-being. Susan holds an M.Ed. from OISE/University of Toronto and, as a committed lifelong learner, continually engages in professional development in education, including graduating from UBC's Organizational Coaching program in 2024. For online registration, conference fees and information about the February 27, 2025 conference, please click this link.  Listen to the full episode here, on Needs No Introduction – home of the Courage My Friends podcast series.  If you like the show please consider subscribing on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you find your podcasts. And please, rate, review, share rabble radio with your friends — it takes two seconds to support independent media like rabble. Follow us on social media across channels @rabbleca. 

In episode 4, we focus on the upcoming 25th annual Mental Health Conference at George Brown College in Toronto and this year's theme, Thriving Together in the Classroom: Creating the Conditions for Student Well-Being.  Author, storyteller, Indigenous academic and conference keynote speaker Carolyn Roberts; dean of the Centre for Preparatory and Liberal Studies, Susan Toews; and director of Student Well-Being and Support, Alex Irwin discuss this year's conference and its focus on teaching, the mental health and well-being of post-secondary students, decolonizing learning and Indigenous resurgence through education. Reflecting on the need for decolonizing and re-storying education, Roberts says: “When Indigenous students step into the classroom, we are being asked to leave a part of who we are at the door, because that's not talked about or shared within those spaces. So we have to leave our indigeneity at the door to come in to learn about something else. And that's not a sustainable thing.And not only for Indigenous students, but for all non white students that are walking into these spaces … We need to make sure that we're having multiple stories from multiple perspectives in our classrooms, so that all of our students can see a piece of them within the work that they're doing.” For online registration, conference fees and information about the February 27, 2025 conference, please click this link.  About today's guests:  Carolyn Roberts uses her voice to support Indigenous resurgence through education. She is a St'at'imc and Sto:lo woman belonging to the Thevarge family from N'quatqua Nation and the Kelly Family from the Tzeachten Nation and under the Indian Act she is a member of the Squamish Nation. Carolyn is a speaker, author, Indigenous academic, and a faculty member in UBC Teacher Education and NITEP programs. She has been an educator and administrator for over 20 years in the K-12 system. Carolyn's work is grounded in educating about Indigenous people and the decolonization of the education system. She works with pre-service teachers to help build their understandings in Indigenous history, education, and ancestral ways of knowing, to create a brighter future for all Indigenous people and the seven generations yet to come.She is also the author of Re-Storying Education: Decolonizing Your Practice Using a Critical Lens (2024).  Alex Irwin is an accomplished educator with broad experience managing people and projects and developing innovative education programming for a wide range of students, both domestically and overseas. He is director of Student Well-Being and Support at George Brown College, where he oversees counselling, accessible learning services, deaf and hard of hearing services, and the college's peer wellness programming. He is also a clinical social worker, with a history of working at community-based mental health and treatment centres. Susan Toews has over 35 years of experience in education, with the last 18 years of her career at George Brown College, where she has served in leadership positions in both academic roles and service areas. She is currently the Dean, Centre for Preparatory and Liberal Studies. Susan is a strong advocate for a whole campus/whole student approach to student mental health and believes in the wide application of Universal Design for Learning, as it provides guidance for creating accessible, inclusive and engaging student-centered learning opportunities – critical to student well-being. Susan holds an M.Ed. from OISE/University of Toronto and, as a committed lifelong learner, continually engages in professional development in education, including graduating from UBC's Organizational Coaching program in 2024. Transcript of this episode can be accessed at georgebrown.ca/TommyDouglasInstitute.  Image: Carolyn Roberts, Susan Toews, Alex Irwin  / Used with permission. Music: Ang Kahora. Lynne, Bjorn. Rights Purchased.  Intro Voices: Ashley Booth (Podcast Announcer); Bob Luker (Tommy)  Courage My Friends podcast organizing committee: Chandra Budhu, Ashley Booth, Resh Budhu.  Produced by: Resh Budhu, Tommy Douglas Institute and Breanne Doyle, rabble.ca.  Host: Resh Budhu.

Join Face2Face host David Peck as he sits down with Keith Nahanee, Janelle Niles, Quentin Lee, and Cindy AuYeung as they discuss Rez Comedy. The first all Indigenous and all Canadian stand up comedy feature film. Get more info here on the Rez Comedy website and look for the World Premiere streaming on February 14th, 2025 on Valentines Day on AAM.TV and Amazon Prime Video. Trailer here.Keith Nahanee is from the Squamish Nation in Vancouver, BC Canada. Keith started comedy because of the grief and struggles he saw in those around him. Keith likes to tell stories from both the dark and humorous sides of life on the Rez. There are no cute little Native jokes with Keith. Jump on the horse/canoe and hold on tight as Keith brings you on a ride through the Rez he knows. Janelle Niles is a Black - Mi'kmaq woman from Sipekne'katik, Nova Scotia. She launched her comedy career in January 2019 in Ottawa, ON. Exploding in the nation's capital with her indigenous comedy show Got Land?, Janelle aims to communicate solidarity through humour and laughter. Her dream is to perform for Just For Laughs in Montreal and one day tour Turtle Island.Quentin Lee is a multimedia creator and has directed and produced over ten feature films and created over three TV series. Born and raised in Hong Kong, China, Quentin went to high school in Montreal, holds a B.A. in English from UC Berkeley, an M.A. in English from Yale University, and an M.F.A. in Film Directing from UCLA. He's a winner of 2024 Canadian Screen Awards and the 2020 Roddenberry Foundation Impact Awards for TV creators, a member of the Producers Guild of America, Canadian Media Producers Association and Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Canadian Academy of Cinema and Television, and a two-time recipient of Canada Council Media Arts grants.Cindy Au Yeung is a winner of 2024 Canadian Screen Awards for the series Comedy Invasion that she edited and produced. Cindy is a Chinese-Canadian editor based in Vancouver with experience ranging from documentaries, scripted live-action series, to animation. As themes of representation have always been an important part of her work, Cindy volunteers as a Board of Director and co-chair of the Diversity & Inclusion committee at the Vancouver Post Alliance. F2F Music and Image Copyright: David Peck and Face2Face. Used with permission. For more information about David Peck's podcasting, writing and public speaking please visit his site here.With thanks to Josh Snethlage and Mixed Media Sound. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sxwíxwtn (Wilson Williams) on discovering his parent's untold pain and the legacy of resilience it left behind. Sxwíxwtn (Wilson Williams) is a Vancouver Opera board member, elected Councillor and spokesperson for Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (the Squamish Nation). Today we explore Wilson's journey, from his childhood influences and the legacy of his family, to his reflections on truth, reconciliation, and cultural healing in today's world. Read the full article. Credits: Sxwíxwtn Wilson Williams - Spokesperson & General Councillor for Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) and Member of Vancouver Opera's Board of Directors Ashley Daniel Foot - Host of Inside Vancouver Opera Mack McGillivray - Audio Producer and Editor

NDP's promised tax cut GUEST: Rob Shaw, BC legislative journalist for Glacier Media and Chek TV Reflecting on Truth and Reconciliation Day with guest co-host Khelsilem GUEST: Khelsilem, Squamish Nation Council Chair Vancouver Indigenous Fashion Week with Joleen Mitton GUEST: Joleen Mitton, Indigenous leader, activist & fashion entrepreneur / the founder and creative director of Vancouver Indigenous Fashion Week Economic developments in First Nations GUEST: Steven Hofer, President & CEO of Western Forest Products Owning a detached home in BC becoming more of a dream GUEST: Christopher Alexander, President of Re/Max Canada The long term brain effects on using head while playing soccer GUEST: Lyndia Wu, lead researcher and assistant professor of mechanical engineering at UBC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

National Truth and Reconciliation Day Co-Host: Wilson Williams, Councillor for the Squamish Nation Guest: Brad Baker, Proud Member of the Squamish Nation & Long time educator Guest: Cole Sparrow, Artist and member of the Musqueam First Nation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this special episode of the Whistler Podcast, we hand the mic over to Shixm'el'texw (Jeremy West), a member of the Squamish Nation, for an insightful conversation with Master Carver Xwalacktun (Rick Harry) and Apprentice Brandon Hall, both from the Squamish Nation. They discuss their incredible work on a housepost commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Squamish Nation's amalgamation, their journeys in carving, and the reclamation of Indigenous arts and culture. Tune in to hear about the power of mentorship, community, and the deep connection between art and heritage.

A home is being donated to Squamish Nation in an effort to help Squamish Nation's emergency transitional housing program. Guest: Glyn Lewis - CEO, Renewal Development Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of the Commercial Real Estate Podcast, hosts Aaron and Adam connect with Trevor Casey, Development Manager at Nch'ḵaỷ Development Corporation, the economic development arm of the Squamish Nation. Trevor discusses his work with the Squamish Nation, highlighting their economic development goals and recent equity partnership in real estate projects. He details the... The post The SNO Development: A Landmark Project Empowering Indigenous Communities with Trevor Casey of Nch'ḵaỷ Development Corporation appeared first on Commercial Real Estate Podcast.

Geena Jackson is dedicated to elevating indigenous entrepreneurs. She is the Creator and Executive Producer of Bear's Lair TV and the Founder & President of Sparkly Frog Clan Productions Inc. A proud member of theshíshálh (Sechelt) Nation on the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia, Geena (Tsetasiya – Traditional Sechelt name) is an entrepreneur, keynote speaker, and a champion for Indigenous business and procurement. With over 30 years in broadcast and media communications, Geena has been a fervent advocate for Indigenous voices, rights, and business development. Her experience spans roles with the Squamish Nation, supporting over 750 Indigenous entrepreneurs and organizations. Geena also dedicates her efforts to initiatives like the Golden Eagles Rising Society, Right to Play, and Live Different, which aim to create positive, life-changing impacts in Indigenous communities. Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info Website: GeenaJackson.com LInkedIn: Geena_Jackson Most Influential Person My 94 year-old grandma Effect On Emotions As a 54-year-old woman going through menopause, I often experience a roller coaster of emotions. To manage this, I turn to mindfulness practices like hiking and immersing myself in nature. Breathing in fresh air and stepping away from my computer boosts my productivity and helps me feel more grounded. Plus, spending quality time with my family is incredibly important to me.   Thoughts On Breathing It's interesting because I recently read about the Wim Hof Method, which involves cold plunging and learning proper breathing techniques. I realized I'm not a natural breather—I'm quite uptight in that aspect. Even when I try to sleep, I often catch myself tensing up. I got checked for sleep apnea, but it turns out I'm just so tense because I'm always thinking about what I need to do next, rather than being mindful of the present. To help myself relax before bed, I have a routine: I go through the alphabet and think of three words for each letter. By the time I reach E, I'm usually fast asleep. It's a simple exercise, but it really helps me wind down. Bullying Story As I reflect on bullying and mindfulness, I've learned that success often attracts negativity, and I've faced attempts to bring me down to a “normal” level. To manage this, I avoid reading negative social media comments, with my team promptly removing harmful posts. Growing up poor in an abusive household with a single mom, I've become reactive and emotional, so I practice mindfulness to pause and breathe before responding. I aim to prevent the cycle of poverty in Indigenous communities by promoting education, self-confidence, and economic sovereignty. We deserve ownership in projects, not just token participation, to truly uplift our people. Suggested Resources Book: Who Not How: The Formula to Achieve Bigger Goals Through Accelerating Teamwork by Dan Sullivan App: Calm Related Episodes 265 Mindfully Blend Traditional and Alternative Healing; Michelle Chalfant Naked In The Now; Marijke McCandless Soul Forward Wisdom; Heidi Hazen

Brad Baker is a member of the Squamish Nation and long time educator about what Canada Day means to indigenous communities across the country, and how we can best recognize and celebrate. Guest: Brad Baker, Associate Superintendent of Indigenous Education with the Ministry of Education and Child Care & a proud member of the Squamish Nation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seg 1: The On-to-Ottawa March In 1935, about 1,500 residents of federal Unemployment Relief Camps in BC went on strike. They traveled by train and truck to Vancouver to protest poor conditions in the Depression-era camps. Guest: Craig Baird, Host of the Podcast “Canada History Ehx” Seg 2: Exploring the link between mental health and biodiversity   If you live in a major city the lack of biodiversity may contribute to poor mental health. Guest: Rachel Buxton, Assistant Professor, Institute of Environmental and Interdisciplinary Sciences Carleton University Seg 3: View From Victoria: Guide Outfitters given no compensation by NDP government Five guide outfitters got the news that the NDP had turned down some promised compensation for loss of their tenures, since the court awarded title to the Tsilhqot'in First Nation. We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer. Seg 4: People are living longer, but can they afford to? Retirement used to last about 2 decades but with better access to medical and health services, the need to prepare for a longer post-work life is necessary. Guest: Carole Fawcett, Provincial Organizer for the Seniors Tin Cup Seg 5: Boating Safety in the Summer  As the summer weather hits BC, the need to remind everyone about boating safety and what you can do to limit the potential hazards associated with fun on the water. Guest: Bruce Hayne, Executive Director of Boating BC Association Seg 6: Giving Indigenous People the tools to build their future What's the difference between a job and a career? ACCESS gives people the tools and skills in order to take full advantage of their future and build a successful life. Guest: Lynn White, President & CEO of ACCESS (Aboriginal Community Career Employment Services Society) Seg 7: Monday Morning Quarterback for Jul 1, 2024 4 games in 18 days and the squad wins 3 of them. How impressive is that? Sean Whyte has made 11 straight field goals to start the season and 28 in a row dating back to last year. Guest: Rick Campbell, Head Coach of the BC Lions Seg 8: The WestJet strike has been averted Aircraft Mechanics withdrew their strike action as a tentative deal has been reached and airline traffic gets back to normal operation. Guest: Claire Newell, President of Travel Best Bets Seg 9: How to celebrate Canada Day while remembering the history Brad Baker is a member of the Squamish Nation and long time educator about what Canada Day means to indigenous communities across the country, and how we can best recognize and celebrate. Guest: Brad Baker, Associate Superintendent of Indigenous Education with the Ministry of Education and Child Care & a proud member of the Squamish Nation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This podcast hit paid subscribers' inboxes on June 10. It dropped for free subscribers on June 17. To receive future pods as soon as they're live, and to support independent ski journalism, please consider an upgrade to a paid subscription. You can also subscribe to the free tier below:WhoBelinda Trembath, Vice President & Chief Operating Officer of Whistler Blackcomb, British ColumbiaRecorded onJune 3, 2024About Whistler BlackcombClick here for a mountain stats overviewOwned by: Vail Resorts (majority owners; Nippon Cable owns a 25 percent stake in Whistler Blackcomb)Located in: Whistler, British ColumbiaYear founded: 1966Pass affiliations:* Epic Pass: unlimited* Epic Local Pass: 10 holiday-restricted days, shared with Vail Mountain and Beaver CreekClosest neighboring ski areas: Grouse Mountain (1:26), Cypress (1:30), Mt. Seymour (1:50) – travel times vary based upon weather conditions, time of day, and time of yearBase elevation: 2,214 feet (675 meters)Summit elevation: 7,497 feet (2,284 meters)Vertical drop: 5,283 feet (1,609 meters)Skiable Acres: 8,171Average annual snowfall: 408 inches (1,036 centimeters)Trail count: 276 (20% easiest, 50% more difficult, 30% most difficult)Lift count: A lot (1 28-passenger gondola, 3 10-passenger gondolas, 1 8-passenger gondola, 1 8-passenger pulse gondola, 8 high-speed quads, 4 six-packs, 1 eight-pack, 3 triples, 2 T-bars, 7 carpets – view Lift Blog's inventory of Whistler Blackcomb's lift fleet) – inventory includes upgrade of Jersey Cream Express from a quad to a six-pack for the 2024-25 ski season.Why I interviewed herHistorical records claim that when Lewis and Clark voyaged west in 1804, they were seeking “the most direct and practicable water communication across this continent, for the purposes of commerce.” But they were actually looking for Whistler Blackcomb.Or at least I think they were. What other reason is there to go west but to seek out these fabulous mountains, rising side by side and a mile* into the sky, where Pacific blow-off splinters into summit blizzards and packed humanity animates the village below?There is nothing else like Whistler in North America. It is our most complete, and our greatest, ski resort. Where else does one encounter this collision of terrain, vertical, panorama, variety, and walkable life, interconnected with audacious aerial lifts and charged by a pilgrim-like massing of skiers from every piece and part of the world? Europe and nowhere else. Except for here.Other North American ski resorts offer some of these things, and some of them offer better versions of them than Whistler. But none of them has all of them, and those that have versions of each fail to combine them all so fluidly. There is no better snow than Alta-Snowbird snow, but there is no substantive walkable village. There is no better lift than Jackson's tram, but the inbounds terrain lacks scale and the town is miles away. There is no better energy than Palisades Tahoe energy, but the Pony Express is still carrying news of its existence out of California.Once you've skied Whistler – or, more precisely, absorbed it and been absorbed by it – every other ski area becomes Not Whistler. The place lingers. You carry it around. Place it into every ski conversation. “Have you been to Whistler?” If not, you try to describe it. But it can't be done. “Just go,” you say, and that's as close as most of us can come to grabbing the raw power of the place.*Or 1.6 Canadian Miles (sometimes referred to as “kilometers”).What we talked aboutWhy skier visits dropped at Whistler-Blackcomb this past winter; the new Fitzsimmons eight-passenger express and what it took to modify a lift that had originally been intended for Park City; why skiers can often walk onto that lift with little to no wait; this summer's Jersey Cream lift upgrade; why Jersey Cream didn't require as many modifications as Fitzsimmons even though it was also meant for Park City; the complexity of installing a mid-mountain lift; why WB had to cancel 2024 summer skiing and what that means for future summer seasons; could we see a gondola serving the glacier instead?; Vail's Australian trio of Mt. Hotham, Perisher, and Falls Creek; Whistler's wild weather; the distinct identities of Blackcomb and Whistler; what WB means to Vail Resorts; WB's Olympic legacy; Whistler's surprisingly low base elevation and what that means for the visitor; WB's relationship with local First Nations; priorities for future lift upgrades and potential changes to the Whistler gondola, Seventh Heaven, Whistler T-bar, Franz's, Garbanzo; discussing proposed additional lifts in Symphony Bowl and elsewhere on Whistler; potential expansion into a fourth portal; potential new or upgraded lifts sketched out in Blackcomb Mountain's masterplan; why WB de-commissioned the Hortsman T-Bar; missing the Wizard-to-Solar-Coaster access that the Blackcomb Gondola replaced; WB's amazing self-managing lift mazes; My Epic App direct-to-lift access is coming to Whistler; employee housing; why Whistler's season pass costs more than an Epic Pass; and Edge cards.   Why I thought that now was a good time for this interviewFour new major lifts in three years; the cancellation of summer skiing; “materially lower” skier visits at Whistler this past winter, as reported by Vail Resorts – all good topics, all enough to justify a check-in. Oh and the fact that Whistler Blackcomb is the largest ski area in the Western Hemisphere, the crown jewel in Vail's sprawling portfolio, the single most important ski area on the continent.And why is that? What makes this place so special? The answer lies only partly in its bigness. Whistler is vast. Whistler is thrilling. Whistler is everything you hope a ski area will be when you plan your winter vacation. But most important of all is that Whistler is proof.Proof that such a place can exist in North America. U.S. America is stuck in a development cycle that typically goes like this:* Ski area proposes a new expansion/base area development/chairlift/snowmaking upgrade.* A small group of locals picks up the pitchforks because Think of the Raccoons/this will gut the character of our bucolic community of car-dependent sprawl/this will disrupt one very specific thing that is part of my personal routine that heavens me I just can't give up.* Said group files a lawsuit/formal objection/some other bureaucratic obstacle, halting the project.* Resort justifies the project/adapts it to meet locals' concerns/makes additional concessions in the form of land swaps, operational adjustments, infrastructure placement, and the like.* Group insists upon maximalist stance of Do Nothing.* Resort makes additional adjustments.* Group is Still Mad* Cycle repeats for years* Either nothing ever gets done, or the project is built 10 to 15 years after its reveal and at considerable extra expense in the form of studies, legal fees, rising materials and labor costs, and expensive and elaborate modifications to accommodate one very specific thing, like you can't operate the lift from May 1 to April 20 because that would disrupt the seahorse migration between the North and South Poles.In BC, they do things differently. I've covered this extensively, in podcast conversations with the leaders of Sun Peaks, Red Mountain, and Panorama. The civic and bureaucratic structures are designed to promote and encourage targeted, smart development, leading to ever-expanding ski areas, human-scaled and walkable base area infrastructure, and plenty of slopeside or slope-adjacent accommodations.I won't exhaust that narrative again here. I bring it up only to say this: Whistler has done all of these things at a baffling scale. A large, vibrant, car-free pedestrian village where people live and work. A gargantuan lift across an unbridgeable valley. Constant infrastructure upgrades. Reliable mass transit. These things can be done. Whistler is proof.That BC sits directly atop Washington State, where ski areas have to spend 15 years proving that installing a stop sign won't undermine the 17-year cicada hatching cycle, is instructive. Whistler couldn't exist 80 miles south. Maybe the ski area, but never the village. And why not? Such communities, so concentrated, require a small footprint in comparison to the sprawl of a typical development of single-family homes. Whistler's pedestrian base village occupies an area around a half mile long and less than a quarter mile wide. And yet, because it is a walkable, mixed-use space, it cuts down reliance on driving, enlivens the ski area, and energizes the soul. It is proof that human-built spaces, properly conceived, can create something worthwhile in what, 50 years ago, was raw wilderness, even if they replace a small part of the natural world.A note from Whistler on First NationsTrembath and I discuss Whistler's relationship with First Nations extensively, but her team sent me some follow-up information to clarify their role in the mountain's development:Belinda didn't really have time to dive into a very important piece of the First Nations involvement in the operational side of things:* There was significant engagement with First Nations as a part of developing the masterplans.* Their involvement and support were critical to the approval of the masterplans and to ensuring that all parties and their respective communities will benefit from the next 60 years of operation.* This includes the economic prosperity of First Nations – both the Squamish and Líl̓wat Nations will participate in operational success as partners.* To ensure this, the Province of British Columbia, the Resort Municipality of Whistler, Whistler Blackcomb and the Squamish and Líl̓wat Nations are engaged in agreements on how to work together in the future.* These agreements, known as the Umbrella Agreement, run concurrently with the Master Development Agreements and masterplans, providing a road map for our relationship with First Nations over the next 60 years of operations and development. * Key requirements include Revenue Sharing, Real Estate Development, Employment, Contracting & Recreational Opportunities, Marketing and Tourism and Employee Housing. There is an Implementation Committee, which oversees the execution of the agreement. * This is a landmark agreement and the only one of its kind within the mountain resort industry.What we got wrongI mentioned that “I'd never seen anything like” the lift mazes at Whistler, but that's not quite accurate. Vail Resorts deploys similar setups throughout its western portfolio. What I hadn't seen before is such choreographed and consistent navigation of these mazes by the skiers themselves. To watch a 500-person liftline squeeze itself into one loading ramp with no personnel direction or signage, and to watch nearly every chair lift off fully loaded, is to believe, at least for seven to nine minutes, in humanity as a worthwhile ongoing experiment.I said that Edge Cards were available for up to six days of skiing. They're actually available in two-, five-, or 10-day versions. If you're not familiar with Edge cards, it's because they're only available to residents of Canada and Washington State.Whistler officials clarified the mountain's spring skiing dates, which Trembath said started on May 14. The actual dates were April 15 to May 20.Why you should ski Whistler BlackcombYou know that thing you do where you step outside and you can breathe as though you didn't just remove your space helmet on the surface of Mars? You can do that at Whistler too. The village base elevation is 2,214 feet. For comparison's sake: Salt Lake City's airport sits at 4,227 feet; Denver's is at 5,434. It only goes up from there. The first chairlifts sit at 6,800 feet in Park City; 8,100 at Snowbird; 8,120 at Vail; 8,530 at Alta; 8,750 at Brighton; 9,000 at Winter Park; 9,280 at Keystone; 9,600 at Breckenridge; 9,712 at Copper Mountain; and an incredible 10,780 feet at Arapahoe Basin. Taos sits at 9,200 feet. Telluride at 8,750. Adaptation can be brutal when parachuting in from sea level, or some nominal inland elevation above it, as most of us do. At 8,500 feet, I get winded searching my hotel room for a power outlet, let alone skiing, until my body adjusts to the thinner air. That Whistler requires no such reconfiguration of your atomic structure to do things like blink and speak is one of the more underrated features of the place.Another underrated feature: Whistler Blackcomb is a fantastic family mountain. While Whistler is a flip-doodle factory of Stoke Brahs every bit the equal of Snowbird or Jackson Hole, it is not Snowbird or Jackson Hole. Which is to say, the place offers beginner runs that are more than across-the-fall line cat tracks and 300-vertical-foot beginner pods. While it's not promoted like the celebrated Peak-to-Creek route, a green trail (or sequence of them), runs nearly 5,000 uninterrupted vertical feet from Whistler's summit to the base village. In fact, with the exception of Blackcomb's Glacier Express, every one of the ski area's 16 chairlifts (even the fearsome Peak Express), and five gondolas offers a beginner route that you can ski all the way back to the base. Yes, some of them shuffle into narrow cat tracks for stretches, but mostly these are wide, approachable trails, endless and effortless, built, it seems, for ski-family safaris of the confidence-building sort.Those are maybe the things you're not thinking of. The skiing:Most skiers start with one of the three out-of-base village gondolas, but the new Fitz eight-seater rarely has a line. Start there:That's mostly a transit lift. At the top, head up the Garbanzo quad, where you can start to understand the scale of the thing:You're still not quite to the goods. But to get a sense of the mountain, ski down to Big Red:This will take you to Whistler's main upper-mountain portal, Roundhouse. From Whistler, you can see Blackcomb strafing the sky:From Roundhouse, it's a short ski down to the Peak Express:Depending upon your route down, you may end up back at Big Red. Ride back up to Roundhouse, then meander from Emerald to Harmony to Symphony lifts. For a moment on the way down Symphony, it feels like Euroski:Just about everyone sticks to the narrow groomers:But there are plenty of bumps and trees and wide-open bowls:Nice as this terrain is, the Peak 2 Peak Gondola summons you from all over the mountain:Whoosh. To Blackcomb in an instant, crossing the valley, 1,427 feet to the bottom, and out at Blackcomb's upper-mountain base, Rendezvous. Down to Glacier Express, and up a rolling fantasyland of infinite freeride terrain:And at the top it's like damn.From here, you can transfer to the Showcase T-bar if it's open. If not, climb Spanky's Ladder, and, Kaboom out on the other side:Ride Crystal Ridge or Excelerator back up, and run a lap through bowls and glades:Then ski back down to the village, ride Jersey Cream back to Rendezvous to connect to the spectacular 7th Heaven lift, or ride the gondy back over to Whistler to repeat the whole cycle. And that's just a sampling. I'm no Whistler expert - just go have fun and get lost in the whole thing.Podcast NotesOn the Lost Lifts of Park CityIt's slightly weird and enormously hilarious that the Fitzsimmons eight-seater that Whistler installed last summer and the Jersey Cream sixer that Blackcomb will drop on the mountain this year were originally intended for Park City. As I wrote in 2022:Last September, Vail Resorts announced what was likely the largest set of single-season lift upgrades in the history of the world: $315-plus million on 19 lifts (later increased to 21 lifts) across 14 ski areas. Two of those lifts would land in Park City: a D-line eight-pack would replace the Silverlode six, and a six-pack would replace the Eagle and Eaglet triples. Two more lifts in a town with 62 of them (Park City sits right next door to Deer Valley). Surely this would be another routine project for the world's largest ski area operator.It wasn't. In June, four local residents – Clive Bush, Angela Moschetta, Deborah Rentfrow, and Mark Stemler – successfully appealed the Park City Planning Commission's previous approval of the lift projects.“The upgrades were appealed on the basis that the proposed eight-place and six-place chairs were not consistent with the 1998 development agreement that governs the resort,” SAM wrote at the time. “The planning commission also cited the need for a more thorough review of the resort's comfortable carrying capacity calculations and parking mitigation plan, finding PCM's proposed paid parking plan at the Mountain Village insufficient.”So instead of rising on the mountain, the lifts spent the summer, in pieces, in the parking lot. Vail admitted defeat, at least temporarily. “We are considering our options and next steps based on today's disappointing decision—but one thing is clear—we will not be able to move forward with these two lift upgrades for the 22-23 winter season,” Park City Mountain Resort Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Deirdra Walsh said in response to the decision.One of the options Vail apparently considered was trucking the lifts to friendlier locales. Last Wednesday, as part of its year-end earnings release, Vail announced that the two lifts would be moved to Whistler and installed in time for the 2023-24 ski season. The eight-pack will replace the 1,129-vertical-foot Fitzsimmons high-speed quad on Whistler, giving the mountain 18 seats (!) out of the village (the lift runs alongside the 10-passenger Whistler Village Gondola). The six-pack will replace the Jersey Cream high-speed quad on Blackcomb, a midmountain lift with a 1,230-foot vertical rise.The whole episode is still one of the dumber things I'm aware of. There are like 80 lifts in Park City and two more (replacements, not all-new lines), apparently would have knocked the planet off its axis and sent us caterwauling into the sun. It's enough to make you un-see all the human goodness in Whistler's magical lift queues. More here.On Fitzsimmons 8's complex lineAmong the challenges of re-engineering the Fitzsimmons 8 for Whistler was the fact that the lift had to pass under the Whistler Village Gondola:Trembath and I talk a little about Fitz's download capability. Team Whistler sent over some additional information following our chat, indicating that the winter download capacity is four riders per chair (part of the original lift design, when it was meant for Park City). Summer download, for bike park operations, is limited to one passenger (a lower capacity than the original design).On Whistler's bike parkI'm not Bike Park Bro, though I could probably be talked into it fairly easily if I didn't already spend half the year wandering around the country in search of novel snowsportskiing operations. I do, however, ride my bike around NYC just about every day from May through October-ish, which in many ways resembles the giant jungle gyms that are downhill mountain bike parks, just with fewer jumps and a higher probability of decapitation by box truck.Anyway Whistler supposedly has the best bike park this side of Neptune, and we talk about it a bit, and so I'll include the trailmap even though I'd have a better chance of translating ancient Aramaic runes etched into a cave wall than I would of explaining exactly what's happening here:On Jersey Cream “not looking like much” on the trailmapBecause Whistler's online trailmap is shrunken to fit the same rectangular container that every ski map fills in the Webosphere, it fails to convey the scale of the operation (the paper version, which you can acquire if you slip a bag of gold bars and a map to the Lost City of Atlantis to a clerk at the guest services desk, is aptly called a “mountain atlas” and better captures the breadth of the place). The Jersey Cream lift and pod, for example, presents on the trailmap as an inconsequential connector lift between the Glacier Express and Rendezous station, where three other lifts convene. But this is a 1,230-vertical-foot, 4,647-foot-long machine that could, were you to hack it from the earth and transport it into the wilderness, be a fairly substantial ski area on its own. For context, 1,200 vertical feet is roughly the rise of Eldora or Monarch, or, for Easterners, Cranmore or Black Mountain.On the Whistler and Blackcomb masterplansUnlike the U.S. American Forest Service, which often fails to post ski area master development plans on their useless 1990s vintage websites, the British Columbia authorities have neatly organized all of their province's masterplans on one webpage. Whistler and Blackcomb mountains each file separate plans, last updated in 2013. That predates Vail Resorts' acquisition by three years, and Trembath and I discuss how closely (or not), these plans align with the company's current thinking around the resort.Whistler Mountain:Blackcomb Mountain:On Vail's Australian ski areasTrembath, at different points, oversaw all three of Vail Resorts' Australian ski areas. Though much of that tenure predated Vail's acquisitions (of Hotham and Falls Creek in 2019), she ran Perisher (purchased in 2015), for a year before leaping to the captain's chair at Whistler. Trembath provides a terrific breakdown of each of the three ski areas, and they look like a lot of fun:Perisher:Falls Creek:Hotham:On Sugar Bowl ParallelsTrembath's story follows a similar trajectory to that of Bridget Legnavsky, whose decades-long career in New Zealand included running a pair of that country's largest ski resorts. She then moved to North America to run a large ski area – in her case, Sugar Bowl near Lake Tahoe's North Shore. She appeared on the podcast in March.On Merlin EntertainmentI was unfamiliar with Merlin Entertainment, the former owner of Falls Creek and Hotham. The company is enormous, and owns Legoland Parks, Madame Tussauds, and dozens of other familiar brands.On Whistler and Blackcomb as formerly separate ski areasLike Park City (formerly Park City and Canyons) and Palisades Tahoe (formerly Alpine Meadows and Squaw Valley), Whistler and Blackcomb were once separate ski areas. Here's the stoke version of the mountains' joint history (“You were either a Whistler skier, or you were a Blackcomb skier”):On First Nations' language on lifts and the Gondola Gallery projectAs Whistler builds new lifts, the resort tags the lift terminals with names in English and First Nations languages. From Pique Magazine at the opening of the Fitzsimmons eight-pack last December:Whistler Mountain has a brand-new chairlift ready to ferry keen skiers and snowboarders up to mid-mountain, with the rebuilt Fitzsimmons Express opening to guests early on Dec. 12. …“Importantly, this project could not have happened without the guidance and counsel of the First Nations partners,” said Trembath.“It's so important to us that their culture continues to be represented across these mountains in everything we do.”In keeping with those sentiments, the new Fitzsimmons Express is emblazoned with First Nations names alongside its English name: In the Squamish language, it is known as Sk_wexwnách, for Valley Creek, and in the Lil'wat language, it is known as Tsíqten, which means Fish Spear.New chairlifts are given First Nations names at Whistler Blackcomb as they are installed and opened.Here's Fitzsimmons:And Big Red, a sixer installed two years ago:Whistler also commissioned First Nations artists to wrap two cabins on the Peak 2 Peak Gondola. From Daily Hive:The Peak 2 Peak gondola, which connects Whistler and Blackcomb mountains, is showing off artwork created by First Nations artists, which can be seen by mountain-goers at BC's premiere ski resort.Vail Resorts commissioned local Indigenous artists to redesign two gondola cabins. Levi Nelson of Lil'wat Nation put his stamp on one with “Red,” while Chief Janice George and Buddy Joseph of Squamish Nation have created “Wings of Thunder.” …“Red is a sacred colour within Indigenous culture, representing the lifeblood of the people and our connection to the Earth,” said Nelson, an artist who excels at contemporary Indigenous art. “These shapes come from and are inspired by my ancestors. To be inside the gondola, looking out through an ovoid or through the Ancestral Eye, maybe you can imagine what it's like to experience my territory and see home through my eyes.”“It's more than just the techniques of weaving. It's about ways of being and seeing the world. Passing on information that's meaningful. We've done weavings on murals, buildings, reviving something that was put away all those decades ago now,” said Chief Janice George and Buddy Joseph.“The significance of the Thunderbird being on the gondola is that it brings the energy back on the mountain and watching over all of us.”A pic:On Native American issues in the U.S.I referenced conflicts between U.S. ski resorts and Native Americans, without providing specifics. The Forest Service cited objections from Native American communities, among other factors, in recommending a “no action” alternative to Lutsen Mountains' planned expansion last year. The Washoe tribe has attempted to “reclaim” land that Diamond Peak operates on. The most prominent dispute, however, has been a decades-long standoff between Arizona Snowbowl and indigenous tribes. Per The Guardian in 2022:The Arizona Snowbowl resort, which occupies 777 acres (314 hectares) on the mountain's slope, has attracted skiers during the winter and spring for nearly a century. But its popularity has boomed in recent years thanks to growing populations in Phoenix, a three hour's drive away, and neighbouring Flagstaff. During peak ski season, the resort draws upwards of 3,000 visitors a day.More than a dozen Indigenous nations who hold the mountain sacred have fought Snowbowl's existence since the 1930s. These include the Pueblo of Acoma, Fort McDowell Yavapai; Havasupai; Hopi; Hualapai; Navajo; San Carlos Apache; San Juan Southern Paiute; Tonto Apache; White Mountain Apache; Yavapai Apache, Yavapai Prescott, and Pueblo of Zuni. They say the resort's presence has disrupted the environment and their spiritual connection to the mountain, and that its use of treated sewage effluent to make snow is akin to baptizing a baby with wastewater.Now, a proposed $60m expansion of Snowbowl's facilities has brought simmering tensions to a boil.The US Forest Service, the agency that manages the national forest land on which Snowbowl is built, is weighing a 15-year expansion proposal that would bulk up operations, increase visitation and add new summer recreational facilities such as mountain biking trails, a zip line and outdoor concerts. A coalition of tribes, meanwhile, is resisting in unprecedented ways.The battle is emblematic of a vast cultural divide in the American west over public lands and how they should be managed. On one side are mostly financially well-off white people who recreate in national forests and parks; on the other are Indigenous Americans dispossessed from those lands who are struggling to protect their sacred sites.“Nuva'tukya'ovi is our Mount Sinai. Why can't the forest service understand that?,” asks Preston.On the tight load at the 7th Heaven liftYikes:Honestly it's pretty organized and the wait isn't that long, but this is very popular terrain and the trails could handle a higher-capacity lift (nearly everyone skis the Green Line trail or one of the blue groomers off this lift, leaving hundreds of acres of off-piste untouched; it's pretty glorious).On Wizard and Solar CoasterEvery local I spoke with in Whistler grumped about the Blackcomb Gondola, which replaced the Wizard and Solar Coaster high-speed quads in 2018. While the 10-passenger gondy substantively follows the same lines, it fails to provide the same mid-mountain fast-lap firepower that Solar Coaster once delivered. Both because removing your skis after each lap is a drag, and because many skiers ride the gondola up to Rendezvous, leaving fewer free mid-mountain seats than the empty quad chairs once provided. Here's a before-and-after:On Whistler's season passWhistler's season pass, which is good at Whistler Blackcomb and only Whistler Blackcomb, strangely costs more ($1,047 U.S.) than a full Epic Pass ($1,004 U.S.), which also provides unlimited access to Whistler and Vail's other 41 ski areas. It's weird. Trembath explains.The Storm explores the world of lift-served skiing year-round. Join us.The Storm publishes year-round, and guarantees 100 articles per year. This is article 42/100 in 2024, and number 542 since launching on Oct. 13, 2019. Get full access to The Storm Skiing Journal and Podcast at www.stormskiing.com/subscribe

In this special episode of the Whistler Podcast, Mayor Jack Crompton speaks with Wilson Williams, an elected Councillor in his third term and spokesperson for the Squamish Nation. This episode was recorded live at the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Lil̓wat7úl Cultural Center (SLCC) on July 1, 2023. There are some audio gaps in the recording. Listeners are encouraged to stick with this important episode. It discusses the recent history of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh and how we are uniting to meaningfully include Indigenous peoples through dialogue, education, and action. Listeners are invited to learn how we can "paddle forward together."

* The 2011 murder conviction and life sentence of Jamaican Dancehall star Vybz Kartel was overturned * Jacksonville Jaguars employee Amit Patel busted for stealing over $22M from the team * The pending TikTok ban * Billions if cicadas are set to invade the US this spring in a rare double brood appearance which last occurred over 200 years ago * The Squamish Nation's largest indigenous led economic project in Canadian history faces opposition * Zionism * Aaron Rogers and Sandy Hook * Who still uses a checkbook and why? * Bryn Spejcher stabbed her boyfriend 108 times and blamed marijuana. Did a jury agree? * Mr Beast and Amazon announce new worldwide game show * California deputies fatally shot autistic 15 year old Ryan Gainer* Explore the show's: Website - www.theAIBshow.com Instagram - www.instagram.com/theaibshow Facebook - www.facebook.com/theaibshow YouTube - www.youtube.com/channel/UCsLfGQJf8T7mBXzKCEfZsgQ

Fred is a proud member of the Huron-Wendat Nation and Co-Founder, Managing Partner and Chief Executive Officer of Longhouse Capital Partners. Prior to co-founding Longhouse, Fred served as Executive Vice President for Nch'Kay Development Corporation, the economic development arm of the Squamish Nation ($1.4 billion Sen̓áḵw Development). Fred is an experienced executive with a proven track record at AT&T, TELUS and INVIDI Technologies ($300M exit) with extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions (over $100 billion of deals), corporate development and marketing. In this episode, Fred discusses how his indigenous roots have shaped his view of capitalism, the opportunity to invest alongside indigenous communities and much more.Click here for the episode web page.For more insights straight to your inbox subscribe to the Future in Sight newsletter, and follow us on LinkedIn and Instagram.Brought to you by Re:Co, a market intelligence company helping clients achieve resilient competitive advantage in the long term.Produced by Chris AttawayArtwork by Harriet RichardsonMusic by Cody Martin

This episode explores the importance of including First Nations and Indigenous communities in urban development conversations. Khelsilem, the chairperson of the Squamish Nation Council, shares their insights on land use planning, housing development, including the Sen̓áḵw development, and partnerships with First Nations. The episode explores the unique considerations in First Nations-led initiatives and the need for better involvement in planning. Also touching on the concept of livability and building community.Links mentioned in the episode:“Golden Gates”, Conor Dougherty   Show Credits:Host: Helen LuiProducer: Aaron JohnsonCover Art By: the Sneaky Artist (https://sneakyart.substack.com/)Covert Art Titles: SpencerWebsite: UrbanismVancouver.comIf you want to support the podcast, you can "Buy Us A Coffee"https://www.buymeacoffee.com/urbanismvancouver

This week: another MINI INDIGENA featuring Kim TallBear (professor in the Faculty of Native Studies at the University of Alberta) and Candis Callison (Associate Professor in the Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies and the Graduate School of Journalism at UBC), who joined host/producer Rick Harp Wednesday, October 18 to discuss: where things go from here after a majority of Australians voted to reject the constitutional institution of an Indigenous advisory board known as The Voice the B.C. Supreme Court rejects a resident association's legal challenge against a massive Vancouver housing development project led by the Squamish Nation a new StatsCan report finds those accused of killing Indigenous women and girls are less likely to be charged with first-degree murder than cases involving non-Indigenous victims Twitter's in the shi**er, and its name change is the least of its problems: has it taken #NativeTwitter down with it? CREDITS: 'All Your Faustian Bargains' and 'Love Is Chemical' by Steve Combs (CC BY 4.0); 'Racecar Drums' by Daedelus (CC BY); 'Dobro Mashup' by Jason Shaw (CC BY); 'Fater Lee' by Black Ant (CC BY).

On this episode of The Construction Record Podcast™, digital media editor Warren Frey speaks with Dr. Guido Wimmers, the new dean of the British Columbia Institute of Technology's School of Construction and the Environment. Wimmers talks about his initial impressions as he takes on his new role and his previous work both at the University of Northern British Columbia and in Europe, as well as his focus on wood design and sustainability. He also speaks to the partnership between trades training institutions and the wider construction industry and the potential of the school's Trades and Technology Complex, the largest project in BCIT's history. Daily Commercial News and Journal of Commerce editor Lindsey Cole also joins the pod with a series of headlines from across the country, including a story from DCN staff writer Don Wall about the Downsview community development in Toronto, a massive 30-year project that will when completed provide homes for 80,000 to 110,000 new residents and 47,000 workers. She also highlighted a recent talk at the Canadian Institute of Steel's Construction's conference in Toronto about prompt payment from Soloway Wright LLP partner Dan Leduc where he said that while there's a “scissor lift” for prompt payment, industry is still sticking to old habits or as he said is “still using a wooden ladder.” Lindsey also highlighted our Demolition feature, including an article from John Bleasby about the circumstances in which decommission, deconstruction and demolition should be implemented. From the west, she highlighted a story about a B.C. court rejecting a legal challenge by a resident's association to the large-scale housing development planned by the Squamish Nation at the foot of the Burrard Bridge in Vancouver. She also provided an update on the latest developments, with the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant Program, as Metro Vancouver appointed a task force to review available options towards completing the troubled project. You can listen to The Construction Record on the Daily Commercial News and Journal of Commerce websites as well as on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music's podcast section. Our previous interview with Soloway Wright LLP partner Dan Leduc about prompt payment in Ontario and elsewhere in Canada is here. Thanks for listening. DCN-JOC News Services Downsview project will serve as transportation, building lab There's a scissor lift for prompt payment but industry still using a wooden ladder: Leduc Decommission, deconstruction, then demolition, in that order B.C. court rejects challenge to huge Squamish Nation housing project in Vancouver Metro Vancouver to form North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant task force

We've got a special one for you today, folks. About a year ago, Duff started hounding his old friend, filmmaker and documentarian Andy Keen to sit for an interview for How to Tickle Yourself.  Andy is currently at work on a timely documentary series of monumental importance. It's called Back to the Fire: In Search of Lost Values That Could Change Our World, and he's making it with our other guest today, Chief Gibby Jacob, the leader of Canada's Squamish Nation for over 30 years.  We want to let these two describe what they're working on themselves, but suffice it to say that their mission is something we share here at How to Tickle Yourself: They are trying to help us get back to first principles, to those few things that matter more than all the other things.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Khelsilem, Squamish Nation Council Chair discusses the protocol agreement between the Squamish Nation and Vancouver Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hwy 99 Overpass chaos  Gagan Singh, spokesperson for the United Truckers Association discusses the issue of semi-trucks hitting overpasses in the lower mainland Port workers are back on strike Keith Baldrey, Global BC Legislative reporter discusses the latest with the port workers strike Vancouver's first-ever Music Task Force  Saadi D'hoore, representative from the City of Vancouver's Music Task Force discusses Vancouver's first-ever Music Task Force The protocol agreement between the Squamish Nation and Vancouver Khelsilem, Squamish Nation Council Chair discusses the protocol agreement between the Squamish Nation and Vancouver Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today is Indigenous People's Day in Canada, a day for recognizing and celebrating the culture and contributions of indigenous people here in our country. Guest:  Brad Baker, Member of the Squamish Nation, and Associate Superintendent of Indigenous Education for British Columbia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seg 1: ​​How have Indigenous languages shaped humanity? Guest: Andrea Valentino, Freelance Journalist on Culture and Politics Seg 2: When does tourism go too far? We dive into the alluring world of extreme tourism. Guest: Scott Shantz, Contributor for Mornings with Simi Seg 3: What started North America's opioid crisis, and why is it still going on? Guest: Rob Poole, Professor of Social Psychiatry at Bangor University's School of Medical and Health Sciences Seg 4: Today is Indigenous People's Day in Canada, a day for recognizing and celebrating the culture and contributions of indigenous people here in our country. Guest: Brad Baker, Member of the Squamish Nation, and Associate Superintendent of Indigenous Education for British Columbia Seg 5: A renowned Canadian scientist and veteran explorer who was part of the first expedition to locate the Titanic wreck in 1985, expressed concerns about the Titan situation. Guest: Dr. Joe MacInnis, Physician-Scientist and Member of the First Expedition to Locate the Wreck of the Titanic Seg 6: Should we focus on improving the RCMP or invoke a new era of policing?  Guest: Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, President of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to MuseNews, the BCMA's monthly museum sector news podcast. Each month we recap some of the latest news, happenings, and announcements from museums, galleries, and heritage organizations across BC and beyond. Join Ryan and Leia as we explore the latest MuseNews!   Featured News for May 2023: Prince George art gallery names new executive director ‘Overdue': B.C. First Nations welcome Pope's hint that Vatican will return Indigenous artifacts BC government provides $20 million to repair Science World's leaky dome Sacred Journey makes a splash as it lands at Victoria's Royal B.C. Museum Chilliwack Museum saw exhibition admissions more than double to 5,086 in 2022 Indigenous artifact to return to Squamish Nation following Prince Edward visit Rare blankets made from fur of extinct woolly dog on display at North Vancouver museum More News We Couldn't Fit In!  Britannia Mine Museum Marks 100 Years of BC's Mill No.3 Victoria Dinosaur Museum if a Hands on Experience New Exhibit at Port Moody Station Museum Reflects on South Asian Immigration New Exhibit explores Legacy of Haida Artist Bill Reid alongside contemporary Indigenous Art  Museum of Surrey's Spring Exhibits

Guest: Wilson Williams, Squamish Nation Elected Councilor & Spokesperson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As many questions as I can ask inspiring and hilarious Integral Master Coach, Speaker, Writer and Entrepreneur Chela Davison (Sexual 7) in 19 minutes. What was the last fight you had with your husband about?What are you most excited about in life right now?What's the biggest challenge you currently face?What's an important habit for you?And your biggest vice?How would you describe your home in three words?When is the best time to ask you for a favour?And the worst time?What is the Sevenist thing about you?And the least?If you weren't your type, clearly the best, which type would you be and why?Most used app?Most used word?Do you see yourself going back on social media?What is a book or author you recommend to all creatives?A book or author you recommend to all coaches?What does writing mean to you?If you were to pen a memoir, what would the title be?If you were to write a self-help book, what would the title be?How old were you when you completed the Landmark Forum?What would you say that it developed in you?Would you do it now?How many silent meditation retreats have you done? How does self-care look to you? If you weren't an entrepreneur and master coach, what would you be?If you were to write yourself a Dear Chela, what would the subject be?What is your greatest asset?And weakness?Who do you wish understood the value of self-development?What age were you when you started your first business?What was that business?How did it end?What is your primary spiritual path or practice?How do you quieten your mind?What was the last thing you sought to develop in yourself?What's a quality you value in others?What's a quality you value in yourself?Last time you fell in love?Last time you cried? Tell me one key lesson from the previous 12 months.What is something that the pandemic highlighted for you?Describe last year in three words?What would you love to be able to say about this year at the end of it?Who would you love to interview for your podcast, What is Leadership?What is leadership?!What's easy for you that used to be challenging?What's challenging for you that used to be easy or fun?Something you do now that you don't want to be doing in ten years?Most coached Enneagram type.Most coached instinct type?Funnest way to spend an empty weekend?What is something that you prefer doing alone?Who has inspired you lately?Any pet peeves?How do you say no to people you like?Biggest accomplishment so far?If you were not living on the Unceded Territory of the Squamish Nation, where would you be living?What's your favourite holiday?Somewhere you haven't been that you've always wanted to go?Something you always travel with?One piece of advice for skiing in a wedding dress?Favourite workout?What do you listen to when you work out?Most eaten snack?Most used metaphor in your coaching programmes?The standard approach to resistance? What is your most given practice? What is one thing that running LEAD has taught you? Something that has surprised you about parenting?Something that has surprised you about marriage?Truthfully, what are your thoughts on my questions?How will you reflect on this interview, if at all?***Music by MondayHopes from PixabayFind Chela's shiz:Chela's Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@cheladavison7822Her website where you can learn more about her coaching programme, LEAD and her podcast, What is Leadership?: https://cheladavison.com/

Recently, I had the privilege to engage in a fascinating conversation with Khelsilem, Chair person for Nexwsxwníw̓ntm ta Úxwumixw, of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Council of the Squamish Nation.) The conversation was inspired by a series of tweets by Khelsilem, and centers on Indigenous governance. We talk about the perception and evolution of Indigenous governance, as well as important questions surrounding present-day legitimacy and authority in decision-making – particularly regarding jurisdiction and land use decision-making. Khelsilem addresses the profound disruption and tangling of Indigenous governance structure, jurisdiction, legitimacy, and authority driven by dehumanizing colonial policies. Drawing on specific examples, we also discuss the variable progress across BC Nations to untangle the consequences of these disruptions and how this has, and continues to affect, relationships with governments, industry, environmental organizations, and activists. Emphasis is placed on how misguided narratives have shaped these processes and beliefs. HÍSW̱KE Khelsilem, for an insightful and rich conversation.

Khelsilem is a Sḵwx̱wú7mesh-Kwakwa̱ka'wa̱kw community leader and political commentator. A prominent Indigenous leader who has repeatedly been listed on Vancouver Magazine's Power 50 list, Khelsilem also helped set up Simon Fraser University's Squamish Language Proficiency Certificate Program.

This week Vancouver City Council considered the final report of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Task Force. The report was developed in a partnership with Musqueam Indian Band, Squamish Nation, and Tsleil-Waututh Nation and the City of Vancouver. The task force states that the calls to action are the first of their kind in Canada and will lead to Vancouver becoming both a national and world leader in implementing a clear strategy towards UNDRIP and reconciliation with nations whose lands and waters the city occupies. We speak with task force co-chair Christine Boyle.force co-chair Christine Boyle.Read the report: https://council.vancouver.ca/20221025/documents/p1.pdf

Raised in Squamish, Entrepreneur, Spokesperson and former Squamish Nation Councillor, Deanna Lewis sits down with the Sea to Sky Podcast to discuss her Bid for Mayor in the 2022 Squamish Municipal Election. We touch on all the pressing issues and why she feels she is the right person for the right reasons. A former Squamish Nation Councillor, Deanna Lewis, feels she can help foster relations in Council Chambers and with local groups including the Squamish Nation. Her background in teaching and experience in governance during her (4) Year term with the Squamish Nation provides her a solid foundation she feels will allow council to make advances at the outset. deannalewisformayor.ca

Orene Askew, DJ, public speaker and member of the Squamish Nation discusses how she celebrates her heritage through music.

Donating your pay from Truth & Reconciliation Day  Josh Hensman, founder of One Day's Pay describes the importance of putting you stat holiday pay towards continuing the efforts of truth and reconciliation. Operation Welcome Home - housing Ukrainian refugees Jennifer Podmore Russell, Vice President of the Rennie Group discusses a new initiative to help find housing for Ukrainian refugees arriving in Vancouver The permanent raising of the Semiahmoo First Nation flag at White Rock's city hall White Rock mayor Darryl Walker discusses why the city has decided to make the Semiahmoo First Nation flag a permanent fixture at city hall. The importance of Indigenous representation We continue our coverage of The National Day of Truth and Reconciliation with a story about representation.  Our show contributor Jawn Jang introduces us to Jenn Harper and how a dream inspired her to become a business leader and icon for Indigenous youth. How much higher will gas prices go? Dan McTeague, President of Canadians for Affordable Energy tells us when lower mainland drivers can expect some relief at the pump Who is DJ O Show? The inspiring Afro-Indigenous DJ who celebrates the beauty of diversity through music Orene Askew, DJ, public speaker and member of the Squamish Nation discusses how she celebrates her heritage through music. The ‘Stanley Park For All' rally Bonnie Mackenzie, spokesperson for Stanley Park For All discusses why she wants to see Stanley Park return to its pre-pandemic self.

At the age of only one, Inez Cook, born in Bella Coola and a member of the Nuxálk Nation, was taken from her family and community. Now, as an adult, Inez is determined to reconnect with her community and her heritage. Known for her strength, resolve and commitment to community, Inez is an Indigenous leader, author, and owner of award-winning Salmon n' Bannock, Vancouver's only Indigenous restaurant. In this episode — recorded on the unceded traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam Indian Band), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish Nation), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh Nation) — Selena Woo, Host of the Women's LEAD segment, speaks with Inez about her experience of finding her long-lost family, rediscovering her heritage, and rebuilding her identity as she integrates both the culture she was raised with and the culture she was born into.

Complications of the latest vaccine rollouts Keith Baldrey, Global BC Legislative Bureau Chief discusses the latest vaccine rollout announcement from Health Minister Adrian Dix and BC's top doctor, Dr. Bonnie Henry, for those who have already had at least one dose. Sen̓áḵw: Squamish Nation's Vancouver development Khelsilem, Squamish Nation Council Chair discusses the Squamish Nation's most recent Vancouver housing development, just outside of downtown Vancouver near the Burrard Street Bridge. OneCity Vancouver ends the Vancouver apartment ban, allowing new developments of up to six floors everywhere Matthew Norris, president of the Urban Native Youth Association and OneCity Vancouver candidate for city council discusses OneCity's plan to allow new developments on almost any location throughout the city. Lobo: The ass who could be the next mayor of Grand Forks BC  Lorraine O' Connor, Lobo's owner, and Lobo The Donkey discusses Lobo's campaign to become the next mayor of Grand Forks, British Columbia  Introducing the SFU Red Leafs - Simon Fraser University's new name for their varsity athletic teams Theresa Hanson, Senior Director of Athletics and Recreation describes why SFU made the name change from 'Clansmen' to 'Red Leafs'

Khelsilem, Squamish Nation Council Chair discusses the Squamish Nation's most recent Vancouver housing development, just outside of downtown Vancouver near the Burrard Street Bridge.

Banyen Books & Sound converses with Robert Yelton of the Squamish Nation and Yogacharini Maitreyi who comes from the tantric-yoga culture of South India on Art, Earth, Spirit: Nature & Spirituality in Indigenous & Yogic Culture. Yogacharini Maitreyi is an international master teacher, practical mystic and founder of Arkaya Awareness Centre and Arkaya Foundation. For the last 25 years she has been dedicated to sharing and teaching expansive life principles. She was born and raised in India where she was immersed in the yogic life for over four decades, through her grandfather and gurus. She studied in the Shivananda and then the Ananda ashram for many years. Through her guidance, you will experience lightness, restfulness and a deeper connection to self. She shares from her life experience and asks people to do the same - to start where they are. Since 1997 in India, Maitreyi has been given titles: Yoga Chemmal (expert), Yoga Shiromani (gem), and Yoga Acharini (guide). In 2007 she was one of the youngest to be invited to the Advisory Board of the World Yoga Council, in Europe. She has shared the deeper dimensions of yoga, self management and sattvic tantra worldwide. This includes seeing and shifting within ourselves, deep rooted conditioning that is divisive, exploitative, colonial or disrespectful. A compassionate holistic coach, her sessions include online energy assessments to guide one into one's own innate balance. Arkaya Coaching & Healing: https://www.arkaya.net/coaching-healingMaitreyi trains teachers in a two-year 500-hour online self-awareness program, mentoring them in the Culture of Yoga: https://www.arkaya.net/teacher-training Robert Yelton is a Squamish Nation carver and elder statesman. He carved the first and only Squamish Nation totem in Stanley Park which is on the traditional Squamish territory. He learned to mix paints for his grandmother when he was eight years old and carve when he was eleven years old. Through the many years of trials and tribulations and feeling like an outsider in his own land, it was his carving that became a tool for his spiritual awakening and ongoing connection. He is also a retired drug and alcohol counsellor and one of the founding members of NNADAP. He has supported many youth in moving through their trauma by showing them the way of integrity, kindness, and love. He has also given them a reality check by taking them to prisons to see where they could end up if they don't course correct at an early age. He is regularly called in as a guest speaker at various organizations, like UBC, to give talks on Indigenous culture, carving, and spirituality. He also speaks about the commonalities and the differences in culture and tradition between the variety of Indigenous nations throughout Turtle Island (North America). On Robert's totem in Stanley Park, his mother is represented at the base of the totem. The most important person is usually represented at the base of the totem.

Ch1: Tim Hortons and Imperial Oil have joined a growing list of corporations to pull sponsorship dollars from Hockey Canada. Guest: Susan Krashinsky Robertson, Retailing Reporter for the Globe and Mail.  Ch2: As B.C. puts forward the first Indigenous-led Olympic bid for the 2030 Games, participants hope Canada's desire to make real and visible moves for reconciliation will motivate all levels of government to financially support the bid. Guest: Frances Bula, Urban Affairs Contributor, Globe and Mail. Ch3: Air Canada will make “meaningful reductions” to its flight schedule in July and August to handle ongoing flight delays and airport congestion. Guest: Natalie Preddie, Travel and lifestyle expert. Ch4: How do indigenous people want Canada day to resume after the discovery of unmarked graves and the healing that needs to happen in Canada? Guest: CKNW show contributor Raji Sohal interviewed Wilson Williams, elected Councilor with the Squamish Nation. Ch5: A settlement has been reached with the Canadian arm of opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma in the British Columbia-led legal action linked to the overdose crisis. Guest: David Eby, Attorney General and Housing Minister Ch6: One year after the devastating wildfire that destroyed the village of Lytton, the Insurance Bureau of Canada says the village could thrive again soon. Guest: Rob de Pruis, Insurance Bureau of Canada's national director of consumer and industry relations, Lead coordination of Lytton's recovery insurance.

Sierra Tasi Baker of the Squamish Nation speaks to us on why she chose a vegan lifestyle, how this fits with her traditional Coast Salish values, and how animal activists can advocate for animals in a way that's respectful toward Indigenous people. Read more →

A concept plan has been unveiled for an indigenous-led bid to host the 2030 Olympics and Paralympics in B.C. We talk about the plan with Robert VanWynsberghe, the lead researcher of the 2010 Olympic Games Impact study, and Squamish Nation councilor Wilson Williams; and in our 2nd half, we discuss what to do if you come face to face with a bear.

We usually ask folks to support our show on Patreon. Today, we wanted to suggest places to support crucial abortion services. https://www.plannedparenthood.org/ (Planned Parenthood ) https://shoutyourabortion.com/ (Shout Your Abortion) https://prochoice.org/ (National Abortion Federation ) **NOTE: During this episode, we refer to Rachel Jeantel by her last name only. We wanted to clarify and use her full name here. Rachel Jeantel was a primary prosecution witness at Trayvon Martin's murder trial. Court officials claimed she was "hard to understand" and ultimately her testimony was dismissed as not credible.** A couple months ago, Jeannie asked the BTSW Facebook group whether anyone had ever gotten criticized for how they speak or sound while at work. The response was overwhelming. So many listeners had stories about getting their voice or speech policed on the job. Megan Figueroa and Carrie Gillon know about voice policing better than most - and the many ways it causes more harm than good. They're the cohosts of the excellent podcast https://vocalfriespod.com/ (The Vocal Fries), the podcast about linguistic discrimination. Plus, Carrie is a former professor of linguistics and the Language Planner and Researcher for the Squamish Nation, and Megan recently finished her PhD at the University of Arizona, where she's a Project Manager at a language development lab. Carrie and Megan go deep on the ways linguistic discrimination can harm women on the job and elsewhere, and why all of us who have taken joy in correcting someone for using the wrong "your" or "their" on Twitter maybe need to check ourselves.

This week on Unreserved, how First Nations are taking land back and taking charge of their future through urban reserves. Naawi-Oodena means “centre of the heart and community” in the Anishinaabe language. It's the name given to what will be Canada's newest urban reserve. The site is in southwest Winnipeg and is about 65 hectares... or 80 Canadian football fields. Chief Dennis Meeches has been part of efforts to reclaim this land for Treaty One from day one. Ginger Gosnell-Myers says urban reserves are a win-win for First Nations and municipalities. Gosnell-Myers is a fellow at Simon Fraser University who studies urban Indigenous planning, policy, and decolonization. She gives us the 101 about urban reserves, including details about the one planned by the Squamish Nation in Vancouver. Muskeg Lake Cree Nation is where it all began in 1988. Leaders of the Saskatchewan reserve set out – and succeeded – in creating the first commercial urban reserve in Canada. Barrett Greyeyes and former chief Harry Lafond say it has improved the prospects of their nation and was their home all along.

In this episode of The Whistler Podcast, Mayor Jack Crompton talks with Cheximiya Allison Burns Joseph, the Manager of the Indigenous Youth Ambassadors Program (IYA) at the Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre. Cheximiya Allison Burns Joseph talks about the IYA Program, and the linguistic histories of the Squamish Nation and Lil'wat Nation. She also shares about her weaving under the mentorship of Chepximiya Siyam' Chief Janice George and performing in the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Opening Ceremony. Transcript available on request. 

A group of First Nations in British Columbia have come together to put in a bid for the 2030 Olympics. We talk to Squamish Nation councillor Wilson Williams and Musqueam Chief Wayne Sparrow, who are part of the bid; and University of British Columbia associate professor Robert VanWynsberghe, who led the impact study of the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.

In this episode of The Whistler Podcast, Councillor Cathy Jewett speaks with renowned contemporary indigenous artists Xwalacktun, from the Squamish Nation, and Levi Nelson, from the Lil'wat Nation.  Xwalacktun and Levi Nelson collaborated with James Hart on the recently unveiled two-part work The Three Watchmen (by Hart) which is placed on a carved band called The Great Flood (Ti A7xa7 St'ak') (by Xwalacktun and Nelson) outside the Audain Art Museum. The location is on the shared, unceded territory of the Lil'wat (Lil̓wat7úl) Nation and Squamish (Sḵwx̱wú7mesh) Nation.  The artists discuss the stories depicted in The Three Watchmen as well as their artistic methods, cultural influences, and the intent behind their work. 

From his upbringing in Squamish Nation in B.C. to his studies at the London School of Economics, Jason Calla talks about his journey and the critical need for infrastructure in First Nation communities (and a better way to fund it.) Recorded at the First Nations Leading the Way conference in Treaty 7 Territory, Calgary, Alberta on May 31st, 2019. Click here for FNII website. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/indigitech/message

Harold Calla remembers the day his business on Squamish Nation in British Columbia was turned down for a payday loan and what the bankers told him about needing "ministerial approval." Today, the executive chair of the First Nations Financial Management Board guides an operation that provides training and sets standards to help launch communities toward economic prosperity and financial security. Recorded at the First Nations Leading the Way conference in Treaty 7 Territory, Calgary, Alberta on May 30, 2019. Here for FNFMB website. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/indigitech/message

Pocket Dictionary: government. Germany has an election. Russia passes policy targeting sparkling wine labels. Squamish Nation, next to Vancouver, plans an urban development innovation.For more information, read up on our sources here.Follow us on Twitter @pocket_policy for more policy stories that don't make it onto the show! 

Why do we need to be 100% in on everything? And what do you want the future of cities to be? [22:19] This week, Joey and Jess talk about social media likes, consumed-content as identity, Ryan Reynolds, urban density, crisis-inspired city experimentation, and Retrofuturism. They don't talk about how much more Michael likes semifreddos than he does whole Fredos. references Dudes Posting Their W's Revisiting Critical Nonsense #121, when we last talked about Tressie McMillan Cottom and thick conversations California passes SB8 to fight the state's housing crisis Answers With Joe: NEOM: City Of The Future or $600 Billion Stunt? More from Joe: How Tall Can We Build? Squamish Nation's Hong Kong-density housing development The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 More about Retrofuturism Critical Nonsense Sound Engineer and Extraordinary Gentleman Alex Contell's Grain documentary CN Ice Cream Division is smitten on Smitten Semifreddo

support us at http://patreon.com/PACDpod or https://anchor.fm/PACD/support follow peter http://twitter.com/petercoffin and ACD http://twitter.com/ms_acd_phdc Discussed: NDN/Landback Press Release on $12m from Bezos: https://ndncollective.org/shifting-power-and-emboldening-indigenous-led-climate-solutions-ndn-collective-on-bezos-earth-fund-grant/ NDN Collective gets awarded $12M from Jeff Bezos https://www.kotatv.com/2020/11/26/ndn-collective-gets-awarded-12m-from-jeff-bezos/ Squamish Nation doubles proposed Kits development to 11 towers, 6K units https://globalnews.ca/news/6131104/squamish-nation-senakw-development/ A Multi-Billion Dollar Real Estate Project Is Rising on Native Reserve Land in Vancouver https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/vancouver-real-estate-native-reserve-land Excerpts from Squamish Nation's/Wesbank Projects Corporation's Apartment Complex: https://senakw.com/vision, https://senakw.com/partnership Reading List: "Wage-Labour and Capital and Value, Price, and Profit" Marx https://amzn.to/3gieOrQ, https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1847/wage-labour/, https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1865/value-price-profit/ "Socialism: Utopian and Scientific" Engels https://amzn.to/2W0EMcx, https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1880/soc-utop/index.htm "State and Revoluton" Lenin https://amzn.to/3iX1hYl, https://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1917/staterev/ "Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism" Lenin https://amzn.to/3suPBiA, https://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1916/imp-hsc/ "The Communist Manifesto" Marx/Engels https://amzn.to/3CXLwZn, https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1848/communist-manifesto/ "Society of The Spectacle" Debord https://amzn.to/3CZTMbd, https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/debord/society.htm Our Books: Our Books: "Custom Reality and You" Peter Coffin https://amzn.to/380cpgJ

In part two of Healing Traditions Devan Williams, a proud indigenous woman of the Squamish Nation, shares cultural and traditional history and the impact of residential school for the indigenous people of Canada. She asks us to learn the true history of Canada as a first step to creating positive change for the next generations. You are doing just that by listening to ELC's episodes Healing Traditions parts one and two. Thank you.   If you are so inspired, please take yet another step, by sharing these episodes with others and/or by learning more. You'll find links for learning and resources in our show notes below and on the ELC Patreon supporters page. More from Devan: Ha7lh Skwayel (Good day)Devan Williams kwi en snas (My name is Devan Williams)Tina7 chen tl'a Skwxwu7mesh uxwumixw (I am from the Squamish village)Skwxwu7mesh-ulh (Squamish Nation)An wenaxws en skwawlen (I am proud of who I am [where I come from)  I was told to always remember who I am, where I come from; to be a steward of the land and protect Mother Earth.   I am honoured to have the opportunity to use my voice and share our Indigenous culture, history and stories.  I love giving back to my community and I am always looking for new ways to help create positive change for the next generations. My previous leadership initiatives that I was a part of as a Indigenous Ambassador include working and volunteering with the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Bid, the Vancouver 2010 Olympics Opening Ceremonies and Reconciliation Canada. As well, I also volunteered on the Squamish Nation Budget and Finance Committee as the Deputy Chair, the Cutting Barriers to Employment and Training Association (CBETA) as a Board Directory, SPIP Suicide Prevention Intervention Post-intervention Committee Member, and the Native Indian Football Association Board Member and Alumni. One of my other passions that I have been involved in is with Minerva BC Learning to Lead where I volunteer as a Den Mother, Mentor and Coach for young girls helping them build and tap into their leadership skills. I7xw ten sekwitl' (All my relations)Chen kwen men tumiyap (Thank you all) TOPICS: Calling on cultural traditions for healing and peace for the lost children and residential school survivors. Today's youth Residential schools in Canada The Indian Act Saving and sharing cultural traditions Hope for the future LINKS: “Icy water swims a cool trip for many in Squamish” Squamish Chief Article by Jennifer Thuncher  Nature Entwined Film Truth and Reconciliations Calls to Action Indigenous Canada Online Course ELC Patreon Page Aisha Edwards Kaila June Chris Morita Clancy

In part one of this two part episode Devan Williams, a proud indigenous woman of the Squamish Nation, talks with Chris about her family's resistence & resilience in post confederaion Canada. She tells of the healing and hope that they bring in keeping cultural traditions of the Squamish nation alive. Next full doula and body based trauma treatment specialist, Amy Hoare Nassare joins the ELC murmations as our first contributer. Amy shares lessons from flowers about impermance, resilience and the container that allows fruition.   This episode was  was recorded just weeks before before the first discovery of the  umarked graves at former residential schools in Canada.  Be sure to join us for episode 6 and “Healing Traditions: Part Two” as Devan speaks about how traditional practices have come to the fore as people of the Squamish and other indigenous nations face these recent events.   TOPICS: Interview with Devan Williams Shukw'um, spiritual bathing  and traditions of the Squamish Nation and how they were passed on in Devan's family Residential school Canoe pulling The continuum of desire Desire and the femme body Scarcity, belonging and safety Reclaiming desire from a sexuality-only construct Reconnecting after COVID Desire practices   Amy Hoare Nassar, Contributor Lessons from Flowers   LINKS: Amy Hoare Nassar  www.itsyoubaby.ca   ELC Patreon Page https://www.patreon.com/emergentliberationcollective Aisha Edwards https://campsite.bio/full_flight_wellness Kaila June https://www.kailajune.com/ Chris Morita Clancy https://www.embodiedbiotensegrity.ca “Icy water swims a cool trip for many in Squamish” Squamish Chief Article by Jennifer Thuncher  https://www.squamishchief.com/in-the-community/icy-water-swims-a-cool-trip-for-many-in-squamish-3352360   She Summits https://www.shesummits.org/post/nature-entwined   https://vimeo.com/483651712    https://whistlerfilmfestival.com/films/film/?id=5fb5724bcdeda9003703f69f    Truth and Reconciliations calls to action https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/british-columbians-our-governments/indigenous-people/aboriginal-peoples-documents/calls_to_action_english2.pdf  Indigenous Canada MOOC https://www.coursera.org/learn/indigenous-canada?utm_source=gg&utm_medium=sem&campaignid=13440968592&utm_campaign=12-Indigenous-Canada-Alberta-CA&utm_content=12-Indigenous-Canada-Alberta-CA&adgroupid=130160700424&device=c&keyword=university%20of%20alberta%20indigenous%20canada&matchtype=b&network=g&devicemodel=&adpostion=&creativeid=526589477720&hide_mobile_promo&gclid=Cj0KCQjw-NaJBhDsARIsAAja6dMlz4qDMWKiQnc6FdzYF2qmi0HxtGlQbquxS5QJLLoUXYFwXW0FiA4aAik2EALw_wcB 

Squamish Nation Councillor and community leader Khelsilem joins Am Johal on this first episode of Below the Radar's Climate Justice & Inequality series. In this episode, they discuss the climate crisis as a result of the colonial project, how climate change hits hardest for those already at a disadvantage, and the spaces where colonialism has existed within climate movements. Khelsilem speaks to his critique of fossil fuel infrastructure, the false narrative of individual responsibility, and the role governments play in worsening the crisis through policy decisions that favour oil and gas. We also hear about innovative affordable housing projects, such as Squamish Nation's Sen̓áḵw Development, and how to build climate-friendly design into new housing models. Read the transcript: https://www.sfu.ca/sfuwoodwards/community-engagement/Below-the-Radar/transcripts/ep131-khelsilem.html About the series: https://www.sfu.ca/sfuwoodwards/community-engagement/Below-the-Radar/climate-justice-and-inequality.html Resources: — Sen̓áḵw Development: https://senakw.com/ — Squamish Nation: https://www.squamish.net/ — Kwi Awt Stelmexw: https://www.kwiawtstelmexw.com/ — Khelsilem's linktree: https://linktr.ee/khelsilem — Indigenous Languages Program at SFU: https://www.sfu.ca/inlp/programs.html

The Squamish Nation, along with the Musqueam and Tsleil-Waututh Nations, are launching an investigation into the former St. Paul's Residential School in North Vancouver. In our 2nd half, we discuss the looming return to campus for post-secondary students in a pandemic.

In this episode of the Whistler Podcast, Mayor Jack Crompton and Cole Stefiuk are joined by AWARE Executive Director Claire Ruddy. AWARE is committed to protecting Whistler's natural environment by speaking up and taking action on environmental issues, while empowering others to do the same.The discussion begins with how to get nature a seat at the table and how to place value on the services in which nature provides that replace infrastructure requirements.  What value does nature provide in Whistler, and how do we represent that?  The discussion then moves to logging old growth, and the swell of momentum that the issue has received including the deferment announcement from the Squamish Nation. They discuss the forestry industry, and question if we should be reducing the annual allowable cut limit. Through the lens of timber value, how do we restore our forest infrastructure to its original biodiversity? Claire discusses the Big Moves Strategy, and how we move forward with funding change. Lastly, Claire provides some history of AWARE including how the organization started and her involvement since 2013.  

Chapter 1: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is heading to the U.K.  to meet in-person with other G7 leaders for the first time in two years, and against the backdrop of a global pandemic. Following the G7- Trudeau travels to Brussels to meet with NATO allies and European officials. Guest: Crystal Goomansingh, Global News European Bureau Chief. Chapter 2: Are you ready to go and see a movie? With B.C. on track to hit the next phase of reopening on June 15th, one of the things that will be available for us is - going to a movie. Something we haven't done here in B.C. for a long time. So, what kind of precautions will theatres be taking? Is it all just back to normal? Guest: Ken Mont, Executive Director of Operations for Cineplex in BC. Chapter 3: It remains an unsolved mystery. There have still been no arrests in the vandalism that caused the shutdown of the Sea to Sky Gondola not once - but twice. It has resulted in multi million dollar repairs, enhanced security systems but also, a determination to keep the gondola running in spite of the challenges.  Today marks a milestone, the reopening of the Sea to Sky Gondola after last September's cutting of the cable. Guest:  Kirby Brown, General Manager, Sea-To-Sky Gondola. Chapter 4: During the first two waves of the COVID-19 pandemic, care homes and other facilities for seniors were hit the hardest. Now, calls are growing to make vaccination and rapid testing mandatory in those facilities. Guest: Isobel Mackenzie, BC Seniors Advocate. Chapter 5: The British Columbia government says the testing it commissioned of illegally-sold cannabis products has revealed many contain pesticides and other contaminants including heavy metals. Guest: Mike Farnworth, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General. Chapter 6: The Squamish Nation has asked the B.C. government to defer old-growth logging for two years while the nation develops a long-term sustainability plan. Guest: Chief Leah George-Wilson, Chief of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation Chapter 7: There is some good news in the city of Vancouver with the announcement of a good will event from the Vancouver Public Library. Guest: Raji Sohal, CKNW Contributor Chapter 8: Food recovery and redistribution reduces the environmental impact of food waste and bridges the food insecurity gap within our community. Guest: Julia Hunter, RD, Executive Director, Food Stash Foundation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kristin Campbell is a true entrepreneur - in 2002 she founded Whistlers first ever yoga studio, in 2012 she created Tapasya Yoga School, and in 2015 she co-founder Squamish Water Kefir. I was incredibly excited to speak with Kristin because she embodies the intersection of yoga and entrepreneurship that is currently captivating me. In today’s episode Kristin and I get into the nitty gritty of the start-up phase of any business, running a product based business, and how Kristins yoga practice informs her business life. So, if you’re currently leaning in to entrepreneurship, have always wanted to start a products based business or are looking to hear an inspiring story of grit & perseverance, then this week's show is for you! ABOUT KRISTINIn 2002 Kristin co-­founded NeoAlpine Yoga, Whistler’s first Yoga Studio which is now named NeoWhistler, a YYoga studio which she owned and directed until 2010.In 2012 Kristin founded Tapasya Yoga (pronounced tah-pah-syah), a spiritually uplifting, alignment-based method of Hot-Hatha and Warm-Hatha-Vinyasa yoga.  Tapasya means 'to be with intensity for the sake of transformation'.  Although each studio has branded their Hot class differently, Tapasya Hot-Hatha + Hatha-Vinyasa inspired classes and teacher trainings are being offered in the UK, Europe and Canada,In Sept 2015 Kristin co-founded Squamish Water Kefir Co. Water kefir is a centuries-old fermented drink that is packed full of the  probiotics and beneficial enzymes that our bodies love. Kefir, by the way, is pronounced "kuh-feer". Kristin lives with her 10-yr old daughter and mexican-rescue dog named "Jupter" on the unceded lands of the Coast Salish Peoples, in the territory of Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish Nation).PODCAST HIGHLIGHTSKristin’s story of starting Whistlers first yoga studioWhy she wanted to become a “career” yoga teacherThe difference between running a products based & service based businessWhat it means to bootstrap a businessWorking with a strategic investorThe importance of having a business mentorHow to have a healthy business partnershipHow self-care impacts the success of your businessFIND KRISTIN CAMPBELLKristin’s WebsiteKristin’s InstagramSquamish Water Kefir FIND CORACora’s NewsletterThe Teachers ClubCora’s InstagramFor links & resources mentioned in this episode go to www.corageroux.com/episode66Learn More about The Lost-to-Launch ProgramSupport the show (https://www.corageroux.com/theteachersclub)

In this conversation, Sierra Tasi Baker, Lead Design Consultant at Sky Spirit Studio, talks about finding happiness in her identity while living on the unceded territory of the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Sníchim speaking peoples of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) (MST) peoples, otherwise known as Vancouver. In exploring the topic of happiness, Sierra reflects on the ways in which spatial designers can have a decolonized design practice. She shares her vision of MST futurism and sovereignty. Sierra has also coined the concept of Etiological Design; a design process which centres Indigenous historical systems of storytelling and memory keeping. Inviting storytelling into the design process allows for designs that can truly reflect and honour the stories and the people who originate from the land.

This first episode of Matriarch Movement features a conversation with Sierra Tasi Baker, lead design consultant at Sky Spirit Studio, the urban planning organization founded by her family on principles of ancestral governance, Indigenous law and respectful protocols. Sierra is from the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) and is also xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Kwakwaka’wakw/Musgamagw Dzawada'enuxw, Tɫingit, Xaayda (Haida) and Magyar (Hungarian). Her Kwak'wala name is "Gesuqwaluck" which means "Creator or Creative one" and was given to her by her late grandmother and Grand-Matriarch Chief Emily Nelson Baker, T̓łaḵwagila̱'og̱wa.  Sierra studied Environmental Design at UBC and completed a Masters of Science in Sustainable Urbanism at the Bartlett School of City Planning at University College London, UK, one of the top ten universities in the world for the built environment. Her work focuses on decolonization through design; she has worked extensively with museums, universities, municipalities, and businesses to further Indigenous lead design and engagement. Sierra is also one of the choreographers for Butterflies in Spirit, a Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women's advocacy and dance group founded by #MMIW advocate Lorelei Williams. In this conversation with host Shayla Oulette Stonechild, Sierra shares the meaning of her work, where she implements a Two-Eyed seeing approach to research and honour her lineage and traditions; she addresses the importance of decolonization, the need for preserving mental health, and her commitment to community and matriarchy. .... Follow Sierra on Instagram and find out more about Matriarch Movement. Follow Shayla Oulette Stonechild on Instagram. Visit thebrandisfemale.com.

Chapter 1: Working in healthcare is emotionally draining at the best of times but now frontline workers are also faced with supporting patients who may be suffering without family members to visit them.  So what is the toll? Guest: Laura Rees, assistant professor of organizational behaviour at Smith School of Business at Queen’s University. Chapter 2: How much are schools playing a role in the spread of COVID-19?  We’ve seen outbreaks but by-and-large the numbers have been low.  Well researchers are going to start serology testing with thousands of staff and support workers to measure how widespread COVID antibodies are.  Guest:  Dr. David Goldfarb, Investigator and Medical Microbiologist at the B.C. Children's Hospital. Chapter 3: Health Canada just announced they’re approving the Johnson and Johnson vaccine for use in Canada. This is in addition to the Pfizer, Moderna, and AstraZeneca shots that are already being distributed. Chapter 4: A motion from Vancouver City Councillor Christine Boyle is calling on the city to implement the same U-N declaration on the rights of Indigenous Peoples the province has adopted.  The motion is backed by an alliance of Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh leaders; they join us this morning for more.  Guest: Councillor Howard Grant, Musqueam Indian Band. Guest: Chief Leah George Wilson, Tsleil-Waututh Nation. Guest: Councillor Khelsilem, Squamish Nation. Chapter 5: The pandemic spurred disinfectant manufacturers into a frenzy last year, remember trying to get Clorox wipes and hand sanitizer?  Well some surfaces just can’t be disinfected as often as necessary, so a team of researchers working with TransLink decided to look at the surfaces themselves.  Guest: Dr. Marthe Charles, Clinical Instructor at U.B.C., Medical Microbiologist at Vancouver General Hospital. Chapter 6: As vaccine availability begins to improve, the logistics of executing a mass vaccination plan are growing more complex.  Three different shots are currently approved by Health Canada, those have different expiration dates, shelf lives, and even storage and transportation requirements.  Guest: Mahesh Nagarajan, Chair of Operations and Logistics in the Sauder School of Business at UBC. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A conversation with an assembled group of planners and designers involved in city-wide plans around the world on the eve of Vancouver developing its comprehensive plan, and as the Squamish Nation launches its new development Sen̓áḵw. Moderated by Khelsilem.  

We talk with Temera Millar from North American Indigenous Ministries (NAIM) about how she came to faith in Jesus as a First Nations person herself. She also shares what she believes is important for partnering and ministering among First Nations people. Notes: North American Indigenous Ministries: https://www.naim.ca Bio: Temera Millar is First Nations from the Squamish Nation and Lil'wat Nation and is the Director of Recruitment for North American Indigenous Ministries. She graduated from the Native Indian Teacher Education Program (UBC) with a Bachelor of Education. After teaching a few years she received her Master of Arts in Christian Studies from ACTS Seminaries with a focus on Intercultural Studies. Wylie and Temera are involved in ministry on her home reserve of Mount Currie. Her passion is to see more First Nations people know the truth and joy of Christ. Her and her husband Wylie are involved in ministry on her home reserve of Mount Currie. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/missionworks/message

Sierra Tasi Baker of the Squamish Nation speaks to us on why she chose a vegan lifestyle, how this fits with her traditional Coast Salish values, and how animal activists can advocate for animals in a way that's respectful toward Indigenous people. Read more →

Sam Seward - Season 2Sam is from the Squamish Nation and has been involved with lacrosse for almost 60 years as a player, Coach and Manager. As a player he got his start as in the North Shore Minor Association and played through Junior B with them. He played Junior A with the Salmonbellies, and was brought up to play with the North Shore Indians Senior B Club. He played in the first World Box event in 1980 for the Can-Am Native team. In 1985 he won the Presidents Cup with the North Shore Senior B team.He transitioned in to coaching both Box and Field versions of the game and on numerous occasions he was named West Coast Senior Lacrosse Association Coach of the Year. In 2006 the Aboriginal Sports Circle named him National Aboriginal Coach of the Year. He has been Head Coach of both box and field teams in the North American Indigenous Games. Sam Seward is one of the great contributors to the game from the Squamish Nation.

Along with the latest news, today we talk to Squamish Nation's Chris Lewis on Trans Mountain next steps.

Today on The Pulse, we talk to Squamish Nation's Chris Lewis on Trans Mountain next steps.

Climate Campaigner Peter McCartney talks with Mike Smith and Adam Pankratz, UBC business professor about Canada's Supreme Court dismissed an appeal on Thursday from British Columbia's First Nations against the Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion. The decision removes a potentially major obstacle to the pipelines completion that would nearly triple the flow of oil from Alberta to the Pacific coast. The top court posted the decision on its website without further detail, rejecting the appeal from the Squamish Nation, Tsleil-Waututh Nation, the Ts’elxweyeqw Tribe and Coldwater Indian Band, effectively ending the years-long legal battle over the project. Some First Nations successfully halted federal approval of the project in 2018 when the Federal Court of Appeal said Ottawa had failed to properly consult affected First Nations, which argued that the project would damage their lands and waters. But the same court in February dismissed challenges to the Canadian government's second approval of the project, which has faced years of delays. They were based on concerns from British Columbia Indigenous groups that Ottawa had not meaningfully consulted them. The Indigenous communities have raised environmental concerns, such as the risks of oil spills.

Tewanee Joseph - Season 2Tewanee Joseph was born in North Vancouver with a unique ancestry – half Squamish Nation and half Maori from New Zealand.Growing up on a Squamish reserve, Tewanee used his love of sports and natural athleticism to survive the rough-and-tumble challenges of reserve life. Playing lacrosse, soccer and basketball he earned the respect of many. As a teenager, Tewanee became captain of the North Shore Indians Lacrosse Club of the West Coast Senior Lacrosse League.He won four national championships in box and field lacrosse and had the opportunity to represent Canada on a Junior National team in 1989 and the Iroquois Nations at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria.The North Shore Indians have a storied history in lacrosse. Tewanee had relatives on the 1936 team that made it all the way to the Mann Cup national championship final, and he followed in those same footsteps when he was growing up.“I love lacrosse. Every Friday night I’d go out to the games and watch the North Shore Indians. That was what we did, me and my friends, and that was what we dreamed of being: North Shore Indians,” he says. “My late grand-uncle, Stan Joseph Sr., he’s in the Lacrosse Hall of Fame. He used to go run laps and we’d be in there as kids playing in the box, we’d gear up with what little gear we had and play lacrosse for all hours of the day. I spent a lot of time in that box.” The dream eventually came true for Joseph, as he suited up for the North Shore Indians and helped the team win two President’s Cups, the trophy awarded to the Canadian Lacrosse Association’s senior B national champion.In addition to his Lacrosse specific work, Tewanee is on the Board of the BC Sports Hall of Fame and was instrumental in the drive (including funding projects) and getting history and suggestions for the Hall’s Award winning Indigenous Sport Gallery. He was also a key part of the work with the 2010 Olympics and the Four Host Nations involvement in the Games

This is a spotlight episode via CiTR's newest podcast, the "Vancouver COVID-19 Update." If you like it, please subscribe and rate. *****This Tuesday, the Parks Board closed down roads in Stanley Park, home to the largest urban Pacific Great Blue Heron colony in North America. As Vancouverites adapt to this ongoing public health crisis, Dr. Rudy Reimer/Yumks thinks there's something we can learn from these incredible birds.In this episode of the Vancouver COVID-19 Update, Rudy, a member of the Squamish Nation and a professor of Indigenous Studies and Archeology at Simon Fraser University, shares the Squamish creation story of heron and what it can teach people about behaving with good heart and mind.

This Tuesday, the Parks Board closed down roads in Stanley Park, home to the largest urban Pacific Great Blue Heron colony in North America. As Vancouverites adapt to this ongoing public health crisis, Dr. Rudy Reimer/Yumks thinks there's something we can learn from these incredible birds.In this episode of the Vancouver COVID-19 Update, Rudy, a member of the Squamish Nation and a professor of Indigenous Studies and Archeology at Simon Fraser University, shares the Squamish creation story of heron and what it can teach people about behaving with good heart and mind.

Sierra Tasi Baker of the Squamish Nation speaks to us on why she chose a vegan lifestyle, how this fits with her traditional Coast Salish values, and how animal activists can advocate for animals in a way that's respectful toward Indigenous people. Read more →

A 3 billion dollar project at the south end of the Burrard Bridge. There will be a huge component of rental housing.   We chat with Khelsilem, pronounced (Hol-See-Lum), with the Squamish Nation Council.

The Squamish Nation looks to build 6000 homes, Vancouver staff propose changes to rental incentives, protests continue in Burnaby and pigeons threaten to bring down a North Vancouver councillor. The post Rental Incentives Review 2: Rental Harder appeared first on Cambie Report.

An Indigenous-led urban development project in the heart of Vancouver is set to double in size with six-thousand units planned. Squamish Nation councillor Khelsilem (KHAL-SAY-LIM) says the proximity of the project to downtown Vancouver is among the reasons for the larger-scale development.  The Squamish Nation is planning to build 11 towers at the south end of the Burrard Bridge near Vancouver's False Creek, with the tallest being 56 storeys high. The city of Vancouver says it looks forward to working with the Squamish Nation and supporting their integration with the existing community and city service connections.   Guest: Khelsilem Squamish Nation councillor

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What does it mean to change a street name? What does it mean to be able to fish? What does it mean to have title over the land upon which you, and your people, were born? This line of questioning may not immediately resonate with the majority of Canadians going to the polls today, intent on electing (or re-electing) the next Prime Minister. But it matters a hell of a lot to Indigenous people, to the Musqueam Indian Band, and specifically to Wade Grant. In this long-awaited discussion with the UBC alumnus, former Musqueam council member, 2018 Vancouver city council candidate, and current Chief of Staff to Musqueam band Chief and Council, Grant entertains some direct questions from the settlers in the room (Gord and Rob) on issues we’re still only beginning to understand in mainstream Canadian society. Beginning with some essential background — that, first of all, First Nations peoples didn’t even gain the right to vote until 1960, they couldn’t go to university unless they gave up their status as Indian, and the residential school system which has been the source of unimaginable cruelty and injustice was alive and desperately unwell until the 1990s — Grant steps us through some of the key factors that have led Canada, and BC, to this time of reconciliation. Whatever that means. It’s actually meant different things at different times. Perhaps it started in 1982 with Section 35 in the Constitution. There’s no question the R v Sparrow decision is part of reconciliation. In fact, any measure that has specifically supported the health and welfare of people like the Musqueam — now numbering close to 1,400 people, after the smallpox epidemic of the 1860s reduced their population from 30,000 to just 100 people — could be considered a form of reconciliation. Or…does love belong in the process? It’s a meaningful consideration and holds some currency to Grant, in that it allows him to consider himself Canadian, even while working to forgive those who have historically ground down the rights and resolve of First Nations peoples. Love, in fact, could be one of the key factors tempering the natural inability to forget the atrocities settlers committed, or simply endorsed (either way, we’re looking at you, Joseph Trutch). Land, of course, is the other essential factor. Grant speaks about MST Development Corporation, a partnership between the Musqueam Indian Band, Squamish Nation and Tsleil-Waututh Nation, and which fully or partially owns many valuable parcels of land in the Lower Mainland: Jericho Lands, Heather Street Lands, and the former Liquor Distribution Branch site on East Broadway in Vancouver, Marine Drive Lands in West Vancouver, and Willingdon Lands in Burnaby. There’s the promise that all this land might make something greater than the sum of their parts, just as Grant himself represents as a product of many ethnic backgrounds. Such fabric comprises the blanket that is Confederation today. It’s a conversation that might have promised, as Gord suggests, some quicksand and a land mine or two. Yet, perhaps thanks to Grant’s deft approach to defining and discussing reconciliation, it’s all very Canadian. Have a listen. Read more »

What does it mean to change a street name? What does it mean to be able to fish? What does it mean to have title over the land upon which you, and your people, were born?This line of questioning may not immediately resonate with the majority of Canadians going to the polls today, intent on electing (or re-electing) the next Prime Minister. But it matters a hell of a lot to Indigenous people, to the Musqueam Indian Band, and specifically to Wade Grant.In this long-awaited discussion with the UBC alumnus, former Musqueam council member, 2018 Vancouver city council candidate, and current Chief of Staff to Musqueam band Chief and Council, Grant entertains some direct questions from the settlers in the room (Gord and Rob) on issues we’re still only beginning to understand in mainstream Canadian society.Beginning with some essential background — that, first of all, First Nations peoples didn’t even gain the right to vote until 1960, they couldn’t go to university unless they gave up their status as Indian, and the residential school system which has been the source of unimaginable cruelty and injustice was alive and desperately unwell until the 1990s — Grant steps us through some of the key factors that have led Canada, and BC, to this time of reconciliation. Whatever that means.It’s actually meant different things at different times. Perhaps it started in 1982 with Section 35 in the Constitution. There’s no question the R v Sparrow decision is part of reconciliation. In fact, any measure that has specifically supported the health and welfare of people like the Musqueam — now numbering close to 1,400 people, after the smallpox epidemic of the 1860s reduced their population from 30,000 to just 100 people — could be considered a form of reconciliation.Or…does love belong in the process? It’s a meaningful consideration and holds some currency to Grant, in that it allows him to consider himself Canadian, even while working to forgive those who have historically ground down the rights and resolve of First Nations peoples. Love, in fact, could be one of the key factors tempering the natural inability to forget the atrocities settlers committed, or simply endorsed (either way, we’re looking at you, Joseph Trutch).Land, of course, is the other essential factor. Grant speaks about MST Development Corporation, a partnership between the Musqueam Indian Band, Squamish Nation and Tsleil-Waututh Nation, and which fully or partially owns many valuable parcels of land in the Lower Mainland: Jericho Lands, Heather Street Lands, and the former Liquor Distribution Branch site on East Broadway in Vancouver, Marine Drive Lands in West Vancouver, and Willingdon Lands in Burnaby.There’s the promise that all this land might make something greater than the sum of their parts, just as Grant himself represents as a product of many ethnic backgrounds. Such fabric comprises the blanket that is Confederation today.It’s a conversation that might have promised, as Gord suggests, some quicksand and a land mine or two. Yet, perhaps thanks to Grant’s deft approach to defining and discussing reconciliation, it’s all very Canadian. Have a listen.

Sierra Tasi Baker of the Squamish Nation speaks to us on why she chose a vegan lifestyle, how this fits with her traditional Coast Salish values, and how animal activists can advocate for animals in a way that's respectful toward Indigenous people. Read more →

From his upbringing in Squamish Nation in B.C. to his studies at the London School of Economics, Jason Calla talks about his journey and the critical need for infrastructure in First Nation communities (and a better way to fund it.) Recorded at the First Nations Leading the Way conference in Treaty 7 Territory, Calgary, Alberta on May 31st, 2019. Here for FNII website.

Harold Calla remembers the day his business on Squamish Nation in British Columbia was turned down for a payday loan and what the bankers told him about needing "ministerial approval."Today, the executive chair of the First Nations Financial Management Board guides an operation that provides training and sets standards to help launch communities toward economic prosperity and financial security. Recorded at the First Nations Leading the Way conference in Treaty 7 Territory, Calgary, Alberta on May 30, 2019. Here for FNFMB website.

Squamish Nation developments, Park Board debates and more. The post Turf War appeared first on Cambie Report.

For the first time in Canadian history, an Indigenous group in Vancouver is taking on a large-scale piece of urban development. The Squamish Nation is planning on building a massive housing project in Downtown Vancouver, right next to the Burrard bridge and Vanier Park. The project would encompass as many as 3,000 apartments, which the Nation is considering restricting to all rental. This project may spark protests from the Kitsilano neighbourhood, a modest neighbourhood nearby. However, this project would be constructed on the last of the Squamish reserve land in the area, and the city does not have jurisdiction over the Squamish land. Guest: Khelsilem Squamish Nation council member

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OneCity Vancouver is a progressive municipal political party in the city of Vancouver, British Columbia founded in 2014. OneCity emerged out of a growing concern that Vancouver has become an increasingly unequal and divided city.Christine Boyle is a City Councillor in Vancouver City Council, representing OneCity Vancouver.Khelsilem is a Councillor and the Spokesperson for the Squamish Nation, one of the Lower Mainland's most influential Indigenous communities. He also helped Simon Fraser University set up its Squamish Language Proficiency Certificate Program. He volunteers for OneCity Vancouver.

OneCity Vancouver is a progressive municipal political party in the city of Vancouver, British Columbia founded in 2014. OneCity emerged out of a growing concern that Vancouver has become an increasingly unequal and divided city.Christine Boyle is a City Councillor in Vancouver City Council, representing OneCity Vancouver.Khelsilem is a Councillor and the Spokesperson for the Squamish Nation, one of the Lower Mainland’s most influential Indigenous communities. He also helped Simon Fraser University set up its Squamish Language Proficiency Certificate Program. He volunteers for OneCity Vancouver.

Our pundit, Moe Freitag, has a wealth of experience working with all levels of government in the Sea to Sky region. In this edition, we chat about what the new council needs to be focusing on right out of the gate, working with Squamish Nation, building relationships, and ambushed him about election reform.

Join Jennifer Knapp, Beth Carlson-Malena, Tyler Alan Jacobs, and Michelle Douglas as they discuss the gifts of the LGBTQ2 community on a panel moderated by Matthias. This long-form episode was recorded live from SpiritPride Vancouver in downtown Vancouver, BC, Canada on July 28, 2018. Tyler Alan Jacobs is a First Nations two spirit activist and Salish warrior representing the ways of the LGBTQ2+ and Squamish Nation. Born and raised Coast Salish, he is also a designer making traditional clothing and regalia’s for the past twelve years. Although he is now sought out as a teacher, speaker and healer, he was not always accepted. Shortly after coming out as a youth, he was beaten so severely that his face required $30,000 of reconstructive surgery, leaving still-visible scars. Historically, individuals with cross-gender identity were revered in First Nations cultures and looked to as leaders, visionaries, and healers. Embodying both masculine and feminine traits, two-spirit people were thought to be blessed with the ability to move between gender roles and were given important spiritual responsibilities as result. Tyler has embraced this heritage and says his history has made him who he is today. Michelle Douglas is the Director of International Relations at the Canadian Department of Justice and Chair of the Reconciliation Panel for the Federal LGBTQ2 Apology. For more than a decade, Michelle has volunteered as the Chair of the Board of Directors of WE Charity – an international charity that empowers and inspires young people to create positive and transformative change in their lives and their communities. Her passion for social justice and LGBTQ2 rights in particular, has garnered her the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012. Jennifer Knapp is an Grammy-nominated and Dove Award winning musician, singer and LGBTQ2 advocate who has appeared in various interviews with CNN, The Advocate, and Christianity Today.  She is the presenter of Inside/Out Faith events – a platform of dialogue and music that “seeks to actively engage faith communities in order to educate, affirm, and foster support of LGBT persons and their allies.” Her very public “coming out” experience in 2010 has empowered her message of inclusion; addressing the controversial topic of “Can you be gay and also Christian?”  Through her music, story-telling, and conversations Jennifer has discovered the healing that comes from breaking the silence. Beth Carlson-Malena, MDiv is Director of Community at Generous Space Ministries in Canada. After completing her BSc in Biology, she moved to Vancouver to study theology at Regent College, where her dual call to pastor and to work alongside marginalized people became clear. She loves her work at Generous Space Ministries, facilitating connections and understanding between LGBTQ+ Christians, their families, and their churches, and offering pastoral care to people with diverse perspectives and experiences. Beth also co-pastors a new Vancouver church startup called Open Way Community Church, a diverse, inter-generational, inclusive community that welcomes everyone.

Hi everyone! Say hello to the amazing actor/singer/dancer - the unbelievably talented Michelle Bardach! She and I have spoken in the past and we run in the same circles, however, this is the first time that we have ever had as in depth a conversation as we did here. As a first nations actress whose indigenous heritage hails from the Coast Salish peoples of the Squamish Nation she has many interesting and challenging stories to tell about her life in the arts and in general. I want to thank her for letting me come and speak to her about her life and experiences. I have learned so much this year so far speaking to so many beautiful and interesting people, and I can’t wait to keep on going! Thank you all for listening to Broad-WHAT?! Like and subscribe as always and I’ll see you next week with another all new episode from another inspiring soul.

Coast Beat Ep. 92: The latest moves in the chess game that is the debate over the Sunshine Coast Regional District’s Chapman Lake water expansion project may finally have brought about a stalemate. A story in our paper last week has led to us learning some important details about a controversial gravel mining proposal in Howe Sound. And, that surprising hazard identified in a Municipal Insurance Association report on the District of Sechelt we mentioned in Ep. 91. Show notes: John Gleeson’s editorial on the Squamish Nation and Burnco http://www.coastreporter.net/opinion/editorial/burnco-likely-a-sure-thing-after-squamish-approval-1.23195674 Sean Eckford’s story on the driftwood hut at Davis Bay http://www.coastreporter.net/news/local-news/driftwood-hut-deemed-high-risk-1.23195637 Sophie Woodrooffe’s last update on the Champman water project debates http://www.coastreporter.net/news/local-news/chapman-project-makes-it-through-round-2-1.23195601

Scene & Heard with Stuart Derdeyn chats with DJ O Show (a.k.a. Orene Askew) a woman from the Squamish Nation making a name for herself running a mobile DJ business as well as teaching at the School of Remix in Vancouver.