The #Musqueam, #Squamish, and #Tsleil-Waututh nations are continuing to gain world recognition as #industrial and #development leaders in western #Canada, their #Indigineous gravitas having a considerable wake being only belatedly noted by all levels of #Canadian government.

#CSMonitor: Vancouver needs homes. Local First Nations have plans on how to provide them.

@csmonitor

Vancouver needs homes. Local First Nations have plans on how to provide them.

Indigenous people have long been relegated to the sidelines in Canada. Now some First Nations are getting a chance to shape Vancouver’s development.

The Christian Science Monitor
Indigenous Christmas market celebrates community spirit in North Vancouver

Dozens of Indigenous communities attend the annual Tsleil-Waututh Nation Christmas Market every year.

Global News
Eelgrass Is Amazing. Here’s Who’s Saving It | The Tyee

Coastal livelihoods as well as our climate depend on the undersea fronds. Even a small buoy can play protector.

The Tyee
Urban runoff ‘disastrous to our way of life,” Tsleil-Waututh Nation says

Tsleil-Waututh Nation has been working for years to revitalize the Burrard Inlet. They recently launched a story map, 'Restoring a Healthy Inlet,' to engage the community for help.

Global News
Dear TMX Oilsands Pipeline Owner (That’s You) | The Tyee

Greetings, thanks for investing, and please brace yourself for some very bad news.

The Tyee

#Clintonia uniflora in the woods at around 1000 m elevation, Mount Seymour Provincial Park, #VancouverBC

#flowers #photography #bloomscrolling #botany #forest #Tsleil-Waututh

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John is there more on this?
I’d love to hear how Translink worked with #MusqueamFirstNation , #tsleil-waututh and #squamishnation (and others) to determine the process and content of the art, it’s meaning, etc.
We will (and should) be seeing more of this representation and recognition throughout Vancouver and B.C. and I’m interested in the process and intent.