Introducing our new Chief & Council!

Introducing our new Chief & Council!

News & UpdatesIntroducing our new Chief & Council!

Introducing our new Chief & Council!

We would like to introduce you to our new Tsleil-Waututh Nation Elected Chief & Council members, whose term began July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2025:

  • Chief Jen Thomas
  • Councillor Charlene Aleck
  • Councillor Deanna George
  • Councillor Liana Martin
  • Councillor Kevin O’Neill
  • Councillor Curtis Thomas
  • Councillor Dennis Thomas

Head on over to our Elected Chief and Council page to learn more about the experiences, cultural work, and backgrounds that Chief Jen Thomas and each of our new councillors brings towards the self-governance and leadership of our Nation.

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Aerial of Second Narrows and Downtown Vancouver (Photo Credit ShoreZone)
Media Release: Tsleil-Waututh Nation Files Judicial Review of the Second Narrows Dredging Works Project 
On July 8, 2026, Tsleil-Waututh Nation (TWN) filed a judicial review to overturn the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority’s (VFPA) permit allowing the VFPA to dredge tsa-ah-nah (Second Narrows area) of səlilwət (Burrard Inlet).
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2026 Herring Harvest and Habitat Work
When it comes to herring, work of the Treaty Lands & Resource Department eventually went swimmingly this year. Read how.
Photo of rippling water in Burrard Inlet
We’ve Identified Water Quality Contaminant Hotspots in səlilwət (Burrard Inlet)
səlilwətaɬ has recently released another water quality report for səlilwət (Burrard Inlet), entitled Contaminant Heat Maps.
Visit Our Tsleil-Waututh Nation Activation Site at the FIFA Fan Festival™
Join us at the FIFA Fan Festival™ from June 11 to July 19, 2026, at Hastings Park in Vancouver. səlilwətaɬ Members and staff will be on site educating visitors from all around the world about our rich history, culture, lands, and waters.
World Coaches Program Group
Reflections on World Coaches Football Program at Tsleil-Waututh Nation by the Royal Netherlands Football Association
səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh Nation) partnered with the Royal Netherlands Football Association to provide a week-long coaching program for six soccer coaches from Tsleil-Waututh Nation and Squamish Nation.
Indian Arm aerial
A Major Win Towards a Cleaner Inlet!
Tsleil-Waututh Nation and the Province of BC have co-developed and co-signed an updated marine water quality policy, called xaɬəmət ct tə səlilwət / Water Quality Objectives for səlilwət (Burrard Inlet). xaɬəmət ct tə səlilwət means “protect Burrard Inlet” in the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ language.