North Shore News interviews siʔáḿθɘt vice-principal Sarah Martz
On October 8th, Tsleil-Waututh and Metro Vancouver announced that Belcarra Regional Park will become known as təmtəmíxwtən/Belcarra Regional Park — a new name that reflects the park’s history. təmtəmíxwtən translates to “the biggest place for all the people” in the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ language and the site is the largest of Tsleil-Waututh’s ancestral villages, primarily occupied as a winter village.
Tsleil-Waututh Awarded Heritage BC Grant
Tsleil-Waututh has been successful in our grant application to acquire laboratory equipment and supplies to outfit our archaeological laboratory and repository. For decades, Tsleil-Waututh has been building capacity in our Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Program in the Treaty, Lands and Resources department.
New Interactive Map of Burrard Inlet
Tsleil-Waututh Nation’s way of life is dependent on a healthy Burrard Inlet. We take care of the Inlet, and it takes care of us. Over 90% of our food was from the marine environment before Europeans arrived, with clams, herring and salmon being some of our most important food sources. Since European contact, however, development and resource use has degraded the health of the inlet to the point that we can’t harvest clams due to contamination, herring have been largely absent for over a century after a dynamite fishery destroyed populations in the late 1800s, and salmon are collapsing across the coast.
Tsleil-Waututh measure erosion, pollution and overfishing since contact and industrialization in Burrard Inlet
Between 1792 and 2020, according to three reports released, Burrard Inlet lost 1,214 hectares of intertidal and subtidal areas to development and erosion. Not for a long time now could one canoe from Burrard Inlet to East Vancouver; Stanley Park long ago quit becoming an island at high tide.
Vanmag’s 2022 Power 50 List
Tsleil-Waututh is proud to be named #1, alongside Musqueam Indian Band and the Squamish Nation, for Vanmag’s 2022 Power 50 List. This list showcases impactful and influential people are groups. This recognition is for leadership and contributions made, including work on the Vancouver Art Gallery, the first Indigenous-led bid to host the 2030 Olympic Games in Vancouver, and the work of the MST Development Corporation. The Power 50 list recognizes change makers, people, and groups to watch this year.
Tsleil-Waututh Guardian Program Featured in Vancouver Sun: News Story
Shortly after signing the Təmtəmíxʷtən/ Belcarra Regional Park Cultural Planning and Co-operation Agreement, Tsleil-Waututh Nation and Metro Vancouver worked together to develop, fund, and implement a Guardian Pilot Program that ran weekly from June to September 2021.
Councillor Dennis Thomas Recognized as one of Business In Vancouver’s Top 40 Under 40
Congratulations to Councillor Dennis Thomas for being named to Business in Vancouver Top 40 Under 40!
As our Nation’s Senior Business Development Manager, Dennis works hard to oversee Tsleil-Waututh’s economic development projects, ensuring that each project contributes towards supporting the well-being of our Nation and our community members.
Tsleil-Waututh Set To Explore Olympics Bid Along with Lil̓wat7úl (Líl̓wat), xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and Two Municipalities
On Friday, December 10th, an MOU was signed between Lil̓wat7úl (Líl̓wat), xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səl̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations as well as the City of Vancouver and the Resort Municipality of Whistler.
TWN COVID-19 Children’s Vaccinations
We would like to inform everyone on the safety of the COVID-19 Vaccination for our TWN children, now that Health Canada has approved the COVID19 vaccination for children ages 5-11 years old.
Vaccinating children in this age group will help to keep them safe at school and support community immunity for all of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation community.
New name announced for təmtəmíxwtən/Belcarra Regional Park
On October 8th, Tsleil-Waututh and Metro Vancouver announced that Belcarra Regional Park will become known as təmtəmíxwtən/Belcarra Regional Park — a new name that reflects the park’s history. təmtəmíxwtən translates to “the biggest place for all the people” in the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ language and the site is the largest of Tsleil-Waututh’s ancestral villages, primarily occupied as a winter village.
