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Squamish First Nation

Sacred stories of mythical battles just part of summiting B.C.'s Stawamus Chief

SQUAMISH, B.C. — The Stawamus Chief on Canada's West Coast is a world-renowned rock-climbing destination known for its beautiful multi-pitch routes and unrivalled crack-climbing pitches. But many...

Chief Ian Campbell: 'We're invisible in our own land'

Chief Ian Campbell of Squamish First Nation points out the locations where First Nations people lived along Vancouver's coast before colonization robbed them of most of their land. Campbell has a...

Billboards in our Landscape, Exhibits at Granville Island, Olympic Rings at Sea

Olympic updates for Oct. 5th, 2009. Billboards to go up by our bridges, Fun exhibits happening at Granville Island, and the Olympic Rings to stay out at Sea.