Squamish Nation is looking to fill positions on its Language Commission which is tasked with protecting and guiding Squamish Language for the next generations. This includes education initiatives like ...
This week, we welcome the official opening of the Little Yellow Schoolhouse on the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation’s) land. It will be the new permanent home of the Language Nest program. We ...
The Squamish Nation is proposing to officially change the name of Mount Garibaldi to its traditional Indigenous name, Nch’ḵay̓. Councillor Wilson Williams says it submitted an official request to the ...
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have made a historic visit to the Squamish Nation in British Columbia, Canada, marking a ...
Sxwixtn Wilson Williams, an elected councillor and spokesperson for Squamish Nation, says members have voted to have the nation develop its own education law and enter into an education jurisdiction ...
Many Indigenous languages have been nearly or completely lost due to colonial policies and practices, but one Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) speaker and knowledge keeper is changing that.
In 2010, there were just 10 fluent Sḵwx̱wú7mesh sníchim speakers, according to figures from the Squamish Nation. Now, hundreds of people are actively learning the language. The Early Edition’s Lisa ...
In a classroom at Simon Fraser University’s Vancouver campus, Swo-wo Billy, Charlene George and Jonny Williams speak casually in the Squamish language about their weekend plans. This slice-of-life may ...
Deacon Rennie Nahanee and his wife, Emma, pose for a photo at St. Paul’s Indian Church in North Vancouver, British Columbia, April 24, 2022. At the heart of the mission is the desire to have Squamish ...
While 44 per cent of the Squamish Nation territory's old-growth has been protected, 56 per cent remains unprotected. The Nation does not give its consent for continued old-growth logging within its ...
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