BC FIRST NATIONS MEDIA

Media Opportunities at the SLCC
The Media opportunities at the Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre are endless. With a variety of exhibits, tour guides and events each story can have a unique twist. Please contact us directly to book your media tour or meeting. All media inquires are welcome.

Story Ideas Flatsheet

For more detailed editorial, photographic, itinerary information or our media kit please contact:

Gwen Baudisch
Marketing Manager
P: 604 964 0997
E: gwen.baudisch@slcc.ca

Ancient Cultures in Modern Times
Our Squamish people, who are Coastal Salish and our Lil'wat people, who are Interior Salish, have a long history of respectful co-existence. Our shared history records the story of Spo7ez, the area at Rubble Creek at the base of Garibaldi Mountain approximately 16 kilometers south of Whistler where the Squamish and Lil'wat people shared a village. This village was buried by a rockslide resulting from the Garibaldi Mountain volcano eruption or earthquake that occurred thousands of years ago.

We continue to live in our traditional territories and to benefit from the wisdom of our ancestors, whose words still guide us today.

All of the BC First Nations cultures have been humble before Mother Nature, taking only what they need and leaving the rest for future generations. The Squamish Nation speaks of the sacred cedar tree, which has provided them with material for homes, canoes, cooking pots, clothes, fishing lines, carvings and regalia. For the Lil’wat Nation, colder winters required more insulation, so deer and elk provided them with warm pelts for boots and clothes.

The Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Center embodies the spirit of partnership between our two Nations and our shared values around preserving and sharing our traditional cultures. It is the only cultural centre in Canada that jointly showcases the cultures of two distinct BC First Nations.