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Indigenous Nations

Squamish Nation regains 20,000 hectares of ancestral land

By Ina Pace, The Squamish Chief, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

For the video, see: https://www.squamishchief.com/local-news/icymi-squamish-nation-regains-20000-hectares-of-ancestral-land-10871229

Two decades of planning and negotiations result in an historic land use agreement with the province.

History was made Thursday with a massive land agreement between the province and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation).

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Indigenous Nations

Truth and Reconciliation Day: Education should be the priority, says Squamish Nation’s Wilson Williams

By Mina Kerr-Lazenby,  North Shore News, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Just what does the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation mean to those from First Nations communities? For some, it is a solemn day of remembrance and commemoration. For others, it is a small but celebratory step forward in the reconciliation process. For Wilson Williams (Sxwíxwtn), elected councillor and spokesperson for Squamish Nation (Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw), it is an amalgamation of the two, and then some. 

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