Our Home on Native Land
The Squamish people are soon to vote on the extent of the announced development on the land it presently holds, at False Creek South’s western boundary. Under discussion is up to 6,000 housing units to be built on the 10.5 acre Kitsilano Indian Reserve No. 6.
Drawing upon local historical research, Nancy Hannum (Alder Bay Co-op) traces a timeline and key actions by settler governments through which Coast Salish people in this area incrementally lost their lands. Read more here.
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