The Salish hunting canoe - carved from a single cedar tree - is almost twice the height of the Great Hall ceiling.
Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre
4584 Blackcomb Way
Whistler, BC Canada V0N 1B4
Driving & Parking Directions
1 866 441 SLCC (7522)
info@slcc.ca
Hours of Operation
9:30am - 5pm Daily
Bell is proud to support the creation of the Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre.
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FEATURED EXHIBITS
New and Rotating Exhibits
We are proud to have the opportunity to host a variety of exhibits from both Nations and around the world. Please enjoy our new exhibits highlighted below.
Cultural Journey Welcome Figure
Squamish Nation renowned carver - Xwalacktun (Rick Harry) will be carving a Salish Welcome Figure at the Cultural Centre for the month of July.
Guests, community members and staff are welcome to visit the Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre in Whistler's Upper Village to meet the carver, assist him in his carving and take some of the shavings as mementos from their experience.
The carving is to be placed near the Peak 2 Peak Gondola Station as a continuation of Cultural Journey Sea to Sky up Whistler Mountain. The carving is a joint effort by the Whistler Blackcomb Foundation and the SLCC to increase the profile of Aboriginal Tourism in the region. The welcome figure is expected to be placed in the Whistler Alpine in August, 2010.
Tslasqet - Charlie Mack Seymour Canoe Exhibit
The Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre is proud to exhibit the Charlie Mack Seymour Canoe. The Canoe was carved by Tslasqet (Charlie Mack Seymour) in 1975, was the last piece that this revered Lil'wat cultural leader and teacher shared with us. Make sure to get your commorative package when you visit the centre and learn more about the canoe.
Airbus and National Geographic - See the Bigger Picture photo exhibit
The Airbus "See the Bigger Picture" exhibition is available to view at the Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre from 17 February until 21 March.
The exhibition features entries from an international youth photography competition, run by the aircraft manufacturer in partnership with National Geographic and the UN Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). In support of the CBD's Green Wave initiative, the exhibition is designed to raise awareness amongst young people of the importance of biodiversity - the rich variety of life on earth - and the consequences of its loss.
