Opportunities for Nation Members

The SLCC Tour Movie (Where Rivers, Mountains and People Meet) plays every hour as part of our Guided Tour experience. We are embarking on an exciting undertaking to remake it, and we look to Members of the Squamish Nation and the Lil'wat Nation for the shared knowledge, voices and stories that will bring it to life, and proudly reflect the Nations.

We have several ways for you to connect and share your feedback, including online via the survey link, in person, via Zoom or on the phone. The Project Team is led by SLCC Curator Mixalhítsa7, Alison Pascal, and supported by the team at the Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre and Anthill Films.

We ask that you review so we have a strong response rate and shared sense of the way forward on this important work.

To connect and learn more, view the current SLCC tour movie and access the survey link - Please reach out to SLCC Curator Mixalhítsa7 Alison Pascal. 

Whistler Writers Festival: Reading Event 1

Three Generations In Conversation with Michelle Good and Zak Jones
Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre | 5:00 – 6:15 p.m. | In-person $25

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Generations of families reveal ties that bind, family dynamics that are passed down, and hidden secrets that, over time, have astonishing impacts. Michelle Good is the award-winning and bestselling author of Five Little Indians. Her latest novel, Eliza Sunshine, delivers a powerful family saga following three generations of Cree women and the storytelling tradition that connects them to each other. In Fancy Gap, the powerful, unforgettable debut by Zak Jones, three estranged generations in Appalachia grapple with loss, poverty, and their individual demons, until an explosive climax brings them together in apocalyptic deliverance. Join local writer, editor and actor Brandon Barrett in a conversation about their novels, exploring the crucible of three generations of kin, and how familial foundations shape the generations that follow.

Whistler Writers Festival: Reading Event 12

Being Forest: A Salish Stroll
With Avis Blackbird, Elee Kraljii Gardiner, SLCC Cultural Ambassador, and WIBA Poetry Winner
Meeting Point: Fairmont Chateau Whistler Lobby | 9:00 – 10:30 a.m. | In-person $35

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What better way to experience poetry and cultural storytelling than outside in nature? Moderator Tatiana Lee will guide us along the Salish Stroll Forest Walk and Fitzsimmons Creek to pause for readings by debut author Avis Blackbird (Lightning in Our Roots) and the City of Vancouver’s current Poet Laureate, Elee Kraljii Gardiner (sometimes, forest). Cultural talks with the Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre’s Cultural Ambassador will take place throughout the event. This year we will be joined by the inaugural 2026 Winner of the Whistler Independent Book Award for Poetry. Dress for the weather, this event takes place rain or shine. Complimentary coffee, tea and light refreshments will fuel the walk.

Moderated by: Tatiana Lee