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Capilano Tea House challenges businesses in Coast Salish territory
Capilano Tea House challenges business in Coast Salish territory to donate to Kwi Awt Stelmexw. Kwi Awt Stelmexw as a non-profit organization is proud to work with companies that match our shared values. We especially want to support businesses owned and operated by Squamish People! The Capilano Tea House and Botanical Soda Co. is a new […]
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Place Name Website Launched
Launched Kwi Awt Stelmexw proudly launched the www.OhThePlacesYouShouldKnow.com on December 21st, 2016. OhThePlacesYouShouldKnow.com is a digital Squamish language names for places around Vancouver and beyond. Place Name Recognition OhThePlacesYouShouldKnow.com curator Khelsilem talked about his reason for wanting to make this map saying, Place name recognition is an entry point to reconciliation and repatriation. There’s the type […]
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Oh The Places You Should Know
Updated November 11th, 2015: As of right now, our “A Place Name Party” for December 21st, 2015 is sold out. We are overwhelmed and ecstatic by the response. There is a small wait list though. We are grateful for the interest in our work. Please stay tuned as we announce more details for this exciting […]
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Our ‘Startup’ Non-Profit
Thank you for visiting our newly launched site. You may also find out on twitter or facebook or instagram! Our organization was started with a dream. Vancouver has been declared as being on “unceded Coast Salish territory”. The Indian Residential School policy has been declare cultural genocide. And yet the work to rebuild our Indigenous […]