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Candace Campo from Talaysay Walking Indigenous Tours is conducting a presentation and speaking to a group while on a walking experience in Stanley Park in Vancouver.

Indigenous Storytellers

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Vancouver | Destination Vancouver/Kindred & Scout

Listen to the stories. Close your eyes, open your heart and mind to thousands of years of knowledge and wisdom as these Indigenous leaders share their unique relationships to the land, sea, and wildlife.

You will see that everything truly is connected.

Featured Indigenous Stories

Illahee: The Importance of Whales in Indigenous Cultures

Members of the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation keep the community’s traditional history and stories alive through local whale-watching operations.

Illahee: The Importance of Bears in Indigenous Cultures

For the Haíɫzaqv (Heiltsuk) Nation, bears uphold the laws of their ancestors, helping preserve language, traditions, and values.

Illahee: The Importance of Water in Indigenous Cultures

Discover the important role water plays in the life of Francine Douglas Shoyshqwelwet from the Stó:lō (Sts’ailes) and Ts'msyen (Metlakatla) First Nations.
Illahee: The Importance of Mountains in Indigenous Cultures

Chief Frank Antoine of the Bonaparte First Nation shares what he’s learned by listening to the wind in the mountains of the Thompson Okanagan.
Illahee: The Importance of Rainforests in Indigenous Cultures

Travel the expansive rainforests of Northern Vancouver Island with K’odi Nelson of the Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw Nation and see how everything around us is connected.

Illahee card

Modern day British Columbia is the meeting of hundreds of diverse cultures and languages. This has been the story of these territories for thousands of years.

First Nations maintained intricate relationships with one another through family ties, culture, language, and trade. The Chinook Jargon Language was used to fill the gaps in language between nations and with settlers for trade, among other function.

In choosing the word Illahee, we honour the intent of the Chinook Jargon Language, to serve as a means of connecting people from diverse backgrounds to each other and to these lands.

Must-Do Indigenous Experiences

Hear ancestral stories about wildlife and their habitats, visit museums and cultural centres, or spend the night in an Indigenous-owned accommodation.

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Must-Do Indigenous Experiences

Hear ancestral stories about wildlife and their habitats, visit museums and cultural centres, or spend the night in an Indigenous-owned accommodation.

Find Experiences

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