

Vancouver is located on the unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh peoples.
For the Vancouver Park Board, Reconciliation is more than a ceremonial acknowledgement of these territories.
It is an opportunity to learn the true history of Vancouver and acknowledge the unjust treatment of the people whose lands we occupy.
The challenges
Important places rich in archeological, cultural, and ecological significance for the three Nations have been built over and their importance diminished or lost.
Urban Indigenous peoples living in Vancouver find very little in the urban environment that reflects their cultural histories.
Our role
Vancouver's parks are venues to foster new connections between the land and its peoples.
The Vancouver Park Board cares for the last of Vancouver’s relatively undeveloped land.
This puts us in a unique position to partner with the Nations in preserving spiritually and archaeologically significant places, and stewarding park ecosystems for generations to come.