Toward Truth and Reconciliation

Important places rich in archeological, cultural, and ecological significance for the 3 local Nations have been intentionally diminished by settlers.

First Nations, Métis, Inuit, and other Urban Indigenous peoples living in Vancouver find few places to connect with and practice their culture, even though this city is home to the third largest Urban Indigenous population in Canada.

Vancouver's parks are venues to foster connections between all people and these unceded lands.

The Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation cares for much of the last of Vancouver’s relatively undeveloped land.

This puts us in a unique position to partner with the local Nations in preserving spiritually and archaeologically significant places, and stewarding park ecosystems for generations to come.

The Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation has hired dedicated staff to support our Reconciliation commitments. The Arts, Reconciliation and Culture (ARC) team works together strategically to implement UNDRIP, the City and Park Board’s Reconciliation goals, equity, and cultural access commitments through community-engaged arts, land agreements and policy, arts and culture policy, and education.  

The team works with departments across the Park Board and consults widely with Indigenous representatives to make sure Indigenous visibility, history, heritage values, and memory practices are reflected in our policies and programs. 

Contact the Arts, Reconciliation Culture team at [email protected].