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November 26, 2004
FIRST NATIONS PARTNER FOR OLYMPICS
Band chiefs of the Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations joined leaders of the Musqueam and Lil'wat bands on Wednesday in signing a formal agreement to co-operate and make sure aboriginal interests are recognized during the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Chiefs from the four bands - which will all have Olympic venues for 2010 within their traditional territories - sealed the deal to work together at a signing ceremony during a First Nations Summit meeting at the Squamish Recreation Centre in North Vancouver.
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(text from November 26th, 2004, North Shore News)
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Squamish Nation Chief Gibby Jacobs celebrates after leaders of four aboriginal bands signed an agreement to work together on Olympic issues Wednesday. Tsleil-Waututh Chief Maureen Thomas (left) also signed the deal that was supported by Musqueam Chief Ernest Campbell and Lil'wat Chief Leonard Andrew.
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November 26, 2004
FIRST NATIONS PARTNER FOR OLYMPICS
Band chiefs of the Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations joined leaders of the Musqueam and Lil'wat bands on Wednesday in signing a formal agreement to co-operate and make sure aboriginal interests are recognized during the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Chiefs from the four bands - which will all have Olympic venues for 2010 within their traditional territories - sealed the deal to work together at a signing ceremony during a First Nations Summit meeting at the Squamish Recreation Centre in North Vancouver.
>> to read more of this article
(text from November 26th, 2004, North Shore News)
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Squamish Nation Chief Gibby Jacobs celebrates after leaders of four aboriginal bands signed an agreement to work together on Olympic issues Wednesday. Tsleil-Waututh Chief Maureen Thomas (left) also signed the deal that was supported by Musqueam Chief Ernest Campbell and Lil'wat Chief Leonard Andrew.
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July 2004
TSLEIL-WAUTUTH NATION PROMINENT AT NEW STORYEUM
EXHIBIT
our history featured in new gastown museum
Leonard George - past chief
of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation, and current director of economic development
and chief negotiator for the North Vancouver District based band
- got involved with Storyeum in 2002.
The project was still on paper, and in the mind of Danny Guillaume,
president and CEO of Historical Xperiences Inc. The company had
already created its first history-themed attraction in Saskatchewan:
the Tunnels of Moose Jaw. Now, Guillaume had his sights set on Vancouver.
"Right from the outset, I loved the idea," says George.
"I was very excited about the concept." >>
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(text from July 11th, 2004,
North Shore News Article)
STORYEUM
OFFICIAL WEB SITE
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Leonard George, past chief and proud member of
the Tsleil-Waututh Nation. |
June 21, 2004
CHIEF MAUREEN THOMAS LAUNCHES "HONOURING
OUR PAST" POSTER
first nations to
work with government
Geoff Plant, Attorney General and Minister
Responsible for Treaty Negotiations, joined George Abbott, Minister
of Sustainable Resource Management and Maureen Thomas, chief of the
Tsleil-Waututh First Nation, to launch the “Honouring our Past”
poster and encourage First Nations to work with government to reintroduce
aboriginal place names to B.C. For full coverage of this story,
click here.
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Press Release here |
Chief Maureen Thomas of the Tsleil-Waututh First
Nation (left), Geoff Plant (middle) and George Abbott. |
