Tsleil Waututh, Squamish and Musqueam flags to permanently fly at Stanley Park

By Mina Kerr-Lazenby  Local Journalism Initiative Reporter If there were to be such a thing as perfect flag-hoisting weather conditions, it would be those spotted on Tuesday afternoon at Stanley Park as flags representing the Tsleil-Waututh, S?wx?wu7mesh ?xwumixw (Squamish Nation) and Musqueam Nations were raised. The sky, bright blue and cloudless, set a stark backdrop to the three primarily white flags. The wind, nothing more than a light whisper of a breeze, was just enough to have them billowing, their First Nations designs fully displayed to the crowd that had amassed below. Representatives from the three Nations were joined by members of the Vancouver Park Board and a radiant flock of their friends and family members in welcoming the flags to spap?y??q Pa?piy?ek?, Stanley Park’s Brockton Point. It marked the…

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