By Amy Romer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, IndigiNews Leaders from “Vancouver’s” top businesses got a lesson on Indigenous economics from three Coast Salish leaders last Thursday. Amid international tariff threats and colonial governments fast-tracking resource extraction on Indigenous lands, leaders from the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh and səl̓ilwətaɬ First Nations told a Greater Vancouver Board of Trade gathering about their visions for co-operative economic development, the evolving role of industry, and how today’s shifting economic landscape is affecting their communities. səl̓ilwətaɬ elected Chief Jen Thomas said collaboration between Coast Salish communities has been important, and that over the past five years, xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, and səl̓ilwətaɬ “have come together like brothers and sisters.” Sḵwx̱wú7mesh councillor Sxwíxwtn (Wilson Williams) told the gathering of business leaders that Indigenous communities “used to be out of sight,…
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