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23 September 2023
Learn about native plants and their importance as a food source for birds and animals, their significance for increasing biodiversity, and which ones can be found throughout Maplewood Flats. We'll have a welcome and teaching from Tsleil-Waututh storyteller and knowledge-keeper Les George, and then go on our staff-guided tour. Water and light snack will be provided. Kids welcome!
About Maplewood Flats
Maplewood Flats is situated within the traditional and unceded territory of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation (TWN). The area has been occupied by Tsleil-Waututh and Coast Salish People since time immemorial. Prior to settler contact and industrialization, the region featured contiguous mudflats across Burrard Inlet. Adjacent to Maplewood Flats is the TWN community and village site. The mudflats provided food security for the TWN and were managed for fish, shellfish, waterfowl and other resources.
The Indigenous knowledge of wild birds and Coast Salish culture in this public space signals a collaborative path forward where the local ways of knowing are honoured and shared in culturally appropriate ways. In this way, Maplewood Flats’ programs connect Coast Salish culture with the greater Vancouver public and promotes reconciliation and redress.