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New app lets you take Indigenous-guided tours at your own pace
July 12, 2023By: Petra Chase, Arts & Culture Editor I’ve spent plenty of hot days biking along the seawall, exploring Xwayxway’s (Stanley Park) lush forests, and spotting salmon berries and squirrels by the lagoon. Even so, I realized I’ve only scratched the surface of what lies in this colossal park (bigger than downtown Vancouver!) after a digital guided tour of Áx̱achu7 (Beaver Lake). Since 2002, Indigenous-operated Talaysay Tours has promoted “culture revitalization, land-based education, and reclamation” on the land belonging to the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples. Xwayxway has been their “gathering place and home” for thousands of years.…
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The Strumbellas bring vibrant indie rock to Commodore
October 11, 2016When vocalist and keyboardist David Ritter answered my call, the Strumbellas had just left the stage at the Austin City Limits Festival, and the band would soon be heading to an autograph signing. Such is the life of a band…
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Oh Pep! has their Cake and brings it to Vancouver
October 11, 2016There are a lot of differences between Canada and Australia. The list includes deadliest animals, which side of the road to drive on, and which country had a prime minister completely disappear while having a swim one day. However, if…
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Andy Shauf brings The Party to Vancouver
June 26, 2016Andy Shauf is in the middle of a very busy year. Fresh off a spring tour in Europe that ended at the start of June, he’s already back on the road opening for ANTI- labelmate case/lang/veirs, who have a Vancouver…
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Take a walk with the Lost Souls of Vancouver
October 26, 2015Forbidden Vancouver’s Lost Souls of Gastown tour offers a unique experience, immersing patrons in the ominous past of early Vancouver. They offer student rates and enough knowledge of the area to brag to your friends about next time you go…
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