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Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre

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Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre

The Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Líḻwat7ul Cultural Centre (SLCC) in Whistler is an Indigenous-owned First Nations Museum, art gallery, gift shop, and café, offering guests the opportunity to experience stories and artifacts from the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh and the Lil̓wat7úl Nations. Opened in 2008, the award-winning cultural centre blends traditional Squamish Longhouse architecture with Lil’wat Istken design. The facility, designed to evoke a traditional Squamish longhouse and Lil’wat Istken, serves as a hub for education and cultural exchange, showcasing distinctive carved house posts, canoes, spindle whorls, weaving, regalia, bold artwork, and artifacts throughout the museum and galleries. Visitors engage with Cultural Ambassadors through traditional drum songs, inspiring short films, and guided museum tours, immersing themselves in the heritage of the two distinct cultures.

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