Squamish people

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Before we begin today's episode, we want to take a moment to acknowledge that this podcast is recorded in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the Huncomenem and Squamish-speaking peoples, including the Musqueam and Tsleil-Waututh Nations.

At the Down Syndrome Resource Foundation, we recognize the work we do to support individuals with Down syndrome takes place on land that has been cared for by Indigenous peoples for generations.

We honor their enduring connection to this land and acknowledge the impacts of colonialism that continue to affect Indigenous communities today.

Before we begin today's episode, we want to take a moment to acknowledge that this podcast is recorded in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the Huncomenem and Squamish-speaking peoples, including the Musqueam and Tsleil-Waututh nations.

At the Down Syndrome Resource Foundation, we recognize the work we do to support individuals with Down Syndrome takes place on land that has been cared for by Indigenous peoples for generations.

We honor their enduring connection to this land and acknowledge the impacts of colonialism that continue to affect Indigenous communities today.

We are recording today on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the Coast Salish and Kwakwaka'wakw peoples, including Tsleil-Waututh, Squamish, Musqueam, and Komoq's First Nations.

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[book thudding] This episode was produced by me, Helen Zaltzman, on the unceded ancestral and traditional territory of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh nations.

The music is by Martin Austwick of palebirdmusic.com and the experimental podcast Neutrino Watch, and he's also part of my other podcast, Answer Me This, if you want to hear more questions being answered.

There are literally thousands, thousands of questions being answered at answermethispodcast.com. Our ad partner is Multitude.

The book is filled with daily reflections that explore the lives of saints as well as ordinary men and women with extraordinary stories of courage and spiritual awakening.

Seattle, Chief of the Squamish.

Growing up in the Squamish village on the Puget Sound, Seattle witnessed the arrival of the first whites in the Northwest.

By the time he became chief of his tribe, the early forays of trappers had given way to a steady stream of settlers.

It fell to Seattle to devise a strategy for dealing with these invaders.