Vancouver Free Tour: Indigenous Culture, Colonization & Early Years

Discover authentic Vancouver on a guided walking tour! Go beyond postcards to explore Indigenous heritage, early colonial history, and local legends while capturing great photos along the way.

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Things to do Vancouver Free Tour: Indigenous Culture, Colonization & Early Years

Discover Vancouver beyond the postcard views with Ati and Orsi, husband-and-wife licensed tourism guides. Long before Vancouver existed, these lands were home to thriving Indigenous communities. Explore the heritage of the Coast Salish Peoples—including the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations—and learn how their cultures, traditions and relationship with the land endured through colonization and continue today. For Ati and Orsi, this subject is personal. Two decades of working alongside West Coast First Nations communities created a lasting respect for Indigenous cultures and perspectives that they bring into their storytelling. From Indigenous history to European exploration, colonization and Vancouver’s colourful early years, discover fascinating characters, legends, architecture, nature and hidden stories behind the modern skyline. Bring your camera or phone! Ati, a professional photographer trained at the New York Institute of Photography, also shares practical tips to help you capture memorable images of Vancouver.

Included

Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art
Gastown Steam Clock
Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Harbour Air Seaplanes
Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden
Canada Place Cruise Ship Terminal
Vancouver Convention Centre
Fairmont Hotel Vancouver
Sun Tower
Christ Church Cathedral
John Fluevog Shoes Vancouver Gastown
Olympic Cauldron
Steamworks Brewpub
Marine Building
MAPLE LEAF SQUARE
Vancouver Public Library, Central Library
Vancouver Playhouse
Sam Kee Building
Robson Square
Vancouver Art Gallery
Free Vancouver History Posters
Optional free access to a WhatsApp History Chanel
Optional free follow up with Vancouver, BC travel tips

Meeting point

601 W Cordova St, Vancouver, BC V6B 0A4 Waterfront Station Historic railway station

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