Published: April 30, 2018
This week marks the latest step in the Musqueam First Nation’s decades-long effort to regain control of an ancient village site.
The city-owned property is currently a parking lot beside the old Fraser Arms Hotel. The Musqueam Indian Band bought the hotel property in the early 1990s with the stated purpose of protecting what’s beneath the ground. The properties are within the so-called Marpole Midden lands, an area of great cultural and historic significance to the Musqueam First Nation.
If Tuesday’s motion is approved, city staff will be directed to report back to council by July on how the transfer can proceed.
Source: Vancouver to consider transferring Marpole land to Musqueam Nation | Vancouver Sun