Discovery Harbour Centre Archway
Thunderbird arch celebrating plaza’s connection to land and sea.
Liǧʷiɫdaxʷ Peoples
The Thunderbird, large enough to carry a whale in its talons, is often depicted this way. Known as a protector of the people, Thunderbird helps by lifting great house beams with its talons. The Thunderbird and salmon carvings celebrate the enduring connection between the Liǧʷiłdax̌ʷ people, the land, and the sea.
Indigenous Tourism BC acknowledges that it is situated on operates on the unceded traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam Indian Band), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh Nation).
