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Exploring Theme: "Indigenous-led Olympic Bid"
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(Filtered by Indigenous Group "First Nations")
July 8, 2022
Feasibility team presents financial estimates for 2030 Games highlighted by privately funded organizing committee to deliver Games operations
NationTalk: VANCOUVER (July 8, 2022) – Today, the Lil̓wat7úl (Líl̓wat), xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) First Nations, together with the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) and Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) as part of the 2030 Leadership Assembly, presented financial estimates for hosting a future Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in British Columbia. The announcement...
June 14, 2022
Indigenous-led concept for hosting future Olympic and Paralympic Games in BC
WHISTLER (June 14, 2022) – Today, at a ceremony at the Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre in Whistler, the Lil̓wat7úl (Líl̓wat), xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) First Nations, together with partners at the City of Vancouver, Resort Municipality of Whistler, Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) and Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC), officially revealed a concept for...
December 10, 2021
First Nations led Olympic Bid
Inside the Games – The Lil̓wat7úl (Lil’wat), xwmə kwəy’əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) First Nations, the City of Vancouver and the Resort Municipality of Whistler have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore the possibility of hosting the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Vancouver in 2030. In a joint statement, the...