Join The Early Edition's special live program with the Squamish Nation

CBC's The Early Edition is going live with the Squamish Nation on Friday for a day of stories, music and special reports.

Hosted by Stephen Quinn, the special episode will connect with people keeping Squamish culture alive for generations to come and take an exclusive look inside the groundbreaking Sen̓áḵw housing development as its towers grow near Vancouver's Burrard Street Bridge.

The show, which begins at 5:30 a.m. PT, will also learn how the Squamish Nation is planning to co-host the 2025 Invictus Games alongside the Lil'wat, Musqueam and Tsleil-Waututh nations. The games are due to begin on Saturday and run until Feb. 16.

There will be in-depth reports throughout the morning. 

Squamish Nation Elder Paítsmuḵ, also known as David Jacobs, will speak about his role in the decades-long legal effort to reclaim Sen̓áḵw, where the 6,000-unit development is now under construction.

The Early Edition host Stephen Quinn gets an exclusive tour of the development to look at the project's progress and to learn how the Squamish people are affirming their history more than a century after they were forced off that land:

Squamish Nation says first Sen̓áḵw units available to rent this year as towers start to soar

6 hours ago

Duration 11:03

The Early Edition’s Stephen Quinn gets a tour of the Squamish Nation’s Sen̓áḵw development to look at the project’s progress and to learn how the Squamish people are affirming their history more than a century after they were forced off that land.

In 2010, there were just 10 fluent Sḵwx̱wú7mesh sníchim speakers, according to figures from the nation. Now, there are hundreds of people actively learning the language. The Early Edition's Lisa Christiansen visited ta tsíptspi7lhḵn (the Squamish Language Nest), where families are taking part in immersive lessons and keeping the language alive:

Back from the brink: We meet the people reviving the Squamish language (Sḵwx̱wú7mesh sníchim)

6 hours ago

Duration 8:05

In 2010, there were just 10 fluent Sḵwx̱wú7mesh sníchim speakers, according to figures from the Squamish Nation. Now, hundreds of people are actively learning the language. The Early Edition’s Lisa Christiansen visited ta tsíptspi7lhḵn (the Squamish Language Nest), where families are taking part in immersive lessons and keeping the language alive.

Meanwhile, the finishing touches are being added to a covered lacrosse box for the Squamish Nation's teams, the North Shore Indians and the North Shore Eagles. Lacrosse is a major cultural force for the community, and as the CBC's Liam Britten found out, it's also about survival, escape, community and family.