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“Land protection becomes a community: plan, action, and be in ongoing conversation about the use of land and how to access lands when you’re a member who lives elsewhere.”

“Sustain a commitment to be as environmentally friendly as possible, minimize ecological damage while expanding and developing our land.”

“We need to educate our future generations on how to build our own homes teach our own children, learn about our environment and how to protect it, each child has a specialty we just need to tap into it, train every child we need our own long house a place where they can learn and a place where they can live.”

“More preparation must be implemented to cope with the effects of climate change. There will be water shortage, higher temperature, forest fires and rising sea level. We must establish our own water supply, build houses with under ground basements so there are natural cooler areas in homes, plant more trees in our housing areas and consider rising sea levels when planning major projects near water fronts.”

“For Squamish Community to have pride and keep the community clean, no sign's hanging in the community, trash to be picked-up every week, to have spring clean-up more than once a year.”

“Creating a safe and welcoming community for all our members. Recent tragic events have caused fear in our members and communities, but also has brought forward a serious discussion regarding public safety. Safety can be having policing, or having our own community members patrolling. Enforcing laws, and consequences to dangerous behavior.”

“We need healing within our community as colonial pressure has created lateral violence between each other.”

“Giving multiple ways of healing in more natural ways.”

“A transition home for families with ministry involvement. Instead of putting our children in foster homes, heal them as a family. Find a way to keep our children out of the system.”

“Cultural based healing for all demographics (adult, youth, elder) and people with mental health and addictions.”

“Revenue through tourism... eco tourism accommodation, yurts, cabins, domes, tree houses in the squamish valley.”

“Fish cleaning station at Capilano River. Build community smoke shack and create market for canned salmon.”

“To maximize Squamish participation in the economy, by entering the business arena in all sectors to create employment, increase capacity Development and create general wealth for the communities.”

“Build wealth for the next generation.”

“Look for innovative ways to make money for the Nation.”

“I would love to be able to have the option to live on reserve with my family before they are adults and the culture is lost.”

“I would like to see supportive housing with full staff support to create successful recovery members. with option to move into permanent housing of their requirements single living to advance to partnered living to family living and elder housing to have social and community connection”

“Access to more land to build different residential type living arrangements and styles.”

“Right now, Squamish members often can not live on the reserve in appropriate housing. The ideal would be that every Squamish member who wants to live on reserve can have appropriate housing.”