{"id":118,"date":"2025-05-02T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.projectsota.com\/fox6\/revitalizing-ancient-knowledge-throughout-the-cultural-ribbon\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T14:51:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T18:51:14","slug":"revitalizing-ancient-knowledge-throughout-the-cultural-ribbon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.projectsota.com\/fox6\/revitalizing-ancient-knowledge-throughout-the-cultural-ribbon\/","title":{"rendered":"Revitalizing Ancient Knowledge Throughout the Cultural Ribbon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>At the Urban Experience Alliance Symposium, Chief Ian Campbell of Sk\u0331wx\u0331wu\u03017mesh U\u0301xwumixw opened by highlighting the importance of recognizing Indigenous history and culture in Vancouver\u2019s development. He emphasized that contemporary projects should honor the land and communities that have called it home for generations.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"video wrapper reveal-fx reveal-fx--translate-up\">\n    <div class=\"video-frame\">\n        <iframe\n            src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1133666724\"\n            title=\"Video player\"\n            loading=\"lazy\"\n            allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"\n            allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Working with collaborators Ginger Gosnell-Myers, Principal at Ginger Gosnell-Myers Consulting, and Cory Douglas, Owner of Modern Formline Design, Chief Campbell showcased efforts to embed Indigenous knowledge into urban design\u2014from planning frameworks to tangible projects like the Vancouver Community College Centre for Clean Energy and Automotive Innovation, which reflects traditional craftsmanship in a modern context. Central to these efforts is valuing Indigenous contributions both culturally and economically.<\/p><p>Challenges remain in policy, procurement, and representation, but the team emphasized collaboration, innovation, and relationship-building as keys to creating inclusive, culturally rich urban spaces. Their work contributes to a broader \u201ccultural ribbon\u201d across Vancouver, integrating Indigenous stories, art, and knowledge into the cityscape.<\/p><p>Watch their full conversation to see how Vancouver is reimagining development through respect for Indigenous heritage and culture.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Working with collaborators Ginger Gosnell-Myers, Principal at Ginger Gosnell-Myers Consulting, and Cory Douglas, Owner of Modern Formline Design, Chief Ian Campbell of Sk\u0331wx\u0331wu\u03017mesh U\u0301xwumixw showcases efforts to embed Indigenous knowledge into urban design\u2014from planning frameworks to tangible projects.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":119,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-118","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ueastories"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.projectsota.com\/fox6\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.projectsota.com\/fox6\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.projectsota.com\/fox6\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.projectsota.com\/fox6\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.projectsota.com\/fox6\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=118"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/staging.projectsota.com\/fox6\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1104,"href":"https:\/\/staging.projectsota.com\/fox6\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118\/revisions\/1104"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.projectsota.com\/fox6\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/119"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.projectsota.com\/fox6\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=118"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.projectsota.com\/fox6\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=118"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.projectsota.com\/fox6\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}