On shared unceded L̓il̓wat7úl and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh territory

Credit(s): Clarence Mills, Haida Nation

Medium: Cedar

Year: 2009

Art ID: 144

Welcome Arch

This arch is supported by Raven (left post) and Bear (right post). It is designed to reference traditional house posts and framed in the shape of a Haida longhouse. To the Haida, Bear is symbolic of strength that supports all clans, and it was Raven that discovered Man in a clamshell and set them free after the Great Flood.

Public art nearby:

  • 145 Celestri just north at the entry to the Four Seasons Resort
  • 146 Welcome Figures at the Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre, just west across Blackcomb Way