202618feb(feb 18)9:00 am20(feb 20)5:00 pmOur Gathering 2026 Event
The 12th annual Our Gathering, kexwkexwntsút chet, tə sq̓əq̓ip ct, will be held on the unceded, traditional, ancestral territories of the Coast Salish Peoples, the Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), and
The 12th annual Our Gathering, kexwkexwntsút chet, tə sq̓əq̓ip ct, will be held on the unceded, traditional, ancestral territories of the Coast Salish Peoples, the Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), and səl̓ílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations at the Vancouver Westin Bayshore on February 18 to 20, 2026.
The three-day event will welcome delegates from 202 First Nations in BC to participate, either in-person or virtually, in a series of plenary and breakout sessions on a wide range of topics. It is designed to facilitate collaboration, learning and dialogue between First Nation communities, Indigenous organizations and government officials on a variety of subjects such as the United Nations Declaration Act, Housing, Emergency Management, and Child and Family Services.
The event is co-hosted with the First Nations Leadership Council, Indigenous Services Canada and Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs.
The Westin Bayshore Vancouver
1601 Bayshore Dr.
