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Skwachàys Lodge
Skwachàys Lodge
31 Pender St W, Vancouver, BC V6B 1R3
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Take a royal-inspired tour of Vancouver
Run by the Vancouver Native Housing Society and located on the city’s Downtown Eastside, Skwachàys Lodge is a multipurpose space with a philanthropic mission and offers visitors a chance to learn more about the local First Nations community. The heritage building houses an 18-room boutique hotel, a traditional rooftop sweat lodge, smudge room, an artist in residence program, and an Aboriginal Fair Trade Gallery showcasing authentic Northwest First Nations art and cultural works. The on-site gift shop stocks a variety of one-of-a-kind art pieces to take home, including beautiful custom-made jewellery, woodcarvings, textiles, rattles, bentwood boxes and other indigenous artworks.
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Discover First Nations culture in Vancouver
If you’re visiting Vancouver, stay in one of the unique 18 rooms at this boutique First Nations lodge and help support the Vancouver Native Housing Society. Each room has been decorated by a local artist and on the roof you’ll find an authentic sweat lodge and totem pole. Downstairs, the Urban Aboriginal Fair Trade Gallery is open to the public and worth a browse to check out some local Vancouver-based aboriginal artists.
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