Upcoming Events
Beavers, Birds & Bannock: Community Event
🌿 Beavers, Birds & Bannock
Date: Friday, May 10, 2025
Time: 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Check-in: 5:15 PM
Location: Smuggler Cove Marine Provincial Park, Halfmoon Bay
Hosted by: Talaysay Tours Cultural Ambassadors & Sunshine Coast Community Forest
Capacity: 25 Guests
Cost: Complimentary Community Event
Step into the forest at golden hour and journey through one of the most ecologically rich areas on the Sunshine Coast. Beavers, Birds & Bannock is a special three-hour guided Indigenous walking experience that follows a moderately-paced trail through forest, wetland, and shoreline; part walk, part hike, and all heart.
With each step, your Indigenous Cultural Ambassadors will share land-based knowledge passed down through generations; teachings of the cedar, yew, camas, and death camas, and the ways these plants have been used for medicine, food, tools, and ceremony. You’ll learn to see the forest not as scenery, but as kin; full of relationships and responsibilities.
As dusk settles in, we quietly approach the beaver ponds, where with patience and presence, we may be gifted with a rare and sacred sight: beavers swimming, grooming, and tending to their lodges. These shy, intelligent engineers shape the entire ecosystem with their presence; and, when they choose to show themselves, it is an honour. We ask that all participants hold a quiet and respectful space during this time.
The tour ends with warm bannock shared by the sea, a chance to reflect together by the water’s edge to the sounds of gulls and waves. We’ll share stories of the land’s transformation; from ancient trade routes to the colonial fur trade, and consider how we move forward in a good way with the land and each other.
✨ This session is offered with gratitude and support from the Sunshine Coast Community Forest, and guided by Cultural Land Ambassadors with Talaysay Tours.
🔸 This tour is approximately 3 hours and includes some uneven ground and gentle inclines. Please come prepared with good footwear and water.
🔸 Registration is required and group size is limited.
🔸 Rain or shine – except in severe weather (extreme winds).
To register:
📧 info@talaysay.com | ☎️ 604-628-8555
🌐 www.talaysay.com/events/bbb
Forest Therapy (Bathing): Community Event
🌿 Forest Therapy (Bathing) at Porpoise Bay – A Complimentary Community Event
Date: Thursday, May 15
Time: 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Meet at 12:45 PM)
Location: Porpoise Bay Provincial Park, Sunshine Coast
Ages: 12+
Capacity: 15 participants
Hosted by: Talaysay Tours, Forest Therapy Guide & Sunshine Coast Community Forest
Cost: Complimentary Community Event
Step softly into the forest and let the land welcome you.
This guided Forest Therapy Walk is a gentle invitation to slow down, breathe deeply, and be present with nature and with self. Inspired by the Japanese practice of Shinrin-Yoku (forest bathing), this experience invites you into quiet moments of connection—through your senses, through stillness, and through the medicine of the natural world.
Together, we will move with intention along a peaceful trail, pausing often to listen, feel, and simply be. This is not an Indigenous cultural tour or storytelling experience, but it is rooted in the spirit of land-based healing. All are welcome to come as they are and reconnect with the Earth in a way that nourishes body, mind, and heart.
🌿 Please note: We strive to create a scent-free environment to support deep sensory connection and honour those with allergies or sensitivities.
This is a community offering, open to individuals aged 12 and up. Youth must be accompanied by a guardian.
✨ This session is offered with gratitude and support from the Sunshine Coast Community Forest, and guided by a certified Forest Therapy Guide with Talaysay Tours.
Space is limited — registration is required.
🔗 Register on EventBrite or visit www.talaysay.com/events/wellness
📧 Questions? Contact us at info@talaysay.com or 604-628-8555
Land Discovery: 4 Day Kayak Tour
Join us for our special event: —SOLD OUT—
Land discovery. This is a 4 day / 3 night multi-day guided ocean kayak tour!
Date: Friday, May 16th - Monday, May 19th
Start Time: 10:00 am Return time: 3:00 pm
Meeting Location: Marina TBA, Sechelt Inlet
We will be embarking on a journey of discovery of the land and sea of the Shishalh territories.
Total guests: 8
Registration is required for this event.
This kayak trip is all inclusive wilderness camping experience. Talaysay Tours will provide all tents and camping equipment, safety equipment, mesh kits, sleeping pads and bags. All of your meals will be prepared. All participants chip in with dishes and keeping the camp area clean and safe. Share with us in advance your kayak preference – double (tandem) or solo kayak; your height and general weight so that we can provide you the perfect design for your style and comfort. All of our touring boats are fibre glass.
Sea - Going Kayaking: 3 Day Tour
Join us for our special event:
Sea - Going Kayaking. This is a 3 day / 2 night multi-day guided ocean kayak tour!
Date: Friday, June 27th - Sunday, June 29th
Start Time: 10:00 am Return time: 3:00 pm
Meeting Location: Backeddy, Jervis Inlet
We will be exploring the stories, oral histories, and way of life of the Shishalh People.
Total guests: 8
Registration is required for this event.
This kayak trip is all inclusive wilderness camping experience. Talaysay Tours will provide all tents and camping equipment, safety equipment, mesh kits, sleeping pads and bags. All of your meals will be prepared. All participants chip in with dishes and keeping the camp area clean and safe. Share with us in advance your kayak preference – double (tandem) or solo kayak; your height and general weight so that we can provide you the perfect design for your style and comfort. All of our touring boats are fibre glass.
Princess Louisa: 6 Day Kayak Tour
Join us for our special event:
Genealogy, Oral History, & Land Connection. This is a 6 day / 5 night multi-day guided ocean kayak tour!
Date: Wednesday, July 16th - Monday, July 21st
Start Time: 10:00 am Return time: 3:00 pm
Meeting Location: Backeddy, Jervis Inlet
We will be exploring the stories, oral histories, and way of life of the Shishalh People.
Total guests: 8
Registration is required for this event.
This kayak trip is all inclusive wilderness camping experience. Talaysay Tours will provide all tents and camping equipment, safety equipment, mesh kits, sleeping pads and bags. All of your meals will be prepared. All participants chip in with dishes and keeping the camp area clean and safe. Share with us in advance your kayak preference – double (tandem) or solo kayak; your height and general weight so that we can provide you the perfect design for your style and comfort. All of our touring boats are fibre glass.
Journey to Tsunay: 5 day Boat & Kayak Tour
Join us for our special event:
Genealogy, Oral History, & Land Connection. This is a 6 day / 5 night multi-day guided ocean kayak tour!
Date: Wednesday, August 13th - Sunday, August 17th
Start Time: 10:00 am Return time: 3:00 pm
Meeting Location: Backeddy, Jervis Inlet
We will be exploring the stories, oral histories, and way of life of the Shishalh People.
Total guests: 8 (sold out)
Registration is required for this event.
This kayak trip is all inclusive wilderness camping experience. Talaysay Tours will provide all tents and camping equipment, safety equipment, mesh kits, sleeping pads and bags. All of your meals will be prepared. All participants chip in with dishes and keeping the camp area clean and safe. Share with us in advance your kayak preference – double (tandem) or solo kayak; your height and general weight so that we can provide you the perfect design for your style and comfort. All of our touring boats are fibre glass.
Reserve your spot here:
-SOLD OUT-
Tems Swiya - Community History Tour (Public)
Tem Swiya - Community History Walk
Come join tem swiya on a community walk as we share the stories and history of our Shíshálh people during the last 100 years. This event is a great opportunity to connect with the history of the Shíshálh Nation and comemorate their amalgamation a century ago .
Date: Tuesday March 11, 2025
Time: 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Location: Tems Swiya Museum
We can't wait to share our stories with you!
Tems Swiya - Community History Tour (Shíshálh Nation)
Tem Swiya - Community History Walk
Come join tem swiya on a community walk as we share the stories and history of our Shíshálh people during the last 100 years. This event is a great opportunity to connect with the history of the Shíshálh Nation and comemorate their amalgamation a century ago .
Date: Tuesday March 11, 2025
Time: 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Location: Tems Swiya Museum
We can't wait to share our stories with you!
Book Club | Medicine Wheel for the Planet by Dr. Jennifer Grenz (Sunshine Coast)
Complimentary reading and review of Medicine Wheel for the Planet by Dr. Jennifer Grenz - Presented by Talaysay Tours.
Join our book club as we delve into the wisdom of 'Medicine Wheel for the Planet' by Dr. Jennifer Grenz. Explore how indigenous land stewardship can inform a new paradigm for environmental sustainability, bridging Western and indigenous perspectives. Discuss the intersection of traditional Inidigenous knowledge and modern sustainability, and discover how indigenous wisdom can inspire a new era of planetary care.
Event Schedule:
Session 1: February 24th (Chapter 1 & 2)
Session 2: March 3rd (Chapter 3 & 4)
Session 3: March 10th (Chapter 5 & 6)
Session 4: March 170th (Chapter 7 & 8)
Session 5 March 24th (Chapter 9 & 10)
Session 6: April 3rd (Chapter 11) *Thursday
Resgistration will be required with the first event to receive updates on the following virtual events for the additional sessions.
This event is a community event based in Sechelt & Gibsons, BC on the Sunshine Coast. It is complimentary for all attendees.
CBC4Kids - Winter Bird Count
Join us with local birders Fianna & Blythe Wilde and Candace Campo, founder of Talaysay Tours; for a fun-filled day of birding at our Christmas Bird Count 4 Kids Event (CBC4KIDS)! This event is perfect for young bird enthusiasts who want to learn more about our feathered friends. We will be meeting at 4595 Sunshine Coast Hwy - Mission House, ts'ukw'um (Mission Point) Park for a day of bird counting and nature exploration. We'll be travelling a 0.4km loop trail while learning fun facts and how to identify and count our local birds such as Great Blue Herons, sea ducks and Bald Eagles. Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity to connect with nature and learn more about the birds in our area.
After our bird counting adventure we will join for story sharing, hot chocolate / tea, and snacks! If you're able to, please bring your own mug / tumbler to enjoy your warm treat.
Remember to bring your binoculars! There will be some to borrow and share for those who don't have any.
See you there!
Intro to SUP
Intro to SUP (Stand Up Paddle Board)
Salish Life, Sea Gardens & the Salmon People - Sachi Adventure Event
Date: Wednesday, August 21, 2024
Start Time: 6:30 pm End Time: 8:00 pm
Join us to stand up paddle board, journey to the Salish Sea and check out the Shíshálh ancient Sea Gardens.
This is a BIPOC & 2SLGBTQ+ community members and families event.
Participant Numbers: 8
If you have your own SUP (Standup Paddle Board, please let us know!)
Guides: Blythe, Trent and Anneke
To register: Email info@talaysay.com
Please note registration is necessary.
Complimentary Community Event hosted by Talaysay Tours Love the Land
Beavers, Birds and Bannock @ Smugglers Cove
Beavers, Birds and Bannock @ Smugglers Cove
Date: Monday, August 12, 2024
Start Time: 6:00 pm End Time: 8:30 pm
Duration: 2.5 hrs
Group Size: 8-12 people
Location: Smugglers Cove
Location: Smuggler Cove Marine Park, Brooks Road, Halfmoon Bay
To register: Email info@talaysay.com
Please note registration is necessary and there will be a cut-off limit of 12 participants.
Complimentary Community Event hosted by Talaysay Tours Love the Land
PRIDE - Nature Art Workshop (Youth 12-24)
PRIDE - SACHI ADVENTURES — Nature ART WORKSHOP (YOUTH)
Date: Tuesday, August 06, 2024
Check-In: 6:15 PM
Time: 6: 30 PM End Time: 8:30 PM
Location: Porpoise Bay Provincial Park
Age: 12- 24
To register: Email info@talaysay.com
Please note registration is necessary.
This event is exclusive for LGBTQIA2S+ community.
Complimentary Community Event hosted by Talaysay Tours - Love the Land and Sunshine Coast Botanical Gardens.
Moss, Mycelium & Magnificent Trees Xwesam - Stelkaya
Moss, Mycelium & Magnificent Trees
Xwesam - Stelkaya
Date: Monday, August 5th, 2024
Start Time: 1:00 pm End Time: 4:00 pm
Duration: 3 hrs
Hiking skills required
Meeting Location: Patrick’s Pass Trail Head. Park up Lehman Rd. Go up Crow Road. Turn right on Lehhman, continue up the gravel section, and look for the sign for Patrick's Pass.
Talaysay Guides: Trent and Richard
Complimentary Community Event hosted by Talaysay Tours & Love the Land
To register: Email info@talaysay.com
PRIDE - Talking Trees & The Birds & The Bees PRIDE Event (Adult)
PRIDE - Talking Trees & the Birds & the Bees PRIDE Event (Adult)
Type: Walking Tour in Stanley Park - ethnobotany, ethnology. indigenous ways of knowing, birding tour.
Date: Saturday, August 3rd, 2024
Meet and Greet: 11:15 am
Start Time: 11:30 am End Time: 1:00 pm
Location: Stanley Park. Please meet your guide at the Stanley Park Loop.
Complimentary Community Event hosted by Talaysay Tours - Love the Land This event is priority for LGBTQIA2S+ community.
To register: Email info@talaysay.com
Max Participants: 20
This event is exclusive for LGBTQIA2S+ community.
If you wish to support LGBTQIA2S+, BIPOC land-based learning you are welcome to donate via e-transfer to info@talaysay.com. This event is a priority for LGBTQIA2S+ community.
Talking Trees & the Birds & the Bees
Talking Trees & The Birds & The Bees
Date: Wednesday, July 31st, 2024
Start Time: 2:00 pm End Time: 3:30 pm
Guided: Blythe Wilde and Richard Till
Address: 5941 Mason Rd, Sechelt, BC V0N 3A8
To register: Email info@talaysay.com
Max Participants: 20
Complimentary Community Event hosted by Talaysay Tours - Love the Land and Sunshine Coast Botanical Gardens.
Celebrating Who We Are: Indigenous Pride Walk
Celebrating Who We Are: Indigenous Pride Walk
Luncheon: Sippin Tea, Breaking Bannock & Barriers
Date: June 16, 2024 - Sunday
Walk Start Time: 11:00 am
Picnic Start Time: 12:20 pm
Picnic End Time: 1:20 pm
Distance of Walk: 1.3 Km
This walk starts at the Sunshine Coast Museum and ends at Armours Beach.
If anyone needs a ride back to their car let us know and we will organize.
Co-Guides: Candace Campo Trent Maynard
Shishalh Host: Clarence Joe
Proposed Meeting Location:
Sunshine Coast Museum
716 Winn Rd, Gibsons, BC V0N 1V0
and that we finish at Armours Beach
Armours Beach is a perfect place for the picnic with the public washrooms.
Nature Girl - Film Debut
Filmmaking duo Trent Maynard and Candace Campo, ancestral name xets’emits’a (to always be there), spend five years documenting the surprising species living in a small wetland in the shíshálh Nation swiya. Using poetry and motion sensor cameras, this short film documents the intergenerational bear families using a multi-species scratching post and watering hole, alongside newts, frogs, elk, owls and bats.
This event is being showcased at the Preparing for Potlatch Art Show in ch’ḵw’elhp, Gibsons bc, on the homeland of the Skwxwú7mesh ulmixw
Debut Film Event: Nature Girl - Film Debut
Date: June 13, 2024
Time: 6:30 pm
Location: @gpagart Address: 431 Marine Dr, Gibsons, BC V0N 1V0
We Are The Land Workshop For Indigenous Women: Stanley Park
This is a workshop for Indigenous women to gather connect and experience the land, our mother, our teacher, our medicine.
We are the Land - Medicine Learning & Making Workshops are a collaborative partnership between Indigenous Women Outdoors and Talaysay Tours.
The Great Outdoors Comedy Festival
Talaysay Tours is excited to be the small local business selected as the community support recipient of the Vancouver Great Outdoors Comedy Festival for 2023. A portion of festival proceeds will support our goal as a small Indigenous woman owned tourism company to grow sustainably so we can keep providing Indigenous tours, apps, apparel to share our culture to the world.
Stalew Pow Wow
Shop Love the Land Apparel at the Stalew Pow Wow!
We are excited to get our Pow Wow on and be joining the Stalew Pow Wow as a vendor again this year!
The 2nd annual Stalew Pow Wow is taking place at the Langley Events Centre September 15 - 17.
Tickets are $10 per day or $20 for the weekend.
Everyone is welcome to attend.
Forest Bathing Stanley Park
Forest bathing is an invitation to help you reduce stress, increase feelings of peace, and improve mental clarity. Join us for a Forest Bathing experience in Stanley Park.
$74 per person.
Limited spots available. Email info@talaysay.com to register.
We Are The Land Workshop For Indigenous Women: Lynn Valley
This is a workshop for Indigenous women to gather connect and experience the land, our mother, our teacher, our medicine.
We are the Land - Medicine Learning & Making Workshops are a collaborative partnership between Indigenous Women Outdoors and Talaysay Tours.
We Are The Land Workshop For Indigenous Women: Squamish
This is a workshop for Indigenous women to gather connect and experience the land, our mother, our teacher, our medicine.
We are the Land - Medicine Learning & Making Workshops are a collaborative partnership between Indigenous Women Outdoors and Talaysay Tours.
1st Annual Memorial Squamish Nation Youth Pow Wow 2023
Squamish Nation Youth Pow Wow
Capilano Reserve Park
Admission: $10per day or $15 weekend pass; Elders 65+ and 12 & Under Free
Grand Entries: Friday 6:00pm; Saturday 12:00pm & 7:00pm; Sunday 12:00pm
Specials throughout the weekend!
syíyaya days
syíyaya Days began in 2022 with a partnership between the District of Sechelt, the shíshálh Nation, and the syíyaya Reconciliation Movement.
This multi-day event starts by honouring National Indigenous Peoples Day. This is followed by 10 days of awareness building, learning and cultural celebration. syiyaya Days closes on July 1st with an inclusive Canada Day, celebrating Canada while also recognizing our colonial history and celebrating the cultures of the First Peoples of this land.
The 2023 syiyaya Days celebration will include Indigenous culture, histories, and ways of knowing with walking tours, book readings, music, art shows, dialogue circles, great food and much more. Canada Day will include a parade and orange shirt walk, guest speakers, and more great food and music.
