Creating Space and Opportunity
We are three Indigenous women from the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh nations with the shared goal of seeing ourselves reflected back at us on our own land.
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We, Faith Sparrow-Crawford, Salia Joseph, and Jade George, established Host Consulting Inc. in 2020 with the goal of providing opportunity for our nation members to flourish on our territory. With our unique set of skills and experience, we are a dynamic and vibrant team.
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We provide specific and valuable knowledge and insight on the arts and working with our nations in Metro Vancouver, the unceded, occupied, and traditional territories of the XÊ·mÉ™θkÊ·É™yÉ™m, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, and SÉ™lilwÉ™taɬ peoples.
Our mission is to work with our communities and different municipalities towards creating a place that reflects who we are as MST peoples through public art consultation, decolonial dialogues and discussions, and project management and liaising.
Salia Joseph
Salia’s post-secondary experience with critical Indigenous studies, along with her experience in advocacy, policy and curation in the art world, combine to create a set of skills that are very useful for situating herself in public art consulting. Her experience with community outreach and her background with curation are strengths she brings to the work.
Executive Director
Kwi Awt Stelmexw, 2017- present
Curatorial Intern
Bill Reid Gallery, 2017-2018
Indigenous art consultation lead
City of Vancouver, 2018
Indigenous Policy Intern
BC Arts Council, 2016-2017
Faith Sparrow-Crawford
Faith's time as EA to the MSTA partnership gave her a glimpse and instinctive understanding of the nations' development projects with Aquilini. Since then, she has trained in community engagement in Musqueam from her time as the self-governance community coordinator where she was responsible for helping to build a community constitution based on nation- members feedback on traditions, laws, etc. She has grown up with lived experience on Indigenous art and artists, surrounded by Coast Salish weavers and carvers. These experiences, combined with her post-secondary education in critical Indigenous studies, has given her a unique and invaluable skills that she brings to the public art world.
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Co-founder
Salish Locations Inc, 2019 - Present
Self-Governance Community Coordinator
Musqueam Indian Band, 2017-2019
Executive Assistant
Construction for the Musqueam, Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh and Aquilini Development Partnership (MSTA), 2016-2017
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Co-founder
Salish Locations Inc, 2019 - Present
Self-Governance Community Coordinator
Musqueam Indian Band, 2017-2019
Executive Assistant
Construction for the Musqueam, Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh and Aquilini Development Partnership (MSTA), 2016-2017
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Faith's time as EA to the MSTA partnership gave her a glimpse and instinctive understanding of the nations' development projects with Aquilini. Since then, she has trained in community engagement in Musqueam from her time as the self-governance community coordinator where she was responsible for helping to build a community constitution based on nation- members feedback on traditions, laws, etc. She has grown up with lived experience on Indigenous art and artists, surrounded by Coast Salish weavers and carvers. These experiences, combined with her post-secondary education in critical Indigenous studies, has given her a unique and invaluable skills that she brings to the public art world.
Jade George
Jade is an active in her Tsleil-waututh community, acting in various cultural capacities. She comes from a strong family who are cultural leaders in the Tsleil-waututh community. As a weaver, singer, and language speaker, Jade has many crucial teachings about how to be in community and navigate the traditional laws and practises of her people. She brings this depth of knowledge to HOST, helping clients to consider how to move through a community in a culturally sound way.
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Language Officer
Tsleil-waututh, 2018 - Present
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Staff
Mack Paul
kʷəlasəltən, whose English name is Mack Paul, is from Musqueam. Growing up their family ensured they were enriched with culture and tradition, which continues to guide them through to today. This led them to become a learner and advocate of their traditional language, hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓. As HOST's Administrator, they look forward to the journey ahead with kin that share these same values.
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Protocol Coordinator
Musqueam Indian Band, 2018 - present
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