Upcoming Events
Talking Totems – June 22 | Sechelt (Tsain-Ko Gift Shop)
This special tour is offered as part of syíyaya Days; a community celebration rooted in truth-telling, unity, and relationship-building between Indigenous and settler communities on the Sunshine Coast. Join us in Sechelt’s cultural heart, where Cultural Land Ambassadors will lead a meaningful walk focused on the sacred meaning and history of totem poles. These carved figures are more than art; they are living story-holders, rooted in lineage, spirit, and land. Through this guided tour, guests are invited to witness the stories these poles carry and to walk together in shared understanding.
Talking Trees – June 22 | Porpoise Bay Provincial Park
As part of syíyaya Days, join us for a powerful forest walk in Porpoise Bay Provincial Park. syíyaya (meaning “relatives” in she shashishalhem) is a celebration of shared history and unity between Indigenous and settler communities on the Sunshine Coast. On this tour, Cultural Land Ambassadors guides will share ancestral teachings, traditional ecological knowledge, and cultural stories held by the trees. This is not just a walk; it’s an invitation to listen, learn, and reconnect to the land in a spirit of reconciliation and mutual respect.
Talking Trees – June 24 | Porpoise Bay Provincial Park
As part of syíyaya Days, join us for a powerful forest walk in Porpoise Bay Provincial Park. syíyaya (meaning “relatives” in she shashishalhem) is a celebration of shared history and unity between Indigenous and settler communities on the Sunshine Coast. On this tour, Cultural Land Ambassadors will share ancestral teachings, traditional ecological knowledge, and cultural stories held by the trees. This is not just a walk, it’s an invitation to listen, learn, and reconnect to the land in a spirit of reconciliation and mutual respect
Talking Totems – June 25 | Sechelt (Tsain-Ko Gift Shop)
This special tour is offered as part of syíyaya Days; a community celebration rooted in truth-telling, unity, and relationship-building between Indigenous and settler communities on the Sunshine Coast. Join us in Sechelt’s cultural heart, where CUltural Land Ambassadors will lead a meaningful walk focused on the sacred meaning and history of totem poles. These carved figures are more than art; they are living story-holders, rooted in lineage, spirit, and land. Through this guided tour, guests are invited to witness the stories these poles carry and to walk together in shared understanding.
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-
May 24 - Land Stewardship Day: Ivy Removal
Join us for a meaningful 2-hour community gathering in the spirit of reciprocity and care, as we remove invasive ivy from the trees at the ancestral village site of Klaalth.
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.
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
Morning Forest Therapy (Bathing): Community Event
🌿 Forest Therapy (Bathing) at Porpoise Bay – A Complimentary Community Event
Date: Thursday, May 15
Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM (Meet at 9:45 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
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
Land Stewardship Day: Ivy Removal
🌿 Land Stewardship Day: Ivy Removal
Inspired by the work of Dr. Jennifer Grenz 🌿
🗓️ Date: Saturday, April 26th, 2025
🕒 Time: 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
✔️ Check-In: 1:45 PM
📍 Location: Porpoise Bay Provincial Park, ancestral village site of Klaalth
Join us for a meaningful 2-hour community gathering in the spirit of reciprocity and care, as we remove invasive ivy from the trees at the ancestral village site of Klaalth.
Guided by the teachings in Medicine Wheel for the Planet by Dr. Jennifer Grenz, this gathering offers a chance to move from learning into action; to reconnect with the land and actively contribute to its healing.
Invasive ivy, while often overlooked, can strangle native trees, limit understory growth, and disrupt delicate forest ecosystems. By clearing ivy from these spaces, we help restore vitality, light, and breath back into these living beings.
This is not just a work party; it is an act of land-based healing, community resilience, and honouring ancestral spaces. We’ll close with shared snacks and conversation; a time to reflect, connect, and celebrate what we’ve tended together.
🧭 Meeting Spot: Ancestral village of Klaalth
⏳ Duration: 2 hours
🥾 What to Bring:
Weather-appropriate clothing
Sturdy footwear (no open-toed shoes)
Gardening gloves and hand tools if you have them (extras will be available)
Water bottle
🌱 Tools and materials provided — but we invite you to bring your own if you're able!
✨ With gratitude to our supporters:
shíshálh Nation Council
Sunshine Coast Community Forest Grant
Salish Soils, for accepting the removed ivy
All are welcome. Come with open hearts and hands ready to reconnect with the land. 💚
Registration is required.
🌿 Maximum Capacity: 20 Guests
📩 If you have any questions, please contact us:
info@talaysay.com | Call or Text: 604-628-8555
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
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
