Candace Campo

Candace, ancestral name xets’emits’a (to always be there), is a Shíshálh (Sechelt) member from the Sunshine Coast, BC. As the co-founder of Talaysay Tours with her spouse Larry, and now co-owned with their daughter Talaysay Campo, Candace provides Indigenous cultural and outdoor experiences. Trained as an anthropologist and teacher, she shares the stories and history of her people, focusing on Indigenous language and cultural revitalization. Candace’s mission is to train younger Indigenous members to connect with the land while running a successful intergenerational tour and education business.

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Richard C. Till

Richard, smanit stumish (Mountain Man), has over 35 years of experience in land-based learning, 25 in search and rescue and 30 in youth counseling. An adopted member of the Shíshálh Nation, Richard is honored with the ancestral name smanit stumish for his dedication to youth in cultural rediscovery. He has spent decades learning from Elders to enrich his work with Indigenous communities. A skilled metalworker, boat builder, and artist, Richard is also writing a novel about cross-cultural friendships. He collaborates with Candace in delivering land-based education to schools and organizations across Canada, including the Jane Goodall Institute.

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Talaysay Campo

Talaysay Campo is a proud member of the Squamish and Sechelt Nations. Raised in a traditional household, Talaysay learned the importance of the land and its gifts from her parents, Candace and Larry Campo. Her mother shared Indigenous plants and medicines, while her father passed on deep ceremonial traditions. Growing up alongside Talaysay Tours, which was founded the year she was born, she now serves as Operations Manager, focusing on marketing, networking, and business growth. Talaysay also runs Love The Land Apparel, a brand that connects people to Indigenous culture through art and design. She is passionate about working with her family to contribute to reconciliation and preserve cultural heritage.

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Seraphine

Seraphine Lewis (Kwii Gee Iiwans) is a proud Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and Haida Indigenous woman, born and raised in the Squamish Valley and currently residing in Vancouver. She joined Talaysay Tours in 2017 and has since served as a lead Cultural Ambassador. Her knowledge of the land and its history is rooted in generational teachings passed down from her Squamish mother. In addition to her cultural role, Seraphine has a background in Fine Arts, with formal training in painting, carving, and Indigenous art history, contributing to her deep connection to her heritage.

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Shaelynn

Shaelynn Trottier is a proud ƛaʔuukʷiʔatḥ (Tla-o-qui-aht) member. Born and raised in the Greater Vancouver area, Shaelynn is reconnecting with community, culture, family and land. Shae has been a Cultural Ambassador with Talaysay Tours since 2022. On her tours she talks about the importance of preservation of culture and land, not only for generations to come, but the generations who have come before us. An artist, a lifelong student, and a plant enthusiast, Shaelynn looks forward to expanding and sharing her knowledge.

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Ruby

Ruby is proud to be first generation Canadian of mixed racial ancestry, having been nurtured by the lands and waters of the Pacific Northwest for as long as she can remember. Ruby hopes to leverage her diverse work experience as an educator, marine biologist and communications specialist in her role with Talaysay Tours as a Cultural Ambassador or "intercultural knowledge bridger." A music enthusiast, thalassophile and self proclaimed fish geek, Ruby is deeply passionate about restoring abundance to the Salish Sea. She hopes to encourage others to create enduring relationships with nature as a means to support health and wellbeing.

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Blythe

Blythe Wilde (she/they) is an avid birder, early career ornithologist (bird scientist) and multidisciplinary artist. She is based in ch'atlich (Sechelt), the homeland of the shíshálh Nation. She is always seeking to connect people to the natural world and support people in learning and engaging with places, animals and landscapes in respectful and reciprocal ways. They do this in a variety of ways by leading bird outings, tours for Talaysay Tours and creating art that engages science and bird migration. As a queer birder, she is passionate about sharing knowledge with others and creating ways to make birding more inclusive.

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Fianna

Fianna Wilde is an immigrant settler of mostly Celtic and English accessory. She grew up in the beautiful pacific northwest nurtured by lots of time outdoors. Fianna joined Talaysay Tours in summer 2025. With a background in ornithology, theater and Indigenous studies, Fianna is passionate about anti-colonial science and storytelling as ways to help people connect to the vibrant world we all share. She enjoys sharing her love and connection with birds and inspiring others to appreciate our feathered relatives. She is excited about supporting Talaysay Tours in creating bird focused tours. If she could be any bird, she would be a Pacific Wren, or a Wandering albatross.

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Trent

Trent is a writer, artist, filmmaker and citizen scientist, and a settler of mixed European ancestries, including Germanic, Celtic and English, born and raised as a guest in Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) Nation and shíshálh (Sechelt) Nation lands. Trent has a Masters of Science in Geography from the London School of Economics (2009), researching environmental racism in B.C. forestry policy. They worked in media at Channel 4 (UK), The Beaver, and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and currently develop decolonial collaborations in arts, film and ethnoecology.

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Liz

Liz is the General Manager of Talaysay Tours, working at the intersection of operations, storytelling, and care for the land. She supports the behind-the-scenes systems that allow Cultural Land Ambassadors to do what they do best; share knowledge, guide with intention, and create meaningful experiences for guests. With a background spanning design, systems thinking, and community-based work, she focuses on building structures that are ethical, accessible, and sustainable. Her role centers on translating vision into practice; supporting partnerships, refining guest experiences, and ensuring the work remains rooted in respect, relationship, and accountability. Liz approaches her work with humility and care, understanding that the role of support is just as vital as the role of guide. She is grateful to work alongside the Talaysay team and the lands and waters that continue to teach all of us.

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Anneke

Anneke is a member of the shíshálh Nation and has a strong connection to the lands and waters of the Sunshine Coast, where she resides.

She is passionate about biology and the interconnected systems that shape the natural world. With a lifelong curiosity for botany and geoscience, Anneke sees the natural world as an ever-evolving story, one that we are all a part of.

Guiding tours and sharing knowledge are at the heart of her work. She enjoys helping others build meaningful and reciprocal relationships with the environment around them. Through storytelling and an ecosystem-based perspective, Anneke hopes to inspire curiosity, respect, and care for Mother Nature.