Indigenous Elder Brings Ancient Wisdom to Vancouver AI Community | Gabriel George Sr. Eagle Song Gabriel George Sr of the Tsleil-Waututh First Nation opens…
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Indigenous Elder Brings Ancient Wisdom to Vancouver AI Community | Gabriel George Sr. Eagle Song
Gabriel George Sr of the Tsleil-Waututh First Nation opens Vancouver AI community meetup with traditional eagle song and ceremony at H.R. MacMillan Space Centre.
Gabriel shares stories of how traditional unceded territory used to extend to Terminal Avenue, ancient cedar forests, and the importance of connection in indigenous culture - wisdom that tech communities desperately need.
🦅 Eagle Song Translation: "The eagle is watching over us"
🏔️ Traditional Territory: Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh lands
🤖 Context: BC AI Industry Association board expansion with indigenous leadership
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Opening ceremony context
1:10 - Gabriel's territorial acknowledgment
2:18 - Stories of the changing land
4:25 - Indigenous understanding of connection
5:14 - Eagle song performance
8:17 - Discussion: regalia, voice, ceremony
Learn more: Vancouver AI Community meetups happen monthly
BC AI Industry Association: https://bc-ai.net/
Indigenomics Institute: https://indigenomics.com/
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