Update - November 1, 2023

Downtown East Side Youth Outreach Team Indigenous Artwork

Thank you for your interest in the Downtown East Side Youth Outreach Indigenous Artwork engagement, which has concluded.

Findings from the engagement helped directly inform the design, creation and installation of a three traditional Coast Salish wall murals that are now on display at the Downtown East Side Youth Outreach Team’s newly renovated space at 7876 Powell Street.

The murals, which were designed and painted by Diamond Point of Musqueam Nation, youth artist Ryan Hughes of Snuneymuxw Nation and mentor artist Chris Sparrow of Musqueam Nation, honour the Host Nations on whose land the facility is located and reflects the thoughtful input from our youth engagement on what makes a space feel welcoming, inclusive and culturally safe.

We thank all those who engaged with us on this project and are incredibly grateful for your time, insights and commitment to making Vancouver Coastal Health a safe, welcoming and inclusive environment.

Diamond Point, an artist and member of the Musqueam Nation hopes her mural conveys a feeling of “home away from home" for youth not from this territory through her reflection of Indigenous protocol and the sunsets she associates with home.

Ryan Hughes, a youth artist from Snuneymuxw First Nation, focused on the raven..

Chris Sparrow, a Coast Salish artist and member of the Musqueam Nation, painted a mural of two humpback whales.