In 1929 they had to put drains around the camosun bog because it trespassed housing. It became dry and other plants grew like hemlock trees. Volunteers from all different ages, backgrounds, etc., help restore this bog. For the past few years, volunteers have made it come back to life and encourage more people to see its beauty.

It’s sad for the Musqueam people to have the bog shrink. It means a couple things when the bog shrinks: people have drained it for urbanization, prevents people from telling their stories, gives everyone a chance to learn from it.

Larry Grant is an elder from musqueam nation. His dad came from china and his mom was from musqueam nation. He has three other siblings. He wasn’t allowed to go to the native school, because he was Chinese. This motivated him to learn more about his culture while teaching others about Musqueam culture.