We visited the centre this morning and loved every minute of our time there. The welcome drumming and dancing was great, the tour informative and really interesting. We then spent a further hour looking at the exhibits, reading more information and history and would have stayed longer but we had to get on the road to our next destination. Absolutely worth a visit!

This is a well maintained place that provides great information on the First Nations that shared Whistler as a home. Strongly recommend taking the free tour that offered, as it brings a better perspective on what you see. We also enjoyed the cafe that offers food with traditional ingredients.

This place is awesome. The carvings and artwork throughout are amazing. The story of the Squamish people is very interesting. When we were there there was an artist outside carving a totem pole. I could’ve stayed for hours watching him. They have an extremely well stocked gift shop and the prices are amazingly cheap, considering you’re buying handmade authentic items, and it’s located across the street from the tourist trap that is Whistler. I wish I had gone be more time before we left just for second look. Highly recommend taking time for this! This was probably the best thing I saw in the Whistler.

The Squamish-Lil’wat cultural centre (a not for profit organization) looks like no expense was spared in creating it. Stunning architecture, very luxurious materials. This perhaps explains the relatively high admission price. The artefacts on display are not all that special in my opinion, but admittedly tell an interesting story. A lot of rooms were closed when I visited. The gift shop is attractive and the Thunderbird café popular with visitors.

A native person gave us a tour of the centre after we viewed a feature film of the history of the early peoples of the area. She was excellent with explanations of culture and history. The museum has some significant pieces of workmanship and is very well laid out.

Absolutely brilliant visit to see the centre and learn so much about the First Nations. There was a prayer to start and our guide Jay had an amazing voice and played on a drum, the acoustics worked so well in the main foyer. Absolutely beautiful people with a beautiful view on life and earth. So interesting and educational.

From beginning to end, our visit to the Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Center was amazing. Before it open, there were First Nation Peoples gathered outside pursuing a variety of activities- chanting to bless an adventure into the mountains, carving on a statute to be used as part of an exhibit, people getting involved in the culture of the Squamish. The museum was enlightening and the guide was invested in telling the stories of his culture. Shed a whole new light on the Squamish culture and that of other First Nation groups from the area. I will never forget the feeling of importance, almost urgency, shed on me by every staff member at the center. Reconfirms my belief in the importance of oral history. Well Done!

Wonderful experience that more visitors to Whistler should make time for. Such an important part of Canada’s history (and present). It’s not always we are privileged to learn about and celebrate minority communities from the people themselves. I felt a huge sense of reverence. I am not Canadian but every Canadian and everyone from a colonialist country should visit and reflect.

Came here at the end of our trip to Canada and it was excellent at answering so many questions we’d had about First Nations things we’d seen. The free guided tour (we had David) was the best part. Definitely worth a visit.

This was a great place to visit. I did a guided tour, which I really recommend. The actual exhibit space is small, it really is a cultural centre with a lot of other things going on, so having a tour guide provide extra context and explain the connection the centre has to the community made my visit a lot more interesting. The cafe in the basement was also really good.