SFU opens doors to First Peoples’ Gathering House on Burnaby Mountain – SFU News
September 12, 2025
Simon Fraser University celebrated the grand opening of First Peoples’ Gathering House today at its Burnaby campus with traditional ceremony and cultural performances from the host First Nations: xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), səl̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) and kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem).
The $25-million longhouse will transform the Indigenous experience at SFU as a new space for Indigenous students, staff, faculty and communities to come together to practise, learn and share in their cultural traditions.
“It’s just truly inspiring and empowering to finally be standing in this space that we have all dreamed of for so many years,” says Chris (Syeta’xtn) Lewis, Indigenous executive lead at SFU.
