Speaker · Vancouver 2026

Anthony Joseph

Councillor

Squamish Nation

October 28–30 · Vancouver

Futureproof Festival featured-speaker artwork of Anthony Joseph laughing beside a painted cedar and sunlit coastal inlet, wearing his orange shirt, black vest, blue beads and headband, with his name, Councillor, Squamish Nation, the festival dates, Futureproof constellation and BC + AI presenter mark.
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Anthony Joseph artwork

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What they’re bringing

Anthony Joseph, Councillor of the Squamish Nation. He has opened our meetups all year, and the festival opens the same way: a welcome to the territory, the first thing said from the stage.

A reminder of whose territory this is before anyone says a word about the future.

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Wed 28 · 6:30–6:45 PM

Welcome to the territory

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About Anthony Joseph

Anthony Joseph is a Councillor of the Squamish Nation. He has grounded the Vancouver AI community meetups at the Space Centre with Indigenous welcomes, opening the July meetup with hand drum and a journey song, and his talk The Empty Seats Are Never Empty is one of the best things to happen on that stage. He opens Futureproof Festival the same way, with a welcome to Squamish territory before anything else is said.

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Where to find Anthony

  1. Wednesday · October 28
    6:30–6:45 PM

    Welcome to the territory

    Anthony Joseph of the Squamish Nation opens the festival with a welcome to Squamish territory. The first thing said from this stage, before any of the rest of it.

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