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Elder-in-Residence at UBC’s First Nations House of Learning
Elder Larry Grant is of mixed Chinese and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) ancestry and is a respected Elder, educator, cultural knowledge keeper, and language advocate. For decades, Larry has worked to preserve and share the interconnected histories between Indigenous and Chinese communities in British Columbia, ensuring these relationships are remembered and passed on to future generations.
His life story and bridge-building work are featured in the film All Our Father’s Relations (2016 and his co-authored book Reconciling: A Lifelong Struggle to Belong (2025), exploring identity, belonging, and the shared histories connecting Musqueam and Chinese Canadian communities.
Larry serves as Elder-in-Residence at UBC’s First Nations House of Learning, is an adjunct professor with UBC’s First Nations and Endangered Languages Program, and serves Musqueam as Language and Culture Consultant. Through storytelling, teaching, and cultural leadership, he continues to build bridges between Indigenous and Asian communities.
Elder-in-Residence at UBC’s First Nations House of Learning
Elder Larry Grant is of mixed Chinese and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) ancestry and is a respected Elder, educator, cultural knowledge keeper, and language advocate. For decades, Larry has worked to preserve and share the interconnected histories between Indigenous and Chinese communities in British Columbia, ensuring these relationships are remembered and passed on to future generations.
His life story and bridge-building work are featured in the film All Our Father’s Relations (2016 and his co-authored book Reconciling: A Lifelong Struggle to Belong (2025), exploring identity, belonging, and the shared histories connecting Musqueam and Chinese Canadian communities.
Larry serves as Elder-in-Residence at UBC’s First Nations House of Learning, is an adjunct professor with UBC’s First Nations and Endangered Languages Program, and serves Musqueam as Language and Culture Consultant. Through storytelling, teaching, and cultural leadership, he continues to build bridges between Indigenous and Asian communities.