NORTH VANCOUVER, Canada, July 10, 2024 | Launching July 10, Arc’teryx Equipment, the global design company specializing in technical high-performance outerwear and equipment, announces Walk Gently, a new design platform for Indigenous voices, created incollaboration with xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) artist and designer Cole Sparrow-Crawford.
Walk Gently is the vision of Cole Sparrow-Crawford. The journey begins in the Coast Salish region, where Arc’teryx was founded on the unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples, the place known today as Vancouver, BC, and the surrounding area. As a company founded on these lands, the platform is part of Arc’teryx’s ongoing commitments to amplify Indigenous voices and increase Indigenous representation within the outdoors.