Dennis Thomas, whose ancestral name is Whonoak, is a member and elected Councillor of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation (People of the Inlet) in Deep Cove, North Vancouver. In 2021, he was named among Business in Vancouver’s Top Forty Under 40. He manages Nation-owned businesses and leads new ventures as a senior business development manager in economic development at Tsleil-Waututh Nation. For the past four years, he has also been a consultant to the Musqueam Squamish Tsleil-Waututh (MST) Development Corporation as a cultural liaison who helps to ensure that Tsleil-Waututh Nation’s history and culture are embedded in modern development, landscapes and building design.