Khelsilem Tl'aḵwasiḵ̓an Sxwchálten (born July 19, 1989), also known as Dustin Rivers, is an Indigenous Canadian politician and First Nations leader in British Columbia.
[4] On February 25, 2020, Khelsilem was interviewed by Linda Steele on Global News Radio about the anger and confusion around recent protests and blockades in support of Wet'suwet'en Nation.
[6] He attended Carson Graham Secondary School and some graduate degree classes at Simon Fraser University in Applied Linguistics.
[15] In a 2022 interview, Khelsilem and former Vancouver city councillor Gordon Price discussed the complexities between Indigenous sovereignty, urban development, and community engagement in projects like Sen̓áḵw.
Khelsilem emphasized the importance of regaining control over resources to support the Squamish Nation community's interests, highlighting their track record of developing rental housing.