Squamish, British Columbia
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Squamish is a community and a district municipality in the Canadian province of British Columbia, located at the north end of Howe Sound on the Sea to Sky Highway. The population of the Squamish censu
Cleveland Avenue in Squamish with Mount Garibaldi looming in the background
The Stawamus Chief
Squamish and the Squamish Valley from the summit of the Chief
A panorama from the summit of the Stawamus Chief in Squamish
Squamish people
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The Squamish people are an Indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest Coast. Archaeological evidence shows they have lived in the area for more than a thousand years. In 2012, the Squamish Nation had
Squamish, British Columbia
…agglomeration is 24,232. This includes First Nation reserves of the Squamish Nation although they are not governed by the municipality. The Indigenous Squamish people have lived in the area for thousands of years. The town of Squamish had its beginning during the construction of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway in…
A Squamish elder, 2019
Chief Andrew and his son Alvie Andrews in 1902 wearing traditional garb. Photograph taken in village of Sen̓áḵw.
In 1906, Joe Capilano traveled with Cowichan Chief Charley Isipaymilt and Secwepemc Chief Basil David to London to seek an audience with King Edward VII.
A Delegation of various Salish leaders in Vancouver wearing traditional regalia in 1906