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
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
Gibsons
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Gibsons is a town on the Sunshine Coast in southwestern British Columbia, Canada, on the northwest shore of Howe Sound. Located within the Pacific coastal rainforest and serving as the gateway to the
Squamish people
…of Chʼiyáḵmesh came from. In another story of the first ancestors, two men first appeared at Sch'enḵ and Chekw'élhp, located at what is now known as Gibsons, British Columbia. The first man to appear here was Tseḵanchtn, then the second man appeared named Sx̱eláltn. The people repopulated the land with large families and…
Gibsons Harbour
Gibsons Harbour, Sunshine Coast