Welcome to the “shxatth’ustun ’u tthu hul’q’umi’num’ tumuhw” website, featuring a selection of historical images of hwuhwilmuhw (Hul’q’umi’num’ people).

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Our project team has gathered and digitized historical photographs of hwuhwilmuhw and presented them within hwulmuhw perspectives to bring the family and community stories behind the photographs to light.
Get ready to explore! Each photograph on the website is identified with a descriptive name and tagged with keywords, including historical themes and activities, places, events, names, dates, the photographer’s name, and more. You can browse images and also search by theme from the sidebar (or the bottom) of this page.

hay tseep q’u
Thank you.

Featured Historical Images

wi’wul’ kws qequluts’s | Demonstrating Spinning

August Jack nets’uwets ’i’ kw’ lhihw sil’anum | August Jack 103 Years Old

tswe’wutustuhw tthu Royals mulyitul | Making a Sweater for the Royals

Chief Mike Underwood sq’uq’a’ ’u kwthu swe’s tsuw’tuns | Chief Mike Underwood with his Council

nilh Lt. Gov. Pearkes ni’ ’u tthu sq’pelsth tthu ts’inukw’a’ Cultural Centre | Lt. Gov. Pearkes at the Ts’inukw’a’ Fundraiser

ni’ yuhw ’utth’emustum tthu Frank Morrison ’u tthu q’umunulwut | Frank Morrison Dressed in a Paddleshirt

Featured Modern Images

St. Ann’s t’i’wi’ulhew’t-hw | St. Ann’s Church

(hul’q’umi’num’ title to come) | Elder Ruby Peter Receiving Degree at SFU

p’uq’ shq’utuw’ulh ni’ ’utl’ s’amunu | White Bridge at Somenos

tl’ulpalus | Cowichan Bay Point

kwa’mutsun xatsa’ | Quamichan Lake in 2026

(hul’q’umi’num’ title to come) | Getting Married in Cedar Regalia