Category: Quamichan Lake
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’a’luxut tthu wool’ | Gathering Tules
A woman gathering tule on the shore. Tule was used for making mats, house-walls, capes, and sails, among other things and was predominantly a woman’s job. (Photo by Edward Curtis, c1912).
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kwa’mutsun xatsa’ | Quamichan Lake in 2026
View of Quamichan Lake, which was historically used for canoe races, fishing, and harvesting tule, continues to be taken care of by the Cowichan People. Photo taken 30 April 2026.
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