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q’uwutum’ tthu thulihwultun ni’ ’u tthu sts’inukw’a’ | Mike Underwood in Tzinquaw

Mike Underwood in costume as one of the drummers for the Tzinquaw opera in 1950
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q’apthut tthu hwunitum’ ’i’ tthu hwuhwilmuhw | Kneeling at McKenna McBride Royal Commission

Large group of people kneeling with heads bowed during the McKenna McBride Royal Commission Forum. Image also shows a carriage with a Union Jack flag.
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hulelum’ ni’ ’utl’ kwam’utsun | Quamichan Village c1913

View of Quamichan Village in 1913 showing canoes lined up at the shore and many buildings.
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hwulmuhwa’lh lelum’ ni’ ’utl’ xinupsum | Indigenous Home c1912

Image showing a view of a home from the front door, taken c1912 in Green Point.
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yey’sul’u hwulmuhw ha’kwush tthu t’atulh s’itth’um | Two people in old style clothing

Elderly man and woman seated outside, c1912.
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lelum’ ’utl’ quw’utsun’ ts’lhhwulmuhw | House of Cowichan Tribe

Louise Underwood at the new Cowichan Tribes office in Duncan, taken in 1966.
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tl’ushun’upt tthu spulhxun | Plowing the Field

Clydesdale horses pulling a manual plow connected to a farmer holding the plow.
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hwun’un’uts’a’ ni’ ’utl’ tl’ulpalus | Singles at Cowichan Bay

Single paddler canoe race in Cowichan Bay.
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hwu saay’ tthu ’iwatul | The Race Begins

Beginning of the 11-man war canoe race at Quamiuchan Lake showing canoes and paddlers taking off from the starting line in May, 1968.
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’ula’ulh ’u tthu Mermaid tuyuwulh | On the Mermaid Race Canoe

The 11-man rowing team from Shell Beach in The Mermaid canoe at Quamichan Bay as part of the Corpus Christi races.
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sxt’ekw’ ’utl’ hwinumets’u | Simon Charlie Totem

Simon Charlie, age 32, standing next to a totem he carved for the Duncan Chamber of Commerce. The totem features a ceremonial mask, a bear holding a slab of copper, and a thunderbird.
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’ula’ulh ’u tthu wekun tthu Chief Charlie | Chief Charlie in Horse-Drawn Wagon

Chief Charlie Quitquatin standing in a horse-drawn wagon with three passengers.
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’e’xthim’ tthu hwinumets’u ’i’ tthu mun’us | Simon Charlie dipnetting with his son

Simon Charlie wearing a traditional Cowichan sweater holding a dipnet with his son Paul.
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stey ’utl’ tl’upalus | Canoe Race with Spectators

Canoe race in Cowichan Bay with spectators on the shore.
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tthu hwulmuhwa’lh shqequluts’ | Native Style Spinner

Woman using a head spinner to spin wool.
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tthu ni’ hakwushum kwus ts’ut’qw’els | The Machine used for Threshing

Steam-operated threshing machine used to cut crops. The Modeste family would move the machine from farm to farm to cut the crops. This image possibly taken at Kingston Farm.
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lelum’ ’utl’ qwuyuxwuthut | Edward Paul’s House

Puykwilum’s house posts on the exterior of Edward Paul ‘s home.
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yuw’en’ulh xinupsum | xinupsum in the old days

Scenic view of xinupsum village with a canoe in the grass and buildings in the distance, dating from around 1914-1918.
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wi’wul’ kws qequluts’s | Demonstrating Spinning

Woman demonstrating the use of a spindle whorl to make yarn.
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tuyuwulh ni’ ’u tthu tl’ulpalus | Race Canoes at Cowichan Bay

Shoreline view of Cowichan village showing many canoes, possibly preparing for a canoe race, which were popular at the time.
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