Category: Sharing Indigenous Perspectives
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Masked dancers in traditional outfits performing in front of many spectators during a potlatch in kwa’mutsun | Quamichan Village, circa 1900’s.
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View of Comiaken Village featuring the building of the Stone Butter Church and the older Episcopal Church in the background.
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Jennifer Williams, holding the trophy for Indian Princess, wearing a buckskin outfit and crown carved by Edmund Billy from Squamish. Standing next to her is her sister, Debbie. (Featured in the Cowichan Leader, 22 July 1970).
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Edward, Prince of Wales, visited Victoria and Duncan as part of his two-month tour of Canada in 1919. He is shown here meeting with several Coast Salish leaders at Government House in Victoria.
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Ceremony where Chief Fred Thorne presented a sweater for President Truman (December, 1945). Also features dancers in traditional outfits and Amelia Charlie, who knit the sweater.
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People on a raised platform throwing a blanket to the crowd below. Also shows buildings and canoes in village.
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Eleven-man canoe race at the Gorge in Victoria. The team won the race, as seen by the trophy in the second image.
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Canoe racers from Chemainus travel to Victoria for a race, which they won. They are pictured here polishing their canoe.
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Sitting on the roof of a car to block a bulldozer from expanding the highway out of Duncan.
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Muriel Alphonse with children at the Tiny Tots school. Muriel completed an Early Childhood Education Certificate in 1966 to teach at the nursery school. She went on to complete other courses and certificates and taught at the school for many years. (Published on 15 March 1967).
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Features the Salmon for Survival slogan on the Page’s barn and people at the protest camp for salmon survival.
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Lt. Gov. Pearkes shakes hands with Dennis Alphonse, congratulating him on being elected Chief of the Cowichan Band.
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A long house with people who have been learning the treasured native dance.
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Abel Joe shaking hands with Bishop Remi De Roo. Both were honored at a special Coast Salish event. (Published 5 July 1989).
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A woman digging for clams at Cowichan Bay.
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From the Cowichan Leader: Wayne and Arvid Charlie won the men’s double paddle event Saturday at the war canoe races at Quamichan Lake. (Published 06 August 1975).
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From the Cowichan Leader: Gordon Elliott speaking with the press before the fish camp on his property was cordoned off to the public. (Published 06 September 1973).
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Children having fun at Bonanza Daze in Duncan: taking part in the parade, dancing, and eating ice cream. (Published 22 July 1970).
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Children’s parade during the Bonanza Daze celebrations in Duncan.
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Mrs. Clara Miller from Westholme holding up one of her sweaters that will be at the Cowichan Exhibition in Duncan.
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