Category: Sharing Indigenous Perspectives
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Men from Cowichan receive certificates for completing apprenticeship in carpentry.
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August Jack of Westholme at age 103, photographed at a dinner meeting of the Chemainus and Crofton Chamber of Commerce where he gave a speech and birthday cake was served.
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Group of women displaying the cakes they baked in a cooking class. (Published 28 December 1967).
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Singles canoe race at the Cowichan Bay Regatta on 02 July 1906. (Published in a centennial edition of the Cowichan Leader on 07 September 1967).
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Lt.-Gov. G. R. Pearkes, also known as Chieftan Syul-lutz-ah, and his wife attended a dancing ceremony in support of raising money for a Tzinquah Cowichan Indian Cultural and Recreational Centre. (Published 15 March 1967).
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Miss Joan Thomas of Westholme fluffing wool at the Cowichan Exhibition, as taught by her mother. (Published 31 September 1966).
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Chief Mike Underwood holding his gold medallion. (Published on 11 September 1963).
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Young women from the Tekakwitha Girls’ Club in a classroom kitchen preparing to cook something.
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Women walking with head coverings during a procession from their Catholic School days.
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Religious procession of people in robes walking with an ornate banner.
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Images of house posts from Edward Paul’s Longhouse, dating from 1914-1918.
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The members of the Cowichan Band Council taken at their monthly meeting in January 1965. (Published on 27 January 1965).
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Quamichan potlatch of shlamus | Joe Jim showing two children standing in a canoe holding a photo and rattle. The second photo shows a blanket being tossed from the platform.
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New water system installed in ClemClem. A pumphouse on the Koksilah River pumps water from a deep well to pressure tanks. From there the water is piped to homes.
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Children participating in a spelling bee at the Kuper Island School. (Published 06 June 1958).
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Aggie Jimmy with two of her carvings, including a feast bowl and a frog bowl. (Published 02 September 1987).
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Woman dancing in traditional clothing including a feather headdress.
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Mrs. Modeste demonstrates spinning wool to Mrs. Eaton and Mrs. Elaine Dobbyn as part of the Friendship Bazaar at the Eagle’s Hall. (Published 29 April 1964).
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Band historian, Joe Elliot, holding a large book and pointing out a letter from James Douglas. (Published 09 October 1963).
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Potlatch at Somenos featuring a canoe behind a tall blanket. Everyone in the image is watching as Masked Dancers appear.
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