sxt’ekw’ ’utl’ hwinumets’u | Simon Charlie Totem

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  • Title: sxt’ekw’ ’utl’ hwinumets’u | Simon Charlie Totem
  • Title spoken by: Pul-hwuletse’ | Wayne Charlie
  • Description: 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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Key information

  • Time period or Date: 1954
  • Theme(s): Totems and House Posts, Employment,
  • Location: Quamichan Village
  • Source info (type – name): Museum — Cowichan Valley Museum & Archives
  • Photographer credit: Jay Powley
  • Individuals identified: Simon Charlie

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