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Frederick Dally
Qu'wutsun : 'Quamichan Indian Rancherie, Cowichan River (east coast), Vancouver Island'
1870 (ca)
Albumen print
15.5 x 23.2 cm (image)
The Royal Collection
RCIN 2368832
LL/105272
Photograph of a First Nations Peoples settlement consisting of wooden built buildings alongside the banks of the Cowichan River on the east coast of Vancouver Island. In the foreground is a canoe in which are seated two people facing the viewer.
The Cowichan or Quamichan is a nation of the Coast Salish peoples from Vancouver Island. The settlement is situated along the side of the Cowichan River which provided fish as a major part of the diet for those living there. The name derives from the translation of 'Qu'wutsun' meaning warm place.
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