First Nations

An introduction to First Nations' history in the Gulf Islands

Bob Akerman's Museum

Sampson/McFadden Family

Sampson Family (Lill Irvin Collection)

Charles Sampson

Gyves

Pappenberger

Stevens

Maxwell/Trage/Coopsie

Maxwell-Trage

Barbara Lyngard Collection

Annable Collection

Clambake at Fulford Harbour

assorted

Artifacts from Salt Spring Island in Royal B.C. Museum Victoria

Rediscovering the Coast Salish Cultural Landscape on Salt Spring Island- by Eric McLay

First Nations' Place Names


Hawaiians (Kanaka)

Salt Spring’s Hawaiian Community (by Tom Koppel)

Timeline

Map

Lesson Plans

Roland Collection

Lumley

Tahouney

Garrison

Mahoy/Fisher/Douglas/Roberts Collection

Kanaka settlement on Salt Spring and surrounding Islands

St. Paul Cemetery

Unveiling of the Commemorative Plaque

Audio recordings

125 The Kanakas -Tom Koppel audio

46-1 The Kanakas -Tom Koppel audio

46-2 Newcastle Island -Tom Koppel audio

89 Dave, Jack and Paul Rolandl audio

Russel Island
Oral Histories by Wendy Maurer
  Bruce Roberts.  
  Garth Roberts  
  Jane Grove  
  John Gardiner  
  Karey Litton  
  Larry Bell  
  Marie Gordon  
  Marjorie Gardiner  
  Myrtle Roberts  
  Patti Gardiner  
  Shannon Bell  
  Sherri(Roberts) McKee  
  Stan Bell  
  Wendy Maurer  

Russel Island: Ruth Sandwell is talking to Harry Roberts at his home in Parksville

Russel Island: Ruth Sandwell is talking to Harry Roberts on Russel Island

Blacks

The Estes/Stark Family
Gwynne Woods
Location of Early Black Settlers
John Craven Jones

Who Killed William Robinson (link to site by Ruth Sandwell and John Lutz)

 

Japanese

Salt Spring's Japanese Canadian Community

Murakami

Kimiko Murakami - A picture of strength

Charcoal Pits

Map of Japanese holdings on Salt Spring Island before 1941

Chinese

Cusheon Cove Museum - Chinese and Japanese artefacts


 

Europeans

Collections