Virtual Museum of Canada (VMC)

Dwelling

Our ancestors lived and loved and raised their children at Qithyil and other villages in our territory for thousands of years. They built their houses along the river terrace, fished the river’s shores, smoked and dried fish and meat and berries for winter. The belongings in this section show how Sq’éwlets families went about their daily lives, truly dwelling in this place and making it their own.

Two pieces of grey stone shaped into flat square pieces.
One piece of stone shaped into a flat square piece with a slight groove down the centre.
A fragment of woven basketry. The weaving material is brownish red.
A fragment of woven basketry. The weaving material is brownish red.
A fragment of woven basketry. The weaving material is brownish red.
A fragment of woven basketry. The weaving material is brownish red.
A fragment of woven basketry. The weaving material is brownish red.
A fragment of woven basketry. The weaving material is brownish red.
A fragment of a fibrous material in a semi-circle and wrapped with a material that looks like bark.
A fragment of braided fibre, reddish-brown in colour.
A fragment of woven basketry. The weaving material is light brown.
A fragment of basketry with a woven handle on upper right. The color is light greyish brown.
A fragment of woven basketry. The weaving material is light greyish brown.
Six small circular stone beads arranged in a circle.
Two small concave stone pieces, one dark and one light, carved into a triangular shape. The dark one is pierced for adornment.
Two small small stone pieces carved into a triangular shape.The black one has an engraved outline and five horizontal lines, and is pierced. The light one has lines etched at the top and bottom.
Seven stone beads and pendants fashioned into different shapes and sizes. One of them is light coloured and the others are black.
The back of a stone shaped into a circle, with a hole pierced through it.
The front of a stone shaped into a circle, with a protruding hole pierced through it.
Seven stone beads and pendants fashioned into different shapes and sizes. One of them is light coloured and the others are black.
The back of a small carved figurine of a head, with a short handle descending from it.
The front of a small carved figurine, with a face and a handle descending from it.
The front of a small carved figurine, with a face and a handle descending from it.
A fragment of tightly woven fabric, greyish in colour.
A fragment of tightly woven fabric, greyish in colour.
Three triangular pieces of white stone with one sharpened edge.
A triangular piece of white stone with one sharpened edge.