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Photo Gallery

This photo gallery brings together all the main slide shows on this website. You can view them by section— Stámés, Sqwélqwel, Xwelmexw or Archaeology.

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Five people are gathered around a long rectangular table, leaning forwards and looking at many pages of photographs laid out on the table in front of them.
Katina Pennier, Nancy Pennier, Philamina Hulbert, Betty Charlie, and Kate Hennessy, TK Workshop, November 2014
Five people are gathered around a circular table, looking at different objects including pictures and books and engaging in conversation.
Natasha Lyons, Philamina Hulbert, Nancy Pennier, Jane Anderson (behind), Kat Pennier, and Reg Phillips, TK Workshop, November 2014
Two women, one man, and a young girl pose for a picture outside, with the trees and mountains behind them.
Atawni Hall, Aleska Conlin, Glenn and Lucille Hall, 2015
Fourteen young children stand near the shore of a river, smiling, and holding onto canoe paddles that are positioned in front of them vertically. A canoe is behind them. In the background is the river, and green mountains are in the distance.
Golden Eagles Canoe Club, 2014
Six people are gathered around a table, looking at a laptop computer screen. Three people are standing, and three people are sitting in front of them. The woman sitting on the left side is holding a baby in her arms.
Joey Chapman, Chrystal Williams, and Alicia Point (back), Kate Hennessy with Chrystal-Lee Williams, Yvonne Hall, and Mary Ann Hall, Verification Workshop, May 2015
Three people are gathered at a table, sitting, and looking earnestly at a laptop computer screen. The woman sitting in the middle is typing, while the men sitting on either side are looking at the screen.
John Williams Sr., Natasha Lyons, and Allen (Baldy) Williams, Verification Workshop, May 2015
Many people are seated around a long meeting table, while one man stands at the front of the table beside a screen projector.
Concept Workshop at Stó:lō Research and Resource Management Centre, February 2014
Three people are standing around a table, looking at a painting that is laying on top of an orange cloth. The painting is white, with two black sturgeon fish facing each other.
Kate Hennessy, Dave Schaepe, and Kyle McIntosh discussing Alicia Point's sturgeon logo, 2014
Five people are seated inside a small motorized boat, travelling across the river.
Vi Pennier, Kyle McIntosh, Sonny McHalsie, Monica and Ken Caouette, Qithyil Site Visit, May 2014
Three people are walking through a forested area; the man in the foreground is talking, while the other man and woman are listening.
Doug Brown (with Kate Hennessy and Kyle McIntosh) talking about Qithyil history on site visit, May 2014
Three men standing and talking in a forested area.
Mike Blake, Sonny McHalsie, and Doug Brown on Qithyil Site Visit, May 2014
Two rivers are meeting together, with the water on the bottom half of the image much darker in colour than the water above. There are trees and mountains in the distance.
The blue Harrison River feeding into the muddy Fraser River
A man stands by the edge of the water, looking back over his shoulder towards the trees as he is filmed by a woman holding a red umbrella.
Aynur Kadir films Sonny McHalsie at Qithyil, May 2014
A man stands on the right side of the photo, with his arms outstretched. He is holding a cedar bough over the shoulders of a woman, who is standing with her back to him.
Sonny McHalsie brushing off Irine Prastio after the Qithyil Site Visit, May 2014
A man is cutting a fish on a brown table. He holds the head of the fish in one hand, and a knife in the other. On the left side, the rest of the fish is lying on the table.
Sonny Williams cutting up fish, May 2014
A woman is reviewing a photo on her camera in the foreground, and a man stands in front of her looking down at the salmon he is filleting. He is wearing a blue apron, and holds a knife in one hand.
Aynur Kadir filming Sonny Williams cutting fish, May 2014
A woman and child sit together on a couch. In the foreground, several people are sitting and watching them.
Chrystal Williams being filmed with her daughter Lauryanna, Youth & Elders Camp, August 2014
A mother and her two young children are playing outside on the grass and having their photo taken.
Chrystal Williams with her son Tommy and daughter Myrna, Youth & Elders Camp, August 2014
Young boys and several men are playing soccer on a grass field. One of the younger boys has possession of the ball near the center of the image.
Soccer match at Youth & Elders Camp: Pearl Hare, Joey Chapman, CJ Hare, Gerald Charlie, Noah Grey, Cory Charlie, and Sonny Williams, August 2014
A woman is standing on the left side of the photo, sharing a story with children that are seated on a couch in the background. There is a woman on the right side that is filming the event.
Gwen Point telling Mimoux story, Youth & Elders Camp, August 2014
Youth, both male and female, are sitting outdoors on several rows of tiered stone seating.
Youth & Elders Camp: Brandy Charlie, Fran Charlie, Miranda and Tyson Charlie Beckstrom, Sarah Penny, Sheridan Conlin Jr., Kaitlyn Phillips, Ernest Andrew, Noah Grey, Skylar Manitobanis, Chelsea Grey (back L to R); Joey and Mackenzie Chapman, and Steven Terry (front L to R), August 2014
A game of soccer is being played on an outdoor grass field, with trees and mountains in the background. In the foreground, several spectators are leaning against a fence watching the game.
Soccer match at Youth & Elders Camp, August 2014
A man stands outdoors playing a hand drum. The drum is decorated with the image of a blue hummingbird.
Reg Phillips drumming to honour our meal, Youth & Elders Camp, August 2014
A group of children are gathered on a gravel road, with two men standing behind them. The older man is pointing off in the distance, and the children are looking in that direction.
Sonny McHalsie's place names tour, Youth & Elders Camp, August 2014
Several people are gathered alongside an excavated large mound of earth. The mound is 3 m tall and has been sectioned in half lengthwise. There are many large rocks towards the base of the mound.
Ancestor Mound 1 excavation at Qithyil, 1992
A hand is outstretched, holding an object of grey and brown colour. The object is slightly larger than the person’s palm.
Fish knife, kw'ets'el, from Qithyil wetsite, 1993

Our Culture

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A black and white photograph of a man standing on a rock near the river, holding onto a long-handled fishing net with a fish inside it.
Dipnetting salmon in the Fraser River
A black and white photograph of two canoes sitting ashore underneath a dense patch of trees.
Coast Salish-style dugout canoes
A black and white photograph of a man standing on rocks along the shore, holding onto a fishing net with a very long handle. The net is submerged in the water.
Fish salmon with a gaff
A black and white photograph of raised storage boxes on wooden stilts. There are several men standing in the foreground, and snow-capped mountains in the background.
Stó:lō men with a dip net in front of raised storage boxes
A black and white photograph of a fish weir in a river channel with a Coast Salish canoe in the foreground
Coast Salish canoe and fish-weir
A large group of people are gathered outside, lined up around a long table that is covered in many dishes of food at a First Salmon Ceremony.
First Salmon Ceremony, Coqualeetza Grounds
A man and young girl are gathered by the edge of the river; the man is crouching down with an object in his hand, while the girl stands beside him looking onwards.
First Salmon Ceremony, returning salmon bones to the Fraser River
A photograph of a man wearing a woven hat and blanket.
A Stó:lō siyá:m with cedar hat and wool blanket
A group of people are gathered outside of a wooden building; they are being brushed with a cedar branch before entering the building.
Being brushed by cedar entering the Coqualeetza Longhouse
A man stands over a table set up outside; he is preparing salmon for cooking.
Preparing salmon filets for cooking with racks over a fire
There are two wire racks set up vertically beside a large outdoor firepit; on each rack, there are fish bodies and heads that are being dried.
Filleted salmon cooking in racks over a fire
There are two young children dressed in regalia, holding onto cedar branches. A man and woman stand close by.
Stó:lō youth being honored
A man is carefully stripping the bark of a red cedar tree.
Bark-stripping a redcedar
A woman ties cattails to make a traditional skirt.
Making a cattail skirt
A person is peeling apart a cedar root.
Splitting strands of cedar bark
A woman is hanging split cedar bark to dry.
Hanging split cedar bark to dry
A fishing net dangles over the river, and holds a live fish inside it.
A salmon in a dip-net bag
A long-handled fishing net leans vertically against the rocky shoreline.
A narrow dip-net used for fast-flowing water
A person wearing gloves removes a live salmon from a tangled net on the shore.
Pulling salmon from a gill-net (close up)
Rows of salmon hang on an open-air rack to dry.
Salmon fillets hung to wind-dry
A long net stretches from the shoreline into the muddy water.
A gill-net set out at a fishing site
A man on the rocky shore works to untangle a fish from the net.
Pulling salmon from a gill-net
A fresh haul of salmon sits on the rocky shore, with rope and fishing nets.
Sockeye salmon caught in a gill-net
A fishing net sits on the rocky shore with a fresh salmon inside it.
A sockeye salmon caught in a dip-net
A young girl stands outside, holding onto a medium-sized woven basket with both hands. The basket has a design in the shape of a “V” on the front.
A Stó:lō youth returning to the river with a basket of salmon bones for the First Salmon Ceremony
A man uses a knife to separate a cedar root into two halves, still attached at the base.
Splitting a cedar root after being peeled and dried
A narrow net for dip-net fishing.
A dip-net hoop and bag
Weaving with white and blue stripes and a thunderbird design.
Weaving with a Thunderbird design by Stó:lō artist Freda George
A woven blanket folded for an honouring ceremony
Sxwoxwolh - a woven blanket folded to be worn over the shoulders in an honouring
A man is peeling the outer skin off of a cedar root.
Peeling the outer skin off a cedar root
A man holds a fish head in one hand, and a knife in the other, as he cleans the fish.
Butchering a salmon
A man holds a freshly-butchered fish head against the table, cleaning it with his knife.
Butchering a salmon and preparing the head for soup
Three young children stand outside. The girl on the left holds a paddle upright, touching her chin. The girl in the middle holds a drum. The boy on the right smiles at the camera.
Sq’éwlets youth with some of their treasured belongings
A young boy stands on the grass, holding his homemade fishing spear.
Sq’éwlets youth Noah Grey with his homemade fishing spear

Our Leaders

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Two men stand behind a log. Both men are holding axes that are resting on the log.
Leonard Hall and Joe Pennier Hall, ca. 1972
A man stares into the camera with his arms crossed. He is wearing a blue shirt and a blue baseball cap that has the word “Reno” printed on it in red.
Joe Pennier Hall, ca. 1970
A man stands in front of a blue building. He is leaning on a stone wall.
John Pennier, late 1990s
Two men stand in front of a soccer field. The man on the left is wearing a blue vest with red designs on it. The man on the right has his hands behind his back and is wearing a blue plaid shirt.
Allen Williams and John Williams Sr., 2015
A man stands in front of a soccer field. In the background are some trees, a body of water, and mountains. He is staring into the camera.
Colin Pennier, 2015
A man sits in front of a soccer field, talking to the video camera.
Andy Phillips, 2015
A soccer team poses for a photo. All the men except two are wearing white soccer jerseys, blue shorts, and white socks.
Chehalis Golden Eagles Soccer Team: (former Sqewlets chiefs with asterisks) Wayne Williams, Russell Point, Tim Leon, Brian Charlie, John Pennier*, Reg Phillips, Duke [?], Lloyd Charlie, Ralph Chapman, Coach Joe Pennier Hall* (Back L to R); Melvin Butch Pennier, Les Antone, John Antone, Kat Pennier*, Roddy Leon, Ed Leon, and Richard Charlie (Front L to R), 1978. This team won the All-Native Olympia Championship held that year at University of Victoria.
A smiling man stands next to a building with two framed photographs in his hands.
Clarence (Kat) Pennier, 2015

Our Families

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Three adults are sitting on the grass outside, with trees behind them.
Jenny Pennier, Betty Charlie, and Clifford Hall, 1992
A woman and man stand outside on the grass. She has her arms wrapped around the his waist, and is facing the camera. He is looking at her.
Betty Charlie and Cliff Hall, 1997
A woman stands beside a building, holding up a framed black and white photograph in each hand.
Vi Pennier with historical family photos, 2014
A framed photograph of a young couple. The frame is dark silver, with some ornate details on the sides.
Amanda and Frank Pennier, ca. 1940
A black and white photograph of a family. The man and woman stand in front, with four children standing behind. The woman holds the youngest child beside her.
The Pennier family: Ralph, Wilfred (Woody), Gordon, Evelyn (back); Frank, Amanda, Kat (front); ca. 1948
A black and white photograph of a group of twenty men. They are standing outside a building in three rows, and wearing formal suits.
Meeting of the Native Indian Brotherhood
A black and white photograph of a young boy standing in a field. The boy is wearing overalls and a long-sleeved white shirt.
Clarence Pennier, ca. 1950
A black and white photograph of two young girls and two young boys standing in a snow-covered field. The children are all wearing winter clothes.
Pennier siblings: Evelyn, Ralph, Clarence (Kat), and Wilfred (Woody), ca. 1948
black and white photograph of a woman standing in front of a tree wearing a short-sleeved dress.
Amanda Pennier (nee Paul), ca. 1938
A man stands next to a building with two framed photographs in his hands.
Clarence Penner with photos of his parents, 2014
A woman and man stand next to each other in front of a soccer field. There are trees and mountains in the background.
Elizabeth Terry and Richard Williams, 2015
A woman stands between two men in front of a soccer field with their arms around each other. The man on the right is the father.
Colin and Katina Pennier with their father Clarence Pennier, 2015
Two men stand in front of a soccer field. In the background there are trees, water, and mountains.
Allen (Baldy) Williams and John Williams Sr., 2015
Two women stand between two men in front of a soccer field. In the background there are trees, water, and mountains.
Colin Pennier, Katina Pennier, Nancy and Clarence Pennier, 2015
A girl, a young woman, and a woman are in a kitchen peeling potatoes. The woman has her arm around the young woman.
Aleska Conlin, Atawni Hall, and Lucille Hall, three generations, 2015
Two woman, a man, and a girl stand in front of a soccer field. In the background there are trees, water, and mountains. The young girl has her arms around the woman on the left.
Atawni Hall with her daughter Aleska Conlin, and her parents Lucille and Glenn Hall, 2015
Two women stand in front of a soccer field with their arms around each other. In the background there are trees, water, and mountains.
Lucille Hall and Alicia Point, sisters, 2015
A man stands between two women in front of a soccer field. The man is holding a baby. In the background are some trees and mountains.
Atawni Hall, Duran Hall with his son Bronson, Lucille Hall, 2015
A man stands between two women in front of a soccer field. The man is holding a baby. In the background are some trees and mountains.
Margaret Chapman, Joey Chapman with daughter Sianna and Cecilia Chapman
A man and woman stand outside beside a canoe, resting their arms on it. The woman is touching the man’s arm with her hand.
Sonny and Chrystal Williams, 2014
A man and a young girl sit on a couch as they are interviewed. A woman is kneeling in front of a camera on a tripod, while a male interviewer is sitting in a chair.
Pearl Hare and her father Craig Hare being interviewed, 2014
Three young children stand outside. The girl on the left holds a paddle upright. The girl in the middle holds a drum. The boy on the right smiles at the camera.
Myrna, Lauryanna, and Tommy Williams, 2014
A woman kneels over a young boy in a field. The woman and boy hold a wooden paddle. In the background are some trees and mountains.
Chrystal and Tommy Williams, 2014
A boy sits in a field and smiles at the camera. In one of his hands he is holding up a grey object. In the background are some trees and mountains.
CJ Hare with a family belonging, 2014
Two girls smile at the camera. The girl on the left is wearing a pink shirt and has her arm around the girl on the right. The girl on the right is wearing a white shirt and has a woven hat on her head.
Pearl Hare and Myrna Williams, 2014
A man wearing a baseball cap looks at artifacts in a glass case.
John Williams Sr. looking at Sq’éwlets belongings, 2014
A group of men and children play soccer on a grass field. The children chase after a man dribbling with the ball.
Soccer players: Pearl Hare, Joey Chapman, CJ Hare, Gerald Charlie, Noah Grey, Cory Charlie, and Sonny Williams, 2014
A boy stands in front of a house, holding onto a spear. The spear is taller than the boy. A green rope attached to the spear is wrapped around the boy’s hand.
Noah Grey with his spear, 2014
A girl wearing a fancy powwow dress smiles at the camera. The dress is bright orange, pink, and white. Her hat is white and has a black design on it.
Chelsea Grey in fancy dance powwow dress, 2014
A woman holds her young granddaughter in her arms. The woman is smiling. Her granddaughter is wearing a purple dress and stares into the distance.
Fran Charlie with her granddaughter Miranda, 2014
Two boys and a girl sit in front of a grey stone wall. The boys are smiling and the little girl looks pensive.
Tyson Charlie Beckstrom, Cory Charlie, and Miranda Charlie Beckstrom, 2014
A girl, a boy, and a man sit in front of a grey stone wall. All three are laughing. The boy sits on the leg of the man.
Mackenzie Chapman, Ernest Andrew, and Joey Chapman, 2014
Two teenage boys sit in front of a grey stone wall. They are both smiling at the camera.
Brothers Steven Terry and Skylar Manitobenis, 2014
A man stands in front of a cedar tree, laughing. In his hand is a drum that has a blue hummingbird design on it.
Reg Phillips with his drum, 2014
A black and white photograph of a young man and woman on their wedding day. They are cutting their wedding cake.
John and Vi Pennier getting married, 1959
A woman stands in front of a soccer field. In the background there are trees, water, and mountains.
Philamina (Cissy) Hulbert, 2015
A woman stands in front of a soccer field. She has her hands behind her back. In the background are some trees and mountains.
Yvonne Hall, 2015
A woman stands in front of a building. Her hands are folded in front of her and she is smiling at the camera.
Melanie TenBos, 2014
An older photograph of a woman standing in front of a red curtain. She is wearing a fancy white dress that has a floral brooch pinned on it.
Jean Pennier
A family poses in front of the trunk of a very large tree. Four adults stand in the back, and three children stand in front.
Visit to Stanley Park: Joe and Celestine Hall, Caroline Hall with husband (back), Frank Pennier, Leonard Hall, Joe Pennier Hall, ca. 1925
A black and white photograph of a young couple sitting side-by-side on a blanket on the grass outside.
Bernadette and Jimmy Charlie, ca. 1940

Sqwélqwel Places

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A group of children and young adults pose with their elder for a photograph on the shore of the river. There are mountains and trees in the background.
Sonny McHalsie and Sq'éwlets youth on places tour, August 2014
A man is driving a car. He is staring out the windshield and is wearing a blue shirt.
Sonny McHalsie driving youth on a Sq'éwlets places tour
A man on the shoreline points to a place off-camera. Children are listening in the foreground.
Sonny McHalsie pointing out ancestral Sq'éwlets places
A man in the foreground looks out towards the lake. Children are gathered by the shore, looking and pointing towards the lake.
Sonny McHalsie pointing out ancestral Sq'éwlets places
Two men and a group of children stand at the side of a road. They are staring to the side of the road at one of the men is pointing at.
Sonny McHalsie pointing out ancestral Sq'éwlets places
A group of children and adults are gathered outside, listening to their elder tell stories about the landscape.
Sonny McHalsie pointing out ancestral Sq'éwlets places
A person driving a car points at the mountain ahead in the distance.
Sonny McHalsie driving youth on a Sq'éwlets places tour

Archaeology

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Two men sit in a small motorboat within the Harrison River.
Cliff Hall and Doug Brown crossing the Harrison River, 1997
A group of field school students are standing on a wooden dock as they prepare to launch a boat into the river.
Field school students at the boat launch, 1998
A field school student holds a tiny arrowhead in between her gloved fingers.
Colleen Bruchet with her first arrowhead, 1997
Two people sit within a sectioned archaeological area, using shovels to excavate the earth.
Dana Mumford and Clifford Hall, 1995
A group of archaeologists excavate the earth in sections; they are underneath a rain shelter.
Digging under the rain shelter, 1997
A young man kneels within an excavated section of earth, shovelling dirt into a bucket.
Ian Cameron excavating, 1999
Two women stand behind a large container of plant remains, using a bucket to sift through its contents.
Natasha Lyons and Abbey Gagan floating for plant remains, 1999
A man and woman sit in a small excavation site, with buckets of dirt by their feet.
Sandra (Morrison) Johansen and Peter Johansen at Qithyil, 1999
A woman listens to the stories of three elders. All are seated together on the grass.
Dana Lepofsky, Jenny Pennier, Betty Charlie, and Cliff Hall, 1997
Three people stand on a slope amongst the grass and bush.
Vicki Feddema, Karen Giffin, and Gordon Mohs on first trip to Qithyil, February 1992
A woman stands beside a kitchen counter; she is smiling. There is freshly baked bread on the table.
Betty Charlie in old schoolhouse kitchen, 1995
Many students are gathered at a rectangular table, using various tools and materials, including red ochre.
Betty Charlie teaching students to make tumuth, 1998
Four men are seated in a small motorboat in the river. The man closest to the bow is paddling the oars.
Brian Thom, John Maxwell, Mark Blackham, Gary Coupland heading to Qithyil, 1992
Two rows of people pose for a photograph. The front row is seated, and the back row is standing. The front-middle student holds a board with the class/year information. A dog walks in the foreground of the picture.
University of British Columbia fieldschool, 1992
A group of people hike along the grassy shoreline; a man stands at a higher elevation looking back towards the river and mountains.
Stό:lō student visit to Qithyil
Two women hold up a wooden screen, sifting through dirt and examining the contents up close.
Jenny Pennier and Christine Ty screening dirt, 1995
A large mound of earth is marked with a small sign.
Ancestor Mound 30 at Qithyil
A woman leans over a wood-framed screen, as she sifts through the contents. The screen is tied with rope to the wooden structure above, and a large mound of dirt sits underneath.
Joyce Johnson screening at Qithyil, 1995
A group of people travel across the Harrison River by motorboat. The water is calm, and there are trees and mountains in the background.
Heading across the Harrison
Three people stand outside around a small table, with a piece of fabric draped over it.
John Maxwell, Gary Coupland, and Christina Loch mapping site, 1992
A woman stands beside a hanging wooden screen, sifting through dirt into a large mound below. There are many other hanging screens and dirt mounds set up around her.
Screened dirt from house excavations, 1995
Students gather around a small wooden dock, loading supplies into boats.
Field school students getting ready to start the day, 1998
Plank house excavations under rain shelter, 1995
A group of people excavate sections of earth underneath a rain shelter.
Three students sit around a table, doing lab work.
Students doing lab work, 1998
A woman sits on the grass and sorts through a pile of papers on her lap. She is smiling.
Lia Bonac writing fieldnotes, 1995
A group of students are gathered outside on a bench on a grass field, while a woman in the center explains the rules of a game.
Students learning to play slahal, 1998
A woman sits beside a large pile of rocks, holding some in her hands.
Angel Teo with tons of fire-cracked rock produced by pit-cooking at Qithyil, 1995
Four students are seated on the grass beside their teacher, listening to his lecture.
Doug Brown teaching fieldschool students, 1998
A group of students pose for a photograph, sitting along the lower branches of a large maple tree.
Photo op at the picture tree
A woman with a red kerchief stands in a section of dirt as she excavates the area around her.
Dana Lepofsky excavating, 1999
Two women sit on the grass, with a dog standing between them.
Nicole Oakes, Morgan, and Anna Janz, 1999

Community Archaeology

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Many students are gathered at a rectangular table, using various tools and materials, including red ochre.
Betty Charlie teaching students to make tumuth, 1998
Three people are walking through a forested area; the man in the foreground is talking, while the other man and woman are listening.
Doug Brown speaking at Qithyil site visit (with Kyle McIntosh and Kate Hennessy), 2014
A man stands in front of a tree in a forested area; he has red ochre on the outer corners of each eye.
Ken Caouette at Qithyil site visit, 2014
A man stands in a forested area, brushing a cedar branch along a woman’s arms.
Sonny McHalsie brushing off Alicia Point at Qithyil site visit, 2014
A man holds a cedar branch in his hands, and brushes it against a woman’s back.
Sonny McHalsie brushing off Betty Charlie at Qithyil site visit, 2014
A man drives a small motorboat across the river. He wears a red and yellow lifejacket.
Sonny McHalsie driving Stό:lō zodiac across the Harrison River to Qithyil, 2014

Ancestor Mound 1

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Several people are gathered alongside an excavated large mound of earth. The mound is 3 m tall and has been sectioned in half lengthwise. There are many large rocks towards the base of the mound.
UBC Students excavating Ancestor Mound 1, 1992
People gather on top of a large excavated archaeological mound.
Sq'éwlets and UBC Leadership discussing the mound excavations
Three people stand beside an earthen mound with a large maple growing out of it.
UBC Crew standing next to a large Ancestor Mound (R) with a maple growing out of it
A view of the sun setting over a river with trees framing the foreground.
Ancestor Mound 1 is directly aligned with the Summer Solstice
A group of people are gathered behind a large maple tree, on top of an earthen mound.
Sun shining through the maple on Ancestor Mound 1
A small chalkboard is placed beside a pile of large rocks; a person stands in the background holding a machete.
Ancestor cairn at Qithyil
Two people stand beside an earthen mound covered in brush and trees.
Measuring Ancestor Mound 1
A man stands in front of an earthen mound covered in fallen leaves.
Ancestor Mound 1 is twice the height of Doug Brown!
A group of archaeologists sit beside a section of earth that contains large boulders.
Dana Lepofsky, Doug Brown, Nicole Oakes and a film crew looking at an excavated ancestor cairn
Earthen mounds on a forested earthen terrace.
Ancestor mound topography created at Qithyil by ancient Sq'éwlets
Earthen mounds can be seen in the distance covered in grass, leaves, and trees.
Earthen mounds can be seen in the distance covered in grass, leaves, and trees.
An ancestor mound can be seen in the distance covered in grass, leaves, and trees.
Ancestor mounds stand out clearly when the leaves die back
A young man man sits in an archaeological area and is shoveling dirt into a bucket.
Brian Thom excavating Ancestor Mound 23
Two archaeologists sit in the section of earth they are excavating. The woman on the right is looking up at the camera.
Sandra Morrison (Johansen) and colleague excavating Ancestor Mound
Three archaeologists stand beside each other in conversation; the woman in the middle is taking notes.
Excavations at Qithyil
A chalkboard and ruler are placed beside a circular pile of large rocks inside an excavated mound.
Ancestor cairn within Ancestor Mound 23 at Qithyil
A chalkboard and ruler are placed beside a pile of large rocks inside an excavated mound.
Ancestor cairn within Ancestor Mound 1 at Qithyil
A view of the sun setting over a river with greenery framing the picture.
Light of the summer solstice at Qithyil
Inside an excavated mound, a chalkboard and ruler are placed beside a square shaped pile of large rocks.
Ancestor cairn within Ancestor Mound 1 at Qithyil
A diagram illustrates what the inside of Ancestor Mound would look like viewed from the side.
Internal construction of Ancestor Mound 1
  • Alignement de pierres extérieures
  • Plancher en argile
  • Personne enterrée
  • Non fouillée
A woman sits beside an excavated section of earth. Inside this area is a large rock pile.
Excavating Ancestor Mound 1 at Qithyil
A diagram illustrates what the inside of Ancestor Mound 1 would look like from an aerial view.
Internal rock alignment of Ancestor Mound 1
  • Scowlitz Mound 1
  • Interred Individual
In a section of earth, a chalkboard and ruler are placed beside a square shaped pile of large rocks.
Internal rock alignment of Ancestor Mound 23
A group of archaeologists excavate a section of an earthen mound.
Excavating Ancestor Mound 1 at Qithyil
A three dimensional diagram shows the excavations in Ancestor Mound 1.
Topography of Ancestor Mound 1
  • Scowlitz Site
  • Mound 1 Excavations
  • Perspective View
A group of archaeologists stand around the excavated sections of earth from a very large mound.
Excavating Ancestor Mound 1 at Qithyil
A woman takes field notes in front of a rock formation. She is seated beside an excavated mound.
Mapping rock alignments of Ancestor Mound 1
A woman takes field notes in front of a rock formation. She is seated in front of an excavated mound.
Mapping corner alignments of Ancestor Mound 1
A view of the sun setting over a river framed by greenery.
Summer Solstice aligns directly with Ancestor Mound 1
In a section of earth, a chalkboard and ruler are placed beside a tall pile of large rocks.
Rock alignments within Ancestor Mound 1
An archaeologist excavates part of an earthen mound.
Rock alignments within Ancestor Mound 1

Wet Site

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Two people stand on the shoreline and are looking out towards the river. A third person is bent over and looking at the ground.
Scanning the shores of the Harrison River for organic remains, 1992-93
A fragmented basket woven from bark strips. Parts of the rim and body of the basket are still preserved.
Utility basket from the Qithyil wetsite
Three people are walking along a riverbank. They look at the ground as they try to find ancient basketry remains.
Searching for wet site remains, 1992-93
A group of people stand on the shoreline; a small motorboat has been pulled up onto the beach.
Waiting to cross to Qithyil
A view of a muddy river shoreline.
Wet site excavation units at Qithyil, 1992-3
On the shoreline, a group of people have a conversation while they stand by the back of a blue truck.
Heather Pratt, Grant Keddie, Kitty Bernick, Joyce Johnson, Doug Brown, Vicki Feddema, 1992-3
A group of people watch as one person excavates a section of earth on the riverbank.
Wet site excavation at Qithyil, 1992-93
Someone holds a hose as it sprays water over a screen of sediment to remove dirt.
Water screening wet site remains, 1992-3
Two archaeologists stand at the edge of an excavation area by the riverbank. They are both taking notes.
Joyce Johnson excavating and Ann Stevenson notetaking
A group of people wearing raingear work in an archaeological area.
Wet site excavations, Doug Brown front right, 1992-3
A group of people watch as one person excavates a section of earth on the riverbank.
Wet site excavations guided by Kitty Bernick (front left), 1992-3
Two people stand on the riverbank. One holds a hose that is spraying a large stream of water into the air towards the river.
Doug Brown (front) and Heather Pratt at Qithyil wetsite excavations
Three people stand around a screen by the riverbank. One of them is holding a hose over the screen to wash away dirt.
Water screening wet site remains, 1992-3
A fragmented basket woven from bark strips. Parts of the rim, body, and handle of the basket are still preserved.
Utility basket from the Qithyil wetsite
A black and white photograph of pieces of basketry in a muddy archaeological area.
Basketry in situ in the muddy shore at Qithyil, 1992-93
A black and white photograph of a woman in an archaeological area. She is spraying ancient basketry remains with water to expose them.
Kitty Bernick recovering organic remains, 1992-93
A black and white photograph shows an ancient stone knife with a wooden handle in the archaeological area it was found.
Kw'ets'el, fish knife found in the Qithyil wet site
A black and white photograph shows someone holding an ancient stone knife with a wooden handle in the palm of their hand.
Kw'ets'el, fish knife found in the Qithyil wet site
A black and white photograph shows an ancient slate knife with a wooden handle in the riverbank where it was found.
Kw'ets'el, fish knife, in situ in the wet site
A black and white photograph shows the shoreline when the river’s waters are low.
Qithyil shoreline at low water, 1992-93