FDI - Nanaimo

The Nanaimo were a sedentary coastal hunter tribe that relied heavily on fishing. They were located on the east coast of Vancouver Island at Nanoose Bay and Nanaimo Harbor. They are closely related to the Cowichan, and they have similar histories. The Nanaimo suffered from the White influx, particularly smallpox. Nonetheless, they remain in their aboriginal location.

Aboriginal Locations

BC Nanaimo, Snonowas

Year	*History*
1792	Area charted by Capt. George Vancouver
1827	Hudson Bay Company founded Fort Langley
1843	Hudson Bay Company founded Fort Victoria
1870	Smallpox epidemic
1884	Potlatch banned in British Columbia
1951	Potlatch ban lifted

Year	BC Population	Source
1700	700	NAHDB calculation
1800	500	NAHDB calculation
1892	178	Department of Indian Affairs
1900	150	NAHDB calculation
1906	161	Census
2000	1,300	NAHDB calculation
2001	1,344	Indian Northern Affairs Canada

Snuneymuxw Tribe Sites:

First Nations History in the Gulf Islands http://saltspringarchives.com/multicultural/firstnations/

Gabriola Petroglyphs http://www.island.net/~gm_chin/petrogly.html

Halkomelem: Cowichan Language http://globalrecordings.net/language/4823

Halkomelem Language http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=hur

Hlakomelem Linguistic Lineage http://www.ethnologue.com/show_lang_family.asp?code=hur

History Native Canoes http://www.blackfishwilderness.com/canoehistory.htm

Nanaimo http://www.nanaimobritishcolumbia.com/

Nanaimo http://collections.ic.gc.ca/folklore/navigate/bcfs/nanimo.htm

Nanaimo, British Columbia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanaimo,_British_Columbia

Nanaimo Definition http://www.rootsweb.com/~bcvancou/places/correct.htm

Nanaimo Indian Band http://ilm.gospelcom.net/reserves/bc/probca11.php

Nanaimo in the 1890's http://www.mala.ca/history/nanaimo/firstnations.htm

Snuneymuxw First Nation http://www.bctreaty.net/nations_3/nanaimo.html

Snuneymuxw First Nation http://www.gov.bc.ca/arr/negotiation/first_nations_in_the_process/snuneymuxw.htm

Snuneymuxw First Nation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snuneymuxw_First_Nation

Snuneymuxw First Nation http://collections.ic.gc.ca/snuneymuxw/

Snuneymuxw First Nation http://www.snuneymuxw.ca/

Snuneymuxw Statement of Intent http://www.bctreaty.net/soi_3/soisnuneymuxw.html

Snuneymuxw Treaty http://www.snuneymuxw.ca/treatydouglas.htm

*Ethnie:*	SNUNEYMUXW (NANAIMO)
*Language:*	Halkomelem
*Family:*	Central Salish
*Stock:*	Salish
*Phylum:*	Mosan
*Macro-Culture:*	Northwest Coast