FDI - Squamish

The Squamish were a sedentary coastal hunter/gatherer nation that relied heavily on fishing. They were located on Howe Sound and Burrard Inlet north of the mouth of the Fraser River. The Nooksack of Washington separated from the Squamish prior to White arrival. They suffered from the White influx.

Aboriginal Locations (# of Villages)

BC Squamish (106)

Year	*History*
1787	Strait of Juan de Fuca discovered by Charles Barkley
1790	Manual Quimper explored both shores of strait
1792	Area charted by Capt. George Vancouver
1827	Hudson Bay Company founded Fort Langley
1841	Influx of Oregon Trail settlers began, conflicts followed
1843	Victoria post founded
1858	Fraser River gold rush
186X	Arrival of Methodist missionaries
1870	Smallpox epidemic
1885	Potlatch banned in British Columbia
1951	Potlatch ban repealed

Squamish Tribe Sites:

Aboriginal History http://www.discovervancouver.com/GVB/aborigina-history.asp

Baker, Gary, Northwestern Art Carver http://www.freespiritgallery.ca/garybaker.htm

Growing Up Squamish http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2510

Legend of Wountie http://members.tripod.com/~Vicky_Brown/stories.html

Museums Near Squamish http://www.howesound.com/activities/museums.php

Squamish District http://www.district.squamish.bc.ca/business/community_profile/

Squamish History http://www.squamishchamber.com/dyn.Squamish_History.php

Squamish Indian Band http://ilm.gospelcom.net/reserves/bc/pro_bc18.php

Squamish First Nation http://www2.vpl.vancouver.bc.ca/DBs/RedBook/orgPgs/1/1558.html

Squamish Language http://www.ydli.org/langs/squamish.htm

Squamish Language http://www.native-languages.org/squamish.htm

Squamish Language http://www.ethnologue.com/14/show_language.asp?code=SQU

Squamish Language Plaque http://www.schoolnet.ca/aboriginal/tribute/squamish-e.html

Squamish Linguistic Lineage http://www.ethnologue.com/14/show_lang_family.asp?code=SQU

Squamish Nation http://www.bctreaty.net/nations_3/squamish.html

Squamish Nation http://www.educationcanada.com/browse.phtml?sid=bc&eid=786&a=mep&lang=eng

Squamish Nation Ambassadors http://www.wildernesscommittee.org/campaigns/rainforest/lower_mainland/stoltmann_wilderness/reports/Vol24No06/ambassadors

Squamish Nation Art http://www.canadianindianart.com/cgi-bin/new_news.pl?newsID=37

Squamish Nation Art http://www.greatervancouverparks.com/SquamishNation.html

Squamish Nation Network http://www.squamish.net/

Squamish Nation School http://www.newhaven.ca/portfolio/squamish.html

Squamish Nation Stock Photos http://www.pbase.ca/i/search.php?keywords=Squamish%20Nation&stype=click

Squamish Nation Stock Photos http://www.pbase.ca/i/search.php?keywords=Squamish%20Tribe&stype=click

Squamish Nation Storytelling http://whs.at.org/photos/longhouse/view

Squamish Speakers Keep Language Alive http://www.straight.com/content.cfm?id=8103

Squamish Nation Totem Poles http://www.2010cards.com/freevancard/?c=totems.html

Squamish Nation Totem Poles http://www.2010cards.com/freevancard/totem-poles-8.php

Squamish Traditional Dancer http://www.eaglesongdancers.org/about.htm

Squamish Tribe http://www.suquamish.nsn.us/

Squamish Valley and Area http://www.questu.ca/discover_quest/visitor_information/squamish_valley_area.php

Stawamus Chief Provincial Park http://www.seatoskycountry.net/provparks/stawamus_chief.html

Why the Salmon Came to Squamish Waters http://collections.ic.gc.ca/pacificfisheries/teacher/legend.html

*Ethnie:*	SQUAMISH
*Language:*	Squamish
*Family:*	Central Salish
*Stock:*	Salish
*Phylum:*	Mosan
*Macro-Culture:*	Northwest Coast

Year	BC Population	Source
1700	1,800	NAHDB calculation
1780	1,800	Mooney estimate
1800	1,800	NAHDB calculation
1900	200	NAHDB calculation
1909	174	CDIA
2000		NAHDB calculation
2005	2,347	Indian Life Online