Hul’qumi’num First Nations & the “Great Land Grab”

Originally published on Ramshackle Pictures (2014) Robert Morales represents the six Hul’qumi’num First Nations (Cowichan, Chemainus, Penelakut, Lyackson, Halalt, Lake Cowichan), whose territories span the southeastern coast of Vancouver Island. These lands were almost entirely sold off by the Federal government in 1887 to coal baron Robert Dunsmuir, in order to finance the construction of … Continue reading Hul’qumi’num First Nations & the “Great Land Grab”