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Cowichan

The Cowichan peoples are located on Vancouver Island in the Cowichan Valley and in Duncan. However, many Cowichan people today also live in cities all over British Columbia and across the globe. They are a Nation among the many different Coast Salish peoples of British Columbia and Washington State. Some of the Cowichan artists in the University of Victoria's Art Collections include Manuel Salazar, Johnnie Delmar, Edward Joe, and Joseph M. Wilson.

The Cowichan Tribes, a member of the Hulq'qumi'num Treaty Group, is composed of seven traditional villages: Kw'anutsun, Qwu'yiqun, Hwulqiwsely, S'amuna, L'uml'umuluts, Hinupsum, Tl'ulpalus. The Cowichan peoples traditionally speak the dialect of Island Hul'qumi'num. 1

Hul’q’umi’num’, Halkomelem or Island Hul’qumi’num, is spoken by the Cowichan, Chemainus, Halalt, Lake Cowichan, Lyackson, and Penelakut First Nations all within the Southern Georgia Strait area. 2

Above References:

1 Cowichan Tribes 1.http://cowichantribes.com/about/History/Pre-European%20Contact

2 First Peoples' Language Maps of British Columbia http://maps.fphlcc.ca/halkomelem
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Dancer #3   Delmar, Johnnie
Salish Dancer   Delmar, Johnnie
Dancer #2   Delmar, Johnnie
Change of Season   Salazar, Manuel (Manny) (b. 1966)
Untitled; Butter Church Stai...   Unknown
The Salish Mother   Salazar, Manuel (Manny) (b. 1966)
Creations (Salish Ceremonial...   Salazar, Manuel (Manny) (b. 1966)
Raven and Frog   Wilson, Joseph M. b.1967
Change Of Season   Salazar, Manuel (Manny) (b. 1966)
Raven The Trickster   Salazar, Manuel (Manny) (b. 1966)
The Salish Mother   Salazar, Manuel (Manny) (b. 1966)
War Canoe   Pagaduan, Stuart
Change of Season   Salazar, Manuel (Manny) (b. 1966)
The Emergence   Salazar, Manuel (Manny) (b. 1966)
Spiritual Protectors   Salazar, Manuel (Manny) (b. 1966)
Thunderbird & Lightning Snake   Salazar, Manuel (Manny) (b. 1966)
Ancestors   Salazar, Manuel (Manny) (b. 1966)
Transformation   Salazar, Manuel (Manny) (b. 1966)
Salmon & Spear   Salazar, Manuel (Manny) (b. 1966)
Raven and First Man   Salazar, Manuel (Manny) (b. 1966)
The Imatator   Salazar, Manuel (Manny) (b. 1966)
The Awakening   Salazar, Manuel (Manny) (b. 1966)
Thunderbird and Talking Stick   Salazar, Manuel (Manny) (b. 1966)
Stakiyah (Wolf)   Salazar, Manuel (Manny) (b. 1966)