Celebrating National Indigenous People’s Day: A Look At the Totem Pole
Posted onCamp Bowen is situated on Bowen Island or Xwlíl’xhwm, part of the traditional land of the Squamish (Sḵwx̱wú7mesh) Nation. According to BowenHeritage.org, “the name Xwlíl’xhwm means “‘Fast Drumming Ground’. Some authors attribute the name to the sound made by the ocean as it passes through the tiny pass between the Island’s northern point and Finisterre […]