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	Topics Songhees Topic Home The Songhees or Songish, also known as the Lekwungen or Lekungen, are an indigenous North American Coast SalishCoast Salish Coast Salish is a subgroup of the Salishan language family, but can also refer to First Nations or Native American cultures ... people who reside on southeastern Vancouver IslandVancouver Island Vancouver Island is located off Canada's Pacific coast and is part of the Canadian province of British Columbia.... , British ColumbiaBritish Columbia British Columbia, often referred to as B.C. or BC , is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is famed for it... in the Greater Victoria area. There is evidence of a fortified village existing at Finlayson Point in Beacon Hill ParkBeacon Hill Park Beacon Hill Park is a 75 ha park located along the shore of Juan de Fuca Strait in Victoria, British Columbia.... prior to the arrival of Europeans in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. The Songhees' traditional foods included salmon, shellfish, whale, deer, duck, berries, camas root and herbs. The Coast Salish traditionally lived in bighouses. The Songhees population was estimated to be 8,500 in 1859 but by 1914 had dwindled to less than 200. At the time of the establishment of Fort VictoriaFort Victoria (British Columbia) Fort Victoria was a fur trading post of the Hudson?s Bay Company, the headquarters of HBC operations in British Columbia.... by the British in 1843, a Songhees village was situated adjacent to the fort. The village was subsequently moved across Victoria Harbour in what is now the Victoria West neighbourhood. The village was subsequently moved and a reserveReserve Reserve can mean:* course reserve, library materials reserved for particular users... established adjacent to what is now the municipality of View Royal. Sir James Douglas, governor of Vancouver IslandVancouver Island Vancouver Island is located off Canada's Pacific coast and is part of the Canadian province of British Columbia.... negotiated a treaty with the Songhees in 1850. Much of the traditional territory of the Songhees now forms the core of the urbanized area of Victoria and surrounding municipalities. The development of British Columbia's capital city caused considerable disruption to the Songhees' traditional economy and livelihood. Recently the Songhees considered that the government of British Columbia had failed to honour the 1850 treaty and commenced a legal action against the province and the government of CanadaCanada Canada is the world's second-largest country by total area, occupying most of northern North America.... for redress. A settlement of the action was announced in November 2006 by Songhees Chief Robert Sam, the federal Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development Jim Prentice and the provincial Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation, Mike de Jong. Their government is the Songhees First NationSonghees First Nation The Songhees First Nation is a First Nations government on located around Victoria, British Columbia on southern Vancouver I... , a member of the Te'mexw Treaty Association and the Naut'sa Mawt Tribal CouncilNaut'sa Mawt Tribal Council Naut?sa mawt Tribal Council is a regional First Nation Tribal Council located in British Columbia, Canada, with offices in T... . Their traditional language is a dialect of the North Straits Salish languageNorth Straits Salish language North Straits Salish is a Salishan language which includes the dialects of Lummi, Samish, Saanich, Semi... . See also Songhees First NationSonghees First Nation The Songhees First Nation is a First Nations government on located around Victoria, British Columbia on southern Vancouver I... Naut'sa Mawt Tribal CouncilNaut'sa Mawt Tribal Council Naut?sa mawt Tribal Council is a regional First Nation Tribal Council located in British Columbia, Canada, with offices in T... External links