What makes you curious, Cowichan? What questions do you have? With your help, The Discourse Cowichan will dig into your questions and reveal hidden history, truths and solutions about the place we live. Let’s get curious in Cowichan!
Revising Cowichan history: How Thomas Quamtany actually lost his arm
Historian Kelly Black gets to the bottom of a persistent myth about a one-armed Hudson’s Bay Company employee.
Finding ‘Cowichan’: How colonization redefined local landscapes
It was the settlers, not the people of this land, who interpreted and applied the place names we commonly see on maps today, writes historian Kelly Black. And that can lead to confusion.
Duncan’s got talent: How Richard Dwyer danced his way to local-icon status
The barefoot-boogieing senior has become a fixture at the 39 Days of July festival.
The story of Sheshuq’um, the monster at Octopus Point
Perhaps Sheshuq’um is just a misunderstood character, an untamable animal, a force of nature.
What’s the story of Duncan’s Round Building?
Queen Elizabeth II visited in 1971, but it wasn’t for the Round Building’s grand opening.
The ancient story of Swuq’us
How Mount Prevost got its name.
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