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Land, Indigenous peoples, settlers, and today’s communities.

Since time immemorial, Ancestors of the people called K’ómoks today consisting of the Pentlatch, Ieeksan (eye-ick-sun), Sasitla (sa-seet-la), Xa’xe (ha-hey) and Sathloot (sath-loot) people have been the caretakers of this land, which they called the “Land of Plenty.” This Land of Plenty stretched from what is known today as Kelsey Bay in the north, down to Hornby and Denman Island in the south, and included the watershed and estuary of the Puntledge River, also acknowledging that these boundaries and place names are colonial constructs.

The K’ómoks First Nation refer to the lands between the bays of Comox and the Beaufort mountain range as the path between, it was a travel and trade route to the Alberni corridor and a connection to the indigenous communities on the western side of the island.

Land agreements included the 1884 Settlement Act stripped these lands for its caretakers. At the Museum we acknowledge that we are a colonial created institution, and I would like to thank Charlene Everson, Emily Shopland and Violet Williams for guiding the museum in early discussion on what reconciliation could mean for our organization and how we could create actionable steps; in maintaining a positive dialogue with a forward focus, sharing contemporary K’omoks narratives, and incorporating First Nation languages where they felt it appropriate. Their time and guidance helped us gain insight and learn how to best support their voice in our museum’s walls. This is an ongoing process and we have so much more to learn.

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Waverly Hotel in Cumberland

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Date: c. 1900-1905

Waverly Hotel in Cumberland

History

This photograph shows a group of nine people, composed of men, women, and children, on the sidewalk outside the Waverly Hotel, with a horse and a buggy parked in front. The Waverly Hotel opened in July 1894, and was known at first as the Waverly House. The building was designed by John A. Mateer. The Waverly's first manager was Alexander Lindsay, but it soon went through a rapid succession of managers until it was bought it 1909 by Frank and Domenica Dallos. When Frank Dallos died, it was then managed by Victor Spencer and Albert Passie until 1935, then Thomas and Mary Conti, Claude and Hazel Jordan in the 1960s, and was bought by Harvey and Shannon Brown in 1985.

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