Colonial War and Judicial Murder in the Colony

Colonial War and Judicial Murder in the Colony of Vancouver Island, 1863

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Camas Books presents "Colonial War and Judicial Murder in the colony of Vancouver Island, 1863," by  ethno-historian Chris Arnett.

Opening Remarks: Joey Caro, Penelakut Elder, and Hul'qumi'num Treaty Group Communications and Historical Research Manager

Friday, May 24th @ 7pm
David Lam Auditorium, University of Victoria
Coast Salish and Strait Salish Territories
Admission by Donation

 

Chris Arnett is the author of "Terror of the Coast: Land Alienation and Colonial War on Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands, 1849-1863." On May 24th, he will be in Victoria to discuss the hanging of four Hul'qumi'num prisoners in Bastion Square on July 4, 1963. This is the 150th anniversary of a signal event in the colonial suppression of Indigenous peoples in this region.

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