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Guide to the Touring the Monuments Carved antler tablet 13 km: 5 hour walk / 2 hour bike / 1.5 hour drive bird motif, c. 1550, First Nations Monuments found near Cattle Point in of Oak Bay middens dating back c. 3,500 years. A. Cattle Point Sign, L’kwungen History Cadboro Bay (Sungayka) Located in scenic Uplands Park, enter to Harling Point (Sahsima) 1. Loon Bay (Sungayka) just east of 2880 Beach Drive. Posts Monument carved by Songhees artist Butch Dick. The Songhees and Esquimalt Nations and the A. Cattle Point Sign Municipality of Oak Bay Good start point, First Nations Welcome You interpretative sign. “Hay wshw q’u’ gwns âne 2. Willows Beach (Sitchanalth) ‘techul Lkwungen Tung’exw” Monument (Hy‐sh‐kwa gwuns ana techul Lakwunen too‐nulth) 3. Bowker Creek (Thaywun) “Thank you for coming to L’kwungen land, Monument B. Oak Bay Municipal Hall, 2167 Oak Bay Ave. the land of the smoked herring.” Close to shops, cafes and washrooms. B. Oak Bay Municipal Hall The Welcome Panel is displayed here. Good start point, Oak Bay Village shops & services. 4. Turkey Head (Spewhung) Monument 5. Anderson Hill Park Monument 6. McNeill Bay (Chikawich) Monument Loon Sculpture, Songhees Wellness Centre 7. Trafalgar Park Lookout Welcome Panel, by Salish artist Charles Elliott (Temoseng), Monument 1100 Admirals Road, Victoria, BC, Canada on display in the Oak Bay Municipal Hall entrance foyer. “If you lose your song, the loon will help The cedar carvings are cast in bronze on the Monuments. 8. Harling Point (Sahsima) you get it back.” Songhees Nation Monument Before Europeans arrived in the 1800s, Brochure created by Oak Bay residents Marion Cumming Oak Bay was home to a large First Nations and Mike Stacey, 2014, guided by the Songhees and population, ancestors of today’s vibrant Esquimalt Nations and Heritage Oak Bay, with support L’kwungen communities ‐ the Songhees Nation from the BC 150 Years Fund. and the Esquimalt Nation. More information: The eight Monuments respectfully commemorate Songhees Nation: www.songheesnation.ca the history and culture of the L’kwungen peoples Courtesy Google Maps Esquimalt Nation: www.esquimaltnation.ca Municipality of Oak Bay: www.oakbay.ca and their relationship with the sea and the land. 1. Loon Bay (Sungayka – “Patches of Snow”) 3. Bowker Creek (Thaywun ‐ coho salmon stream) 5. Anderson Hill Park (The Guardian) 7. Trafalgar Park Lookout A village existed here for at least parts of the For thousands of years the salmon supported [Used] as a lookout ... for approaching enemies To the east lies McNeill Bay … Chikawich, an last 1500 years … a fortified trench defensive thriving populations … deer and elk antlers were … or sea mammals. Bulbs of blue camas, valued early village. Later the people moved to site was used by the Lekwungen people. beautifully crafted into works of art. for food and trade, were gathered nearby. Cadboro Bay, about 8 km north by canoe. From the plaque on the top of the Monument. Located at Trafalgar Located across from Located near Location: 5 minute walk east Park Lookout, near 3295 Beach Drive, 2045 Cadboro Bay Rd. into Anderson Hill Park from 200 King George Terrace. south of Cadboro Bay. Close to Oak Bay the entrance near 528 Island Great views. The plaque The defensive site was on Recreation Centre, shops Rd. Background ‐ the Olympic depicts deer and camas the peninsula in the middle and services. Mountains, Washington State. plants, First Nations food of the bay. for millennia. 2. Willows Beach (Sitchanalth) 4. Turkey Head (Spewhung) 6. McNeill Bay (Chikawich) 8. Harling Point (Sahsima) For thousands of years … longhouses once lined A large shell‐midden … this was an The people ate over 20 species of fish and Hayls the Transformer [frightened] away the the entire shore. ancient village. 15 species of birds, deer, sea mammals, raccoon seal the harpooner [was] stalking. The Located at Willows Park, and marten. Across the water lies Trial Island, harpooner rebuked [Hayls]. Just East of Oak Bay Marina Tlikwaynung … lots of seals. Hayls turned him to stone. 2740 Dalhousie St. (off (1327 Beach Dr.). Near cafes Beach Drive). Sandy beach, and services at Oak Bay Marina Kiwanis Tea Room, Opposite 2090 Penzance Rd., and Oak Bay Beach Hotel. Native Located near washrooms … a great near historic Chinese Cemetery. plants near the Monuments are 568 Beach Drive. picnic spot! Close to “Sahsima” (harpoon) refers to a maintained by volunteers, Beautiful native plants, Estevan Village shops. large boulder on the shoreline. supported by Oak Bay Parks. rushing ocean currents..