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The Esquimalt Reserve In 1911, the Old Songhees Reserve was relocated east of Esquimalt harbour, adjacent to the existing Esquimalt Reserve. The Esquimalt Reserve had been designated in the 1850s on the site of a traditional village named Kalla. |
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This 19th century map of the Esquimalt Reserve shows the location of the houses and the treed area surrounding the community. Legal Surveys Branch: Indian Reserves 2T1 |
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A view of the Esquimalt Reserve in the 1870s. Most of the homes were built in the European style by this time. The large building on the far left is the Catholic Indian Mission. BC Archives: F-8803 |
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Edward Dossetter photographed the Esquimalt Reserve in 1881. The two ceremonial longhouses had been built in the 1870s in the European style. BC Archives: A-05984 |
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This photograph of the Esquimalt Reserve taken around 1910 shows a close-up of the European-style longhouses built in the 1870s. BC Archives: C-08040 |
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