The Somena (or S’amuna’) are one of several
Hul̓q̓umín̓um̓-speaking
indigenous peoples
Indigenous peoples are culturally distinct ethnic groups whose members are directly descended from the earliest known inhabitants of a particular geographic region and, to some extent, maintain the language and culture of those original people ...
living in the
Cowichan Valley-
Duncan
Duncan may refer to:
People
* Duncan (given name), various people
* Duncan (surname), various people
* Clan Duncan
* Justice Duncan (disambiguation)
Places
* Duncan Creek (disambiguation)
* Duncan River (disambiguation)
* Duncan Lake (d ...
region of
Vancouver Island
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,
British Columbia
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, Canada.
The Somena were one of seven tribes or nations that were forced to amalgamate into one
"band", named the
Cowichan Tribes after their general location, the
Cowichan Valley and
Cowichan Bay. The other peoples henceforth known as "the Cowichans" were the
Quamichan
Quamichan (or Kw’amutsun) is a traditional nation of the Coast Salish people, commonly referred to by the English adaptation of ''Qu'wutsun'' ("warm place") as the Cowichan Indians, or First Nations, of the Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island ...
/Kw’amutsun (the largest cultural group),
Clemclemaluts (L’uml’umuluts),
Comiaken (Qwum’yiqun’),
Khenipsen (Hinupsum),
Kilpahlas (Tl’ulpalus), and
Koksilah (Hwulqwselu).
External links
Coast Salish
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