Schenks and Chekwelp
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Schenks and Chekwelp (Chekwelhp) are two villages of the Indigenous
Sḵwxwú7mesh, located near what is now known as Gibsons, British Columbia
. Although vacant for years, these villages are told in the oral history as the birth place of the Sḵwxwú7mesh, after what they call the Great Flood.
Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast
The Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of the Pacific Northwest Coast, their descendants, and many ethnic groups who identify with those historical peoples. They are now situated within the Canadian Province of British Columbia and the U.S...
Sḵwxwú7mesh, located near what is now known as Gibsons, British Columbia
Gibsons, British Columbia
Gibsons is a coastal community of 4,200 located in southwestern British Columbia, Canada on the Strait of Georgia. It is the main marine gateway to the Sunshine Coast....
. Although vacant for years, these villages are told in the oral history as the birth place of the Sḵwxwú7mesh, after what they call the Great Flood.