Steveston, British Columbia
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For thousands of years the area that is today known as Steveston was home to the Halq’eméylem speaking peoples.[1] Specifically, the area is said to be home to at least two Musqueam villages. One known as qʷeyaʔχʷ was located East of what is today known as Garry Point Park.[1] This community was forced out of their homes due to pressure from the canneries who would replace their homes with fishing camps.[2][1] The second village, qʷɬeyəm, is believed to have been located North of Moncton Street near Railway Avenue.[1] Today, Musqueam's presence in the history of what is today known as Steveston is heavily underrepresented. As Musqueam Councillor Howard Grant explains, there is "almost nothing (in the area) with respect to Musqueam people... or First Nations in general."[2] Richmond is currently working to change this as, "recently, city council voted to rebuild the historic First Nations Bunkhouse in Britannia Heritage Shipyards--believed to be the only structure of its kind remaining along B.C.'s coast."[2][3]
The settlement of Steveston, founded in the 1880s,[4] is a neighbourhood of Richmond in Metro Vancouver. On the southwest tip of Lulu Island, the village is a historic port and salmon canning centre at the mouth of the South Arm of the Fraser River. The early 1900s style architecture attracts both the film and tourism industries.