Sparrow, Edward Sr

SPARROW, Edward Sr, X'muzk'i'um leader (b 24 Dec 1898, Musqueam; d 2 Aug 1998, Musqueam). As a youngster he began working at a SALMON cannery in STEVESTON (see SALMON CANNING). After attending RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL at CHILLIWACK he went to work in a SAWMILL and over the years made his living at a variety of occupations up and down the coast. He was a founding member of the NATIVE BROTHERHOOD OF BC, a 3-time chief of the X'muzk'i'um (MUSQUEAM) and a lifelong proponent of their claims to ABORIGINAL...

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