Musqueam

Musqueam (49˚14'00" 123˚13'00" At the mouth of the Fraser R, N of Sea I, SW side of Vancouver). This important Coast Salish site, now a First Nation reserve, was the main village of the X’muzk’i’um (Musqueam) people, who occupied the mouth of the Fraser and the area now known as Vancouver at the time of first contact with European explorers. It was here, after descending the river that bears his name, that Simon Fraser met such a hostile reception that he decided to turn back and...

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