Songhees Point

Songhees Point (48˚26'00" 123˚22'00" N side of Inner Hbr, Victoria Hbr, SE end of Vancouver I). The Songhees people, a Northern Straits First Nation, live at the S end of Vancouver I in the Victoria area. They and the Kosapsom or Esquimalt people are jointly known as the Lekwammen or Lekwungen. Many versions of the name have been recorded, including Songish, Songhies and Songees. Several Songhees villages were located in the central Victoria area before Ft Victoria was built in 1843: at James...

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