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-====== Indigenous Places Near Duncan, BC ======
+====== Sacred Places Near Duncan, BC ======
 A guide to the sacred lands, waters, and mountains around Duncan - their names, stories, and how to visit them.
+{{:places:sacred_sites.png?500|Map of Sacred Sites}}
+===== Somenos Lake (S'amunu) ======
 {{https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ce/Somenos_Lake_Aerial.jpg?320|Somenos Lake (CC BY-SA 2.0 Gerry Thomasen)}}
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 **Nearby:** Somenos Marsh Wildlife Viewing Platform, numerous walking trails through the wetlands, and the S'amunu (Somenos) Big House.
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 ===== Quamichan Lake (Kwa'mutsun) =====
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 **Nearby:** Art Mann Park (public access), walking trails, and several Cowichan Tribes historical village sites.
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 ===== Chemainus (Stz'uminus) =====
-{{https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/22/Chemainus_Murals.jpg?320|Chemainus Murals (CC BY-SA 3.0 Klaus Post)}}
+{{https://live.staticflickr.com/7485/16165223725_fc3a720191_c.jpg?320|Chemainus Murals (CC BY-NC 2.0
+Federico Moroni)}}
 **Stz'uminus** means "broken chest"-from the legend where the First Ancestor, Stutsun, plummeted into the earth and indented his chest. Today Chemainus is famous as the "Mural Town" with over 40 large-scale murals depicting local history, including the history of the Stz'uminus people.
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 **Etymology note:** The [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stz%27uminus_First_Nation|Stz'uminus First Nation]] maintains a strong cultural presence in the northern part of the Cowichan Valley.
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 ===== Mount Tzouhalem (Ts'uwxilum) =====
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 **Nearby:** The Cross (viewpoint), Holmes Peak, and world-class mountain biking routes.
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 ===== Mount Prevost (Swuq'us) =====
-{{https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/93/Mount_Prevost_bluffs.jpg?320|Mount Prevost Bluffs (CC BY-SA 3.0 Shmily)}}
+{{https://live.staticflickr.com/99/289983996_07cc0dfd62_c.jpg?320|Mount Prevost and Quamichan Lake (CC BY 2.0 Gerry Thomasen)}}
 **Swuq'us** means "crooked neck"-named for the woolly dog who emerged from a dark cave after hearing Stutsun's desperate cries to the Creator for companionship. [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salish_Wool_Dog|Woolly dogs]] were bred for their thick white fur used to weave sacred blankets. The peak is identifiable by two distinct rock bluffs.
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 **Nearby:** Memorial Cairn at the summit, world-class downhill mountain biking, and hang-gliding launch sites.
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 ===== Malahat (MÁLEXEŁ) =====
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 **Nearby:** Malahat SkyWalk, Malahat Nation cultural office, and Spectacle Lake Provincial Park.
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 ===== Clemclemaluts (Lhumlhumuluts') =====
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 **Nearby:** Cowichan Bay Maritime Centre, Hecate Park, and various local seafood markets.
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 ===== Comiaken (Qwum'yiqun') =====
-{{https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/90/St._Anns_Catholic_Church_%28Butter_Church%29_-_Comiaken_Hill.JPG?320|The Stone Butter Church (CC BY-SA 3.0 W_S_C_M)}}
+{{:places:butterchurch.jpeg?320|The Stone Butter Church (Licensed for Education Use)}}
 **Qwum'yiqun'** means "land of the people turned to stone"-referring to the large boulders scattered across the hillside. In the **Time of Transformation** (**Sxwōxwiyám**), the Transformers ("Xeuls") visited this land to set things right. Those who lived in disharmony were turned into boulders to serve as a permanent lesson.
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 **Cultural note:** These transformation stories are central to the **Snuw'uyulh** (Traditional Laws/Teachings) of the Cowichan people, emphasizing that the landscape itself is a living record of history.
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 ====== Related Transformer Story: Siwash Rock ======
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 Read more: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siwash_Rock|Siwash Rock (Wikipedia)]]
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 ====== Resources & Further Reading ======
-* [[https://cowichantribes.com/|Cowichan Tribes Official Website]]
+  * [[https://cowichantribes.com/|Cowichan Tribes Official Website]]
-* [[https://fphlcc.ca/|First Peoples' Cultural Council - Hul'q'umi'num' Language]]
+  * [[https://fphlcc.ca/|First Peoples' Cultural Council - Hul'q'umi'num' Language]]
-* [[https://www.cowichanvalleymuseum.ca/|Cowichan Valley Museum]]
+  * [[https://www.cowichanvalleymuseum.ca/|Cowichan Valley Museum]]
-* [[https://native-land.ca/|Native Land Digital - Territory Map]]
+  * [[https://native-land.ca/|Native Land Digital - Territory Map]]

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