Klallam Language at xʷčiyánəxʷ

nəxʷsƛ̕ay̕əm̕úcən

Legacy Spaces

Legacy Space: A Community Archive of Lineal Memory

This page houses a curated and intergenerational collection of historical artifacts directly tied to the descendants of the Beecher Bay people. With documentation spanning over 100 years, this includes photos, land records, newspaper clippings, and family stories—anchoring our cultural and genealogical continuity. It serves as both an educational repository and an act of Indigenous recordkeeping, grounded in respect, truth, and cultural survival.

MUSEUM ARCHIVES

RBCM

Becher Bay Village Newcombe Collection

August 1929

Becher Bay #2

National Museum of the American Indian Beecher Bay Artifacts

https://americanindian.si.edu/collections-search/search?edan_q=beecher%20bay

Fishing Lure

Some say this is a Seal, others would argue the extinct Stellar Sea Cow…what do you think?

Some Say this is a seal, while others say it is an extinct Stellar Sea cow...What do you think?

Fishing Sinker

Deer Petroglyph East Sooke Parl

Mask

South-eastern districts of Vancouver Island.

South-eastern districts of Vancouver Island.

Vancouver's Island. Puget Sound Company's Farms [roughly sketched]

Vancouver's Island. Puget Sound Company's Farms [roughly sketched]

Victoria District. Lot 24. Section XVIII

Victoria District. Lot 24. Section XVIII

Vancouvers Island

Vancouvers Island

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Esquimalt & Victoria Harbours

Esquimalt & Victoria Harbours

Otter Point Relief Camps and the Beecher Bay Indians

Honoring Those Who Came Before

These photographs are more than memories — they are living records of the people who held our stories, carried our languages, and walked the lands we still call home.


Each image offers a glimpse into the lives of our ancestors: their strength, their everyday struggles, their presence during times of great change.

By preserving and sharing these family photographs, we protect our truth from erasure, reclaim our place in history, and pass on a legacy that grounds the next generation in identity, connection, and pride.

háʔnəŋ cən — thank you.
With gratitude and responsibility, we share these images in the spirit of remembrance, truth, and renewal.

Barbara Armstrong
xʷčiyánəxʷ nəxʷsƛ̕áy̕əm̕ sqʷáy
Program Assistant, Sci’anew Klallam Language Association