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Hotel History
We acknowledge and respect that the land on which the Oak Bay Beach
Hotel stands is the traditional territories of the Coast and Straits Salish
Peoples. Specifically, we recognize the Lekwungen peoples known today as
the Songhees and Esquimalt First Nations, and that their historic connections
to these lands continue to this day.
Indigenous Territory
The hotel sits on land only 200 metres from Turkey Head, an area known
by the Songhees Nations as Spewhung. A large shell-midden along this
shoreline indicates that this was an ancient village site to which first peoples
brought many fish, bird, mammal and plant resources. Food was gathered
from Stsnaang and Tlchess (Chatham and Discovery Islands) in the distance
and from Kohweechella island, “where there are many fish” (Jimmy Chicken
– Mary Tod Island), nearer shore.
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