Brief History of
the
Secwepemc People
Chase |
BC
Ancestors of the
Secwepemc people have lived in the interior of BC for at least 10,000 years.
Traditional Secwepemc were a semi-nomadic people, living during the winter
in warm semi-underground "pit-houses" and during the summer in mat lodges
made of reeds.
The economy was based
on fishing, hunting and trading
Lifestyle based on
respect for nature depended on traditional skills & knowledge handed down
through the generations by oral tradition
1800s-Fur traders,
missionaries, gold miners, and settlers arrive
1862-Small Pox
devastates the people wiping out 32 villages
1890s-1970 Residential
Schools suppress native culture
The Secwepemc People
have survived overwhelming challenges
Culture, tradition, and
community administration are being restored
The population of the
Secwepemc today has grown back to the historic levels of the early 19th
century approximately 7,200 people.
Source:
www.secwepemc.org/about/ourstory
Brief History of Chase, BC
Whitfield Chase settled
in the fall of 1865 farming until he died in 1896.
Interesting Fact: The
Chase Manhattan Bank was named by Abe Lincoln for Whitfield Chase's cousin,
Salmon Porter Case
May 5th 1908
first building lot purchased in Chase
Adams River Lumber
Company Mill begins operation
1910 A Fire sparked by
a coal-fired steam locomotive threatens the town and destroys a number of
buildings
1912 Chase Central
Board of Trade established
1922 Highway
constructed through Chase
Local Mill closes in
1925
1935 Flood destroys Hoy
Poy Chinese Laundry and Japanese Boarding House
1942 The Mill at Adams
Lake opened by P.F. Terry. It became Holdings
Lumber and is now
operating as Adams Lake Lumber
1965 Trans-Canada
Bi-Passes Chase
1969 Village
Incorporated
1999 Art Holding
Memorial Arena opened
2007 Chase Chiefs
Hockey Team starts first season
2008 Chase Celebrates
its 100th anniversary
Brief History of British Columbia
First Nations Cultures
exist for centuries before Europeans arrive
1778-England’s James
Cook lands on Vancouver Island
1792-Spain’s Don Juan
Francisco sets up a base at Nootka Sound
1793-Treaty between
England & Spain for joint ownership of land
1795-The Spanish leave
the area
Many trading posts
established throughout the Province
Explorers such as Simon
Fraser, David Thompson & Alexander Mackenzie navigate BC’s vast geography
1821-Hudson’s Bay &
North West Company merge
1858-Over 20,000
prospectors come to BC in search of Gold
August 2, 1858-British
Government creates the mainland colony of BC
1866-Colonies of
Vancouver Island & British Columbia are united
1871-British Columbia
joins the confederation of Canada
1885-Canadian Pacific
Railway completed with the last spike
2008-British Columbia
Celebrates its 150th Anniversary
www.bc150.ca
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