Possessing Meares Island Book JOURNAL ” —Robert Charlie

” —Robert Charlie

honey-hungry bears and a group of ten dozing marmots

their heads "arranged in a line" for survivor John R

Tucked into Clayoquot Sound

It is called Xesdu’wäxw (Huschduwaschdu) for ‘blue

Possessing Meares Island Book JOURNAL ” —Robert CharlieAuthor: Barry Gough Centred on Meares Island, located near Tofino on Vancouver Islands west coast, Possessing Meares Island weaves a unique history out of the mists of time by connecting eighteenth century Indigenous colonial trade relations to more recent historical upheavals. Gough invites readers to enter a dramatic epoch of BCs coastal history and watch the Nuu chah nulth nations spearhead the maritime sea otter trade, led by powerful chiefs like