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There are many stories told throughout British Columbia of Indigenous families removed from their homes and farms at the behest of settlers who wanted prime lands for themselves. This image is inspired by the story told by Leq’á:mél elder Susan Lewis about her pregnant grandmother who was forced to leave her farm at Tlat-whaas (Norrish Creek near present day Dewdney) in the 1870s.
She was working in the barn when the police came again, this time with the Indian Agent. They said they were going to move her … They said her farm was needed for one of the big shots with the CPR. Mary Jane said, “This is my place and I have the papers to prove it.”
The police and the Indian Agent came back a few days later. They loaded the animals and manhandled Mary Jane onto the sternwheeler that took her up the slough to Lakahahmen.
- As told in Leq’á:mél: Our Land, Our People, published by Leq’á:mél First Nation.
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