American Indians under a flag of truce, Vancouver Island

Native American Indians with a flag of truce, in Clayoquot Sound, Vancouver Island, 1864. The Ahousat tribe stole a ship called the Kingfisher earlier that year, killing the captain and crew. In October 1864 the British Squadron retaliated by destroying the Indian's winter encampment and killing 50 Native Americans

Destroying Earlier Encampment Kingfisher Retaliated Truce Vancouver

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