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| Picture No | 10218540 |
| Date | 1864 |
| Description | American Indians under a flag of truce, Vancouver Island |
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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.
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| Source | Illustrated London News, 31 December 1864, page 664 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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