British Columbia First Nations War Memorial

These memorials are dedicated to the British Columbia First Nations. They were erected by the British Columbia Art and Welfare Society.

Inscription

THIS TABLET IN MEMORY OF THE
BRITISH COLUMBIA INDIANS
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE
WORLD WARS 1914.1918 – 1939.1945
WAS ERECTED BY THE
B. INDIAN ARTS & WELFARE SOCIETY

WORLD’S TALLEST TOTEM POLE
127 FEET, 7 INCHES
CARVED BY
MUNGO MARTIN, DAVID MARTIN, HENRY HUNT
DEDICATED JULY 2, 1953
PEROY B. SCURRAH
MAYOR OF VICTORIA

HON. RAY WILLISTON
MINISTER OF EDUCATION

STUART KEATE
SPONSOR

RAISED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION THROUGH THE
VICTORIA DAILY TIMES
THE LEGEND OF THE TOTEM
“MOMENTO OF THE NATION’S INFANCY, SYMBOL OF A PROUD RACE, MONUMENT
TO A RARE NATIVE ART, PROOF OF A UNITED COMMUNITY INTEREST
AND THE PUREST FORM OF CANADIANA” (VICTORIA DAILY TIMES)

Ces mémoriaux dédiés aux gens des Premières Nations de la Colombie-Britannique ont été érigés par la British Columbia Art and Welfare Society.

Le texte de l’inscription figure dans la section anglaise.