Our Matriarchs & Warriors

This picture was taken in Qomqots (Bella Coola) c. 1955. It expounds the 'matriarchal' powers of Nuxalk history; we are the children of 'Mother Earth' . . . They are the Mothers of Our Nation; Our Sovereignty has been passed down to our families and must be respected in the highest honour. We are from the Land; as we are from Our Mother. Front row (from the left): Annie Johnson, Anna Schooner, Helen Schooner, Flossie Webber and Amanda Siwallace. Back row (from the left): Agnes Edgar, Emily Schooner, Mabel Moody, Gertrude Schooner, Marjorie Tallio, Annie Tallio and Margaret Siwallace.