Letter Highlights Historical Controversy Over Joseph Denman

community · British Columbia coast

A letter to the editor critiques the previous article about Joseph Denman, detailing his role in violent colonial military actions against Indigenous peoples in British Columbia in the 1860s, including destruction of villages and enforcement of colonial authority, challenging the positive portrayal of Denman.

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• “This letter is in response to last week’s feel-good story about this Inner Island’s colonial namesake...Denman’s HMS Sutlej began cannonading the bush around the village while...Moo-yahhah was set on fire by the landing party...seven Ahousaht villages had been entirely decimated.” — The Islands Grapevine – May 30th, 2019 (May 30th, 2019)

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