1778 at Yuquot (Friendly Cove), Nootka Sound. As our Council of Chiefs said in 1997, ‘Many of the early visitors 108 were anxious to take home our gifts as souvenirs of their time among us. As part of our diplomacy, we presented carved images of our great ancestors to representatives of European governments visiting our territory. These ancestors are now living in your great treasure houses, which you call museums. They are our representatives in your cities and capitals. They are your acknowledgement of our diplomacy and the greatness of our nation. They are our boundary markers showing the extent of our influence throughout the world.’” In the case of this particular Nuu-chah-nulth treasure, it has traveled the world and has now returned to British Columbia, where the famous explorer received it from the Nuu-chah-nulth people 234 years ago. OBJECT history “We welcome the homecoming of this great gift by the Audain Foundation—a treasure once given by our people to Captain James Cook, and now returned to us to share with the people of Canada and those who come to visit,” stated Margarita James, president of the Land of Maquinna Cultural Society, speaking on behalf of Mowachaht hereditary chief Yahtua, Michael Maquinna, and Muchalaht hereditary chief Norman George. “The Mowachaht-Muchalaht First Nation, one of fifteen nations comprising the Nuu-chah-nulth people, greeted and hosted Captain James Cook in FIG. 5: Sketch of Nootka Sound. From James Cook and James King, Voyage to the Pacific Ocean, undertaken by the Command of His Majesty, for making discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere. ... London: H. Hughes for G. Nicol and T. Cadell, 1785. Engraving on book paper. 21 x 28 cm. Yuquot (Friendly Cove), where the Resolution and Discovery spent a month refitting, is the beach just east of “Breakers Point” at the northern mouth of the sound. FIG. 6: Carte de l’Océan Pacifique au Nord de l’Equateur, et des Côtes qui le bornent des deux côtés : d’après les dernières Découvertes faites par les Espagnols, les Russes et les Anglois, jusqu’en 1780, Augsburg, Tobias Conrad Lotter, 1781. Copperplate engraving on paper with added color. 59 x 73 cm. The route of Cook’s third voyage to Hawaii and the North American arctic (and Capt. Clerke’s continued explorations) are marked in red.
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