Henry Charles

Henry Charles (also known as Ten Bears, 1955–2017) was a Musqueam Native historian, official hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ language speaker, and Indigenous greeter. He was the last surviving member of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) to have lived in what is now the endowment lands adjacent to Vancouver, and he is associated with books and cultural storytelling.

Vancouver, Canada Jan 1, 1955
history indigenous studies memoir