Baker, Simon

BAKER, Simon, Squamish leader (b Jan 1911, N Vancouver; d there 23 May 2001). The grandson of Joe CAPILANO, he grew up on the Capilano RESERVE in N VANCOUVER. After attending St George's RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL at LYTTON from 1918 to 1926, he worked as a fisher, then as a stevedore on the VANCOUVER waterfront from 1935 to 1976. At the same time, he was a leading member of the SQUAMISH Band Council and an ambassador for aboriginal culture in Canada and abroad. In 1990 he received an honorary...

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