Happy Sunday and welcome to another episode of Ghoul Society! Did we have you tricked on our last one? Don't worry – we're not going anywhere. Join us today as Sara covers the history of Pioneer Square in Victoria BC (Lekwungen and WSANEC peoples lands). 

TW: land theft, displacement, colonization

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Resources:

https://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=19974

https://oldcem.bc.ca/cem/cem_pn/

http://www.masonichistoryvictoriabc.ca/masonic-interments-in-victoria-cemeteries/pioneer-square/

https://www.cowichanvalleycitizen.com/news/what-stories-victorias-old-burial-ground-tells-756727

https://www.communitystories.ca/v2/bc-black-pioneers_les-pionniers-noirs-de-la-cb/story/emancipation-howard-estes-frees-his-family/

https://saltspringarchives.com/Estes_Stark_Family/

https://www.vicnews.com/news/secrets-buried-in-victoriass-forgotten-graveyard-8829

https://oldcem.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/walking-tour.pdf

https://chinatown.library.uvic.ca/index.htmlq%3Dcemeteries.html