Kiixin is located near Bamfield, on the west coast of Vancouver Island. It is the ancestral capital of the Huu-ay-aht First Nations. Kiix̣in is the site of a 19th-century village and fortress that exhibits evidence of occupation dating to 1000 B.C.E. It also remains a sacred site to present-day Huu-ay-aht First Nations. It is the only known First Nations village of more than 100 villages on the southern B.C. coast that still features significant, standing traditional architecture.

I can recall the first time I made my way from the beach into the salal forest at Kiixin Village and saw the doorway - I was in awe. The area back then was completely overgrown. I was like a child in the jungle coming across an ancient relic. A few years later I returned with a guide to photograph the site. The result is this series. Photographed with B&W film on a Lomo LC-A camera.

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