Thunderbird Park

Local nameThunderbird Park
LocationVictoria, British Columbia

Thunderbird Park is a park in Victoria, British Columbia next to the Royal British Columbia Museum. The park is home to many totem poles and other First Nation monuments. The park takes its name from the mythological Thunderbird of Indigenous North American cultures which is depicted on many totem poles.

Also in the park are St. Anne's Schoolhouse, Helmcken House, and Mungo Martin House, a traditional Kwakwaka'wakw "big house" built in 1953 by Kwakwaka'wakw Chief Mungo Martin. The park is part of the Royal BC Museum Cultural Precinct, an area around the museum that contains a number of historical sites and monuments.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunderbird_Park_(Victoria,_British_Columbia)

Official Website https://royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/exhibits/tbird-park/html/intro/intro.htm

Coordinates 48°25'11.052" N -123°22'0.21" E

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