Capilano Park Totems

Capilano Park is a privately-owned facility, which since 1889 has been developed into a well-done tourist attraction. Local First Peoples were invited to erect totems there in the 1930's. Originally a First Peoples name belonging to the Squamish Nation and spelled Kia’palano, meaning “beautiful river”. Kia’palano was the name of a great Squamish chief who lived in this area in the early part of the 1800s. Over time “Kia’palano” was anglicized into “Capilano”, and applied to local geographic features: river, lake, gorge.
Located in North Vancouver, British Columbia.