D'Herbomez Creek is a
creek in eastern
Mission, British Columbia
Mission is a city in the Lower Mainland of the province of British Columbia, Canada. It was originally incorporated as a district municipality in 1892, growing to include additional villages and rural areas over the years, adding the original To ...
, flowing southeast to join the
Fraser River
The Fraser River is the longest river within British Columbia, Canada, rising at Fraser Pass near Blackrock Mountain in the Rocky Mountains and flowing for , into the Strait of Georgia just south of the City of Vancouver. The river's annual d ...
at the
Pekw'Xe:yles Indian Reserve (formerly the grounds of St. Mary's Indian Residential School).
History
The name was adopted in 1952 to commemorate Bishop
Louis-Joseph d'Herbomez
Louis-Joseph d'Herbomez (January 17, 1822 – June 3, 1890) was a Canadian Roman Catholic priest, Vicar Apostolic of British Columbia, and Titular Bishop of Miletopolis from 1863 to 1890.
Curriculum Vitae
Louis-Joseph d'Herbomez was born on Ja ...
,
OMI ( -1890), who on March 28, 1862 had purchased the land the creek flows through for the location of the
Indian mission
The Indian Mission, now the Luckhard Museum, is a historic Native American Christian mission located at 590 East Bay Street in Sebewaing, Michigan. It was built in 1849 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.
History
John ...
which is the namesake of
the District of Mission. The mission became the
St. Mary's Indian Residential School and is now run by a coalition of 21 Indian bands of the
Sto:lo people as a cultural and educational facility. The western part of the mission's lands, which are known as the OMI Lands, form the
Fraser River Heritage Park Fraser may refer to:
Places Antarctica
* Fraser Point, South Orkney Islands
Australia
* Fraser, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb in the Canberra district of Belconnen
* Division of Fraser (Australian Capital Territory), a former federal el ...
, which has the foundations of the original mission and school, while the eastern portion where the newer residential school buildings are located was designated as an
Indian reserve
In Canada, an Indian reserve (french: réserve indienne) is specified by the '' Indian Act'' as a "tract of land, the legal title to which is vested in Her Majesty,
that has been set apart by Her Majesty for the use and benefit of a band."
Ind ...
in June, 2005, as
Pekw'Xe:yles (Peckquaylis).
References
External links
History of the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes including its relationship to Bishop D"Herbomez
Tributaries of the Fraser River
Mission, British Columbia
Rivers of the Lower Mainland
New Westminster Land District
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