Encounters with the Sasquatch

Large, hairy, bipedal anthropoid beings were described in the ancient legends of the indigenous people of British Columbia long before Bigfoot became a phenomenon in popular culture. The Bukwus (male sasquatch in Kwakwaka wakw) and D sonoqua (female version) appear in carvings and dance as well as folklore. Native Watchman Tom Sewid talks about his personal encounter with the Bukwus, The Wild Man of the Woods , in 1994 while on a fishing boat anchored off of Village Island in the Broughton Archipelago. His encounter is documented in John Bindernagel s book, North America s Great Ape: the Sasquatch.