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Xwamdasbe' (Humdaspe), meaning place where there is otter" is located on Hope Island off the north coast of Vancouver island. It was the principal home of the people known as the Nahwitti (the Yutlinuk, Tlatlasikwala and Nakomgilisala tribes) during the second half of the 19th century.

Recording Context: Environmental ambience; Public; OutdoorContext Notes: Fluttering plasticThe locations indicated on the map may be approximate, depending on log/archival data available. A soundscape recording.

Recordist in conversation. Wind on microphones.Recording Context: Environmental ambience; Public; OutdoorContext Notes: Roaring sound; Animalistic sound of winchThe locations indicated on the map may be approximate, depending on log/archival data available. A soundscape recording.

Recording Context: Environmental ambience; Public; OutdoorThe locations indicated on the map may be approximate, depending on log/archival data available. A soundscape recording.

Recording Context: Environmental ambience; Public; OutdoorContext Notes: Pulsing wave breaks; 'Menacing'; Stormy soundThe locations indicated on the map may be approximate, depending on log/archival data available. A soundscape recording.

Wind on microphones.Recording Context: Environmental ambience; Public; OutdoorContext Notes: Broadband wash; Contrast; Foreground and background; Spatialization; Depth of fieldThe locations indicated on the map may be approximate, depending on log/archival data available. A soundscape recording.

Recording Context: Environmental ambience; Public; OutdoorContext Notes: Broadband wash; Contrast; Foreground and background; Spatialization; Depth of fieldThe locations indicated on the map may be approximate, depending on log/archival data available. A soundscape recording.

Recording Context: Environmental ambience; Public; OutdoorContext Notes: Breathing quality to ocean; Depth of field; SpatializationThe locations indicated on the map may be approximate, depending on log/archival data available. A soundscape recording.

Recordist is walking.Recording Context: Environmental ambience; Public; OutdoorThe locations indicated on the map may be approximate, depending on log/archival data available. A soundscape recording.

Recordist is walking.Recording Context: Environmental ambience; Public; OutdoorThe locations indicated on the map may be approximate, depending on log/archival data available. A soundscape recording.

Wind in mics. Clunking sound in mics.Recording Context: Environmental ambience; Public; OutdoorThe locations indicated on the map may be approximate, depending on log/archival data available. A soundscape recording.

Recordist is walking.Recording Context: Environmental ambience; Public; OutdoorContext Notes: Transitions; Reverberation; Dry to wet ambienceThe locations indicated on the map may be approximate, depending on log/archival data available. A soundscape recording.

L and R channel differences (mic position). Wind distortion.Recording Context: Environmental ambience; PublicContext Notes: Steady-state broadband. Layers/masking. Echo (reverberation) present at 17'20".The locations indicated on the map may be approximate, depending on log/archival data available. A soundscape recording 26'10".

Recording Context: Environmental ambience; Public; OutdoorThe locations indicated on the map may be approximate, depending on log/archival data available. A soundscape recording 0'50".

Recording Context: Environmental ambience; PublicThe locations indicated on the map may be approximate, depending on log/archival data available. A soundscape recording 2'50".