page_title: Hawthorne Park
section_title: Indigenous People
hierarchical_section_title: Hawthorne Park / History / Indigenous People
caption_attribution_description: Map of traditional Qayqayt tribal territory.
context_page_description: Hawthorne Rotary Park is a public park in Surrey, British Columbia. The park's main entrance is located along 144th Street and 104 Avenue. There are many other entrances that can be accessed by foot or vehicle. The park has a perimeter of 3.05 kilometers and an area of 0.23 square kilometers. The park includes a water park, playground, picnic area, nature trails, ponds and two creeks. Hawthorne Park has a diverse ecosystem that contains a variety of invasive and native plants and animals.
context_section_description: The area around Hawthorne Park are the traditional lands of Sto:lo, Coast Salish peoples, Kwantlen First Nation, Qayqayt First Nation, Tsawwassen First Nation, Squamish Nation, Musqueam Indian Band, and Semiahmoo First Nation. One of the groups that lived closest to Hawthorne Park, were the Qayqayt. Due to a small pox epidemic that appeared in 1862, the Qayqayt tribe went from 400 members to less than 100. After the population decreased, the Qayqayt tribe lost almost all of their land including the area around Hawthorne Park.
caption: QayQayt First Nation Territory
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