Part of Squamish Coast Salish territory, ‘Xwlil’xhwm’  (‘fast drumming ground’), was known as a neutral meeting ground for various Native groups. Early settlers remember a village (‘Qolelaqom’) at Snug Cove. Seasonal or not, Bowen Island was a major hunting and gathering ground for the Squamish, who had fish traps in Snug Cove, dug clams  in…