In the 1780s, Captains Vancouver, Quadra, and other European explorers and traders frequented Nootka Sound and the other Nuu-chah-nulth communities, making reports of their voyages.
Na década de 1780, Vancouver, Quadra, e outros exploradores e comerciantes europeos frecuentaron Nootka Sound e outras comunidades nuu-chah-nulth, facendo rexistros das súas viaxes.