Information about Kwakiutl
- (For the Indigenous kwak'wala speaking collective, see Kwakwaka'wakw)
Until the 1980s the term Kwakiutl was usually applied to all of the various First Nations peoples of northern Vancouver Island, Queen Charlotte Strait and the Johnstone Strait whose traditional Wakashan language was Kwak'wala and also a group of peoples erroneously called for many years the "Northern Kwakiutl", who are speakers of the related languages Haisla, Oowekyala (Owekeeno) and Heiltsuk, which are also Wakashan. Over time those First Nations began to resurrect and insist on the use of their own names for themselves and Kwakiutl, pronounced something like "kwag-yewlth", came to refer more specifically to the First Nation whose home community was at Fort Rupert near Port Hardy. The preferred collective term for these nations became "Kwakwaka'wakw" which means, those who speak the language Kwak'wala, although one Kwakwaka'wakw tribal council organization continues to style itself the Kwakiutl District Council.
See also
- Kwakwaka'wakw music
- Haisla
- Wuikinuxv (aka Owekeeno or Rivers Inlet people)
- Heiltsuk (aka Bella Bella)
- Kwakiutl District Council
Kwak'wala (also Kwagiutl or Kwakiutl) is the Indigenous language spoken by the Kwakwaka'wakw. It belongs to the Wakashan language family. There are about 250 Kwak'wala speakers today, which amounts to 5% of the Kwakwaka'wakw population.
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Kwakwaka'wakw (also Kwakiutl) are an Indigenous nation, numbering about 5,500, who live in British Columbia on northern Vancouver Island and the mainland. Kwakwaka'wakw translates into "Kwak'wala speaking tribes", describing the collective tribes within their nation.
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First Nations is a Canadian term of ethnicity which refers to the aboriginal peoples located in what is now Canada, and their descendants who are neither Inuit nor Métis. Lest the descriptive First Nations imply the only First Peoples, it is important to recognize that the Inuit
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Queen Charlotte Strait exists between Vancouver Island and the mainland in British Columbia, Canada. It connects Queen Charlotte Sound with Johnstone Strait, Discovery Passage and then to the Strait of Georgia and Puget Sound.
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Johnstone Strait is a 110 km (68 mi) channel along the north east coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. Opposite the Vancouver Island coast, running north to south, are Hanson Island, West Cracroft Island, the mainland British Columbia coast, Hardwicke Island, West
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Wakashan is a family of languages spoken in British Columbia around and on Vancouver Island, and in the northwestern corner of the Olympic Peninsula of Washington state, on the south side of the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
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Kwak'wala (also Kwagiutl or Kwakiutl) is the Indigenous language spoken by the Kwakwaka'wakw. It belongs to the Wakashan language family. There are about 250 Kwak'wala speakers today, which amounts to 5% of the Kwakwaka'wakw population.
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The Haisla language is a First Nations language spoken by the Haisla people of the North Coast region of the Canadian province of British Columbia, who are based in the town of Kitimat at the head of the Douglas Channel, a 120km fjord that serves as a waterway for the Haisla as
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Oowekyala (also Wuikala, Rivers Inlet, Wuikenukv, Oweekeno, Wikeno, Owikeno, Oowekeeno, Oweekano, Awikenox, Oowek'yala, Oweek'ala
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The Heiltsuk language (pronounced: /ˈheil.ʦʊk/), also known as Bella Bella, is a dialect (or a sublanguage) of the North Wakashan (Kwakiutlan) language Heiltsuk-Oowekyala language that is spoken by the
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First Nations is a Canadian term of ethnicity which refers to the aboriginal peoples located in what is now Canada, and their descendants who are neither Inuit nor Métis. Lest the descriptive First Nations imply the only First Peoples, it is important to recognize that the Inuit
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Port Hardy is a small community in British Columbia, Canada located on the north-eastern coast of Vancouver Island. Port Hardy has a population of 3822 at last census (2006). It is the gateway to Cape Scott Provincial Park on the northern most tip of Vancouver Island.
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Kwakwaka'wakw (also Kwakiutl) are an Indigenous nation, numbering about 5,500, who live in British Columbia on northern Vancouver Island and the mainland. Kwakwaka'wakw translates into "Kwak'wala speaking tribes", describing the collective tribes within their nation.
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Tribal Council is either: (1) an association of Native American bands in the United States or First Nations in Canada, or (2) the governing body for certain tribes within the United States. They are generally formed along ethnic or linguistic lines.
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The Kwakiutl District Council, also spelled Kwakwewlth District Council, is a First Nations government based on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, based in the community of Campbell River, British Columbia in the northern Strait of Georgia but including membership
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Kwakwaka'wakw music is the ancient art of the Indigenous or Aboriginal Kwakwaka'wakw peoples.. The music is an ancient art form, stretching back thousands of years. The music is used primarily for ceremony and ritual, and is based around percussive instrumentation, especially ,
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The Haisla (also Xa’islak’ala, X̄a’islak̕ala, X̌Ã ʔislak̕ala, X̄a’islak’ala, X̣aʔislak’ala, Xa'islak'ala
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The Wuikinuxv people also known as the Wuikenukv, Oweekeno, Wikeno, Owikeno, Oowekeeno, Oweekano, Awikenox, or Rivers Inlet people
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The Heiltsuk (pronounced: /ˈheil.ʦʊk/) (also Bella Bella) are a Indigenous First Nations of the Central Coast region of the Canadian province of British Columbia, centred on the island communities of Bella
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The Kwakiutl District Council, also spelled Kwakwewlth District Council, is a First Nations government based on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, based in the community of Campbell River, British Columbia in the northern Strait of Georgia but including membership
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