The Tsawataineuk First Nation is a

First Nations First Nations or first peoples may refer to: * Indigenous peoples, for ethnic groups who are the earliest known inhabitants of an area. Indigenous groups *First Nations is commonly used to describe some Indigenous groups including: **First Natio ...

band government in the

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region north of northern

Vancouver Island Vancouver Island is an island in the northeastern Pacific Ocean and part of the Canadian province of British Columbia. The island is in length, in width at its widest point, and in total area, while are of land. The island is the largest by ...

in the Canadian province of

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. It is a member of the

Musgamagw Tsawataineuk Tribal Council The Musgamagw Tsawataineuk is a First Nations tribal council based in the Queen Charlotte Strait region around northern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. The headquarters of the Musgamagw Tsawataineuk Tribal Council is in the community ...

, along with the Gwawaenuk and the Kwicksutaineuk-ah-kwa-mish First Nation. The territory of the Tsawataineuk First Nation spans the whole of

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on the northern side of

and adjoining areas of the BC mainland. The main village of the Tsawataineuk people is Gwa'Yi, at the mouth of the Kingcome River. As of November 2007, there were 59 people living in the community.

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