The Halalt First Nation (

Halkomelem Language Halkomelem (; in the Upriver dialect, in the Island dialect, and in the Downriver dialect) is a language of various First Nations peoples of the British Columbia Coast. It is spoken in what is now British Columbia, ranging from southeastern ...

: xeláltxw) 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 ...

tribe located on a reservation near

Chemainus Chemainus is a community within the municipality of North Cowichan in the Chemainus Valley on the east coast of southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Founded as an unincorporated logging town in 1858, Chemainus is now famous ...

in southeastern

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

British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...

, Canada. The historical territory of the Halalt people is the lower Chemainus River Valley and Willy Island, which is offshore from today's town of Chemainus. The Halalt First Nation is a member government of the

Naut'sa Mawt Tribal Council Naut’sa mawt Tribal Council is a First Nations Tribal Council located in British Columbia, Canada, with offices in Tsawwassen and Nanaimo. NmTC advises and assists its 11-member Nations in the areas of Community Planning, Economic Development, ...

, and affiliated with the

Hul'qumi'num Treaty Group The Hul'qumi'num Treaty Group was founded in 1993 to negotiate a treaty with the Province of British Columbia and Government of Canada.https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.hulquminum.bc.ca/our_mandate The organization is based in Duncan, Britis ...

External links

Halalt First NationNaut'sa mawt Tribal Council websiteHalalt page - Hul’qumi’num Treaty Group website
Coast Salish governments Mid Vancouver Island {{FirstNations-stub

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