The Kwiakah First Nation, also known as the Kwiakah Band or Kwiakah Nation, is the
band government
In Canada, an Indian band or band (french: bande indienne, link=no), sometimes referred to as a First Nation band (french: bande de la Première Nation, link=no) or simply a First Nation, is the basic unit of government for those peoples subjec ...
of the
Kwiakah people, a subgroup of the
Laich-kwil-tach
Laich-kwil-tach (also spelled Ligwilda'xw), is the Anglicization of the Kwak'wala autonomy by the "Southern Kwakiutl" people of Quadra Island and Campbell River in British Columbia, Canada. There are today two main groups (of perhaps five origi ...
(Euclataws or Southern Kwakiutl) group of the
Kwakwaka'wakw peoples. Their mailing address is in
Campbell River, British Columbia
Campbell River, or Wiwek̓a̱m, is a city in British Columbia on the east coast of Vancouver Island at the south end of Discovery Passage, which lies along the 50th parallel north along the important Inside Passage shipping route. Campbell River ...
, Canada, where most their 19 band members live, although their traditional territory is in the
Discovery Islands to the north of that city and their two
Indian Reserves are located on the mainland coast adjacent to that archipelago. The band is making an effort to "go back to the land" and re-occupy their traditional sites.
Language
The traditional language of the Kwiakah people is Lekwala, the southern dialect of
Kwak'wala, a
Northern Wakashan language.
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Indian Reserves
Indian Reserves under the administration of the Kwiakah Band are:
* Matsayno Indian Reserve No. 5, 48 ha., on the east shore of Phillips Arm, which is to the north of East Thurlow Island
East Thurlow Island is an island in British Columbia, Canada. It is part of the Discovery Islands, an archipelago between Vancouver Island and the mainland, whose waters connect the Strait of Georgia with Johnstone Strait and Queen Charlotte Strait ...
.
* Saaiyouck Indian Reserve No. 6, 20.8 ha. on the mainland coast to the northwest of Stuart Island, two miles west of the Arran Rapids
Arran may refer to:
Places
* Isle of Arran, Scotland
* Aran Islands, County Galway, Ireland
* Arranmore, County Donegal, Ireland, also known in English as Aran Island
* Arran (Caucasus), or Caucasian Albania, a historical region
* Arran, Saskat ...
.
Tribal council membership
They are a member government of the Kwakiutl District Council The Kwakiutl District Council, also spelled Kwakwewlth District Council and Kwakiuth District Council, pronounced Kwagiulth District Council, is a First Nations Tribal Council based on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, based in the comm ...
.
BC Treaty Process
In the British Columbia Treaty Process
The British Columbia Treaty Process (BCTP) is a land claims negotiation process started in 1993 to resolve outstanding issues, including claims to un-extinguished indigenous rights, with British Columbia's First Nations.
Two treaties have been ...
They are part of the Hamatla Treaty Society
The Hamatla Treaty Society handles Treaty negotiations in the BC Treaty Process for a number of First Nations located in the northern Strait of Georgia of British Columbia.
Membership
* Campbell River Indian Band (We Wai Kum Nation)
* Cape Mudg ...
.Cape Mudge First Nation The We Wai Kai Nation, also known as the Wewaikai First Nation, the Cape Mudge First Nation and the Cape Mudge Indian Band, is the band government of the We Wai Kai subgroup of the Laich-kwil-tach (also Legwildok or Euclataws or Yucultas or "South ...
and the Campbell River First Nation
Laich-kwil-tach (also spelled Ligwilda'xw), is the Anglicization of the Kwak'wala autonomy by the "Southern Kwakiutl" people of Quadra Island and Campbell River in British Columbia, Canada. There are today two main groups (of perhaps five origi ...
, they also form the Laich-kwil-tach Council of Chiefs
Laich-kwil-tach (also spelled Ligwilda'xw), is the Anglicization of the Kwak'wala autonomy by the "Southern Kwakiutl" people of Quadra Island and Campbell River in British Columbia, Canada. There are today two main groups (of perhaps five origi ...
or Laich-kwil-tach Treaty Society.
External links
Kwiakah First Nation
References
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South Coast of British Columbia
Kwakwaka'wakw governments