Tallheo is the location of a former village of the

Nuxalk The Nuxalk people ( Nuxalk: ''Nuxalkmc''; pronounced )'','' also referred to as the Bella Coola, Bellacoola or Bilchula, are an Indigenous First Nation of the Pacific Northwest Coast, centred in the area in and around Bella Coola, British Co ...

known as Talyu, and is a former cannery town near

Bella Coola, British Columbia Bella Coola is a community in the Bella Coola Valley, in British Columbia, Canada. ''Bella Coola'' usually refers to the entire valley, encompassing the settlements of Bella Coola proper ("the townsite"), Lower Bella Coola, Hagensborg, Salloom ...

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, on

North Bentinck Arm North Bentinck Arm is a short inlet about in length in the Central Coast region of British Columbia, Canada. It is an arm of Burke Channel and is linked via that waterway and Labouchere Channel to Dean Channel, which is one of the largest inlets ...

. Tallheo is also the name of the dialect of the

Nuxalk language Nuxalk , also known as Bella Coola , is a Salishan language spoken by the Nuxalk people. Today, it is an endangered language with only 3 fluent speakers in the vicinity of the Canadian town of Bella Coola, British Columbia. While the language is ...

spoken by the Talhyumc, the particular subgroup of the Nuxalk who live there. In 1905 the Tallheo Cannery was started by a Norwegian immigrant, a member of the

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at what became

Hagensborg Hagensborg, originally named Kristiania, is a small community in the Bella Coola Valley in British Columbia, Canada. Its census population in 2006 was 248. History Augsburg Church built in 1904 in Hagensborg The Bella Coola Valley was already th ...

in the

Bella Coola Valley The Bella Coola Valley is a relatively small but distinct region located in the Central Coast region of British Columbia, Canada, comprising the valley of the Bella Coola River and its tributaries. The region is served by BC Hwy 20, which runs fr ...

nearby, employing members of the Talhiyumc and local

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community and many others. The cannery specialized in sockeye, coho, pink, chum, and spring salmon and was owned by the

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, whose headquarters were in Vancouver. Once a thriving community, Tallheo Cannery now operates as a bed and breakfast.Canadian Demographics website
/ref> Tallheo should not be confused with

Tallheo Hot Springs Tallheo Hot Springs is a hot spring located on the west shore of South Bentinck Arm, an inlet on the Central Coast of British Columbia, Canada, located southwest of the community of Bella Coola. The hot springs, which are known as '' Ix7piixm'' ...

, which is located on the west bank of

South Bentinck Arm South Bentinck Arm is a long side-inlet of Dean Channel in the Central Coast region of British Columbia, Canada. At the north end of the arm it meets the North Bentinck Arm and then the Dean Channel before flowing into the Burke Channel. Rivers T ...

References

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Tallheo Cannery, Bella Coola Valley website

External links

''Gallery of Tallheo Cannery & Bella Coola'' by natvdotr at ''Webshots''Photos of Tallheo Cannery
Unincorporated settlements in British Columbia Nuxalk Central Coast of British Columbia Populated places in the Central Coast Regional District Ghost towns in British Columbia Norwegian Canadian settlements

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