The Tsawataineuk First Nation is a
First Nations band government in the
Queen Charlotte Strait region north of northern
Vancouver Island
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in the
Canadian province
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of
British Columbia
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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
Broughton Archipelago on the northern side of
Queen Charlotte Strait and adjoining areas of the BC mainland. The main village of the
Tsawataineuk
The Tsawataineuk First Nation is a First Nations band government in the Queen Charlotte Strait region north of northern Vancouver Island in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is a member of the Musgamagw Tsawataineuk Tribal Council, al ...
people is
Gwa'Yi, at the mouth of the
Kingcome River
The Kingcome River is a river in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Its drainage basin is in size.
Course
The Kingcome River flows generally south into Kingcome Inlet, which lies north of and on the inland side of the Broughton Archipelag ...
.
As of November 2007, there were 59 people living in the community.
See also
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Kingcome Inlet, British Columbia
Kingcome Inlet is a locality on the Central Coast region of British Columbia, located on the inlet of the same name.
See also
*List of Kwakwaka'wakw villages
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Peopl ...
*
Kingcome, British Columbia Kingcome, also known as Okwunalis or Ukwana'lis is an unincorporated settlement in the Kingcome Inlet area of the Central Coast of British Columbia, Canada, located a few miles up the Kingcome River (known as Gwa'yi in Kwak'wala) from the head of ...
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Queen Charlotte Strait
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Kwakwaka'wakw
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Kwak'wala (language)
Kwakwaka'wakw governments
Central Coast of British Columbia
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