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Musgamagw Dzawada'enuxw Tribal Council
The Musgamagw Dzawada'enuxw Tribal Council, formerly 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 Dzawada'enuxw Tribal Council is in the community of Quinsam, British Columbia in Campbell River, but territories of the three member nations span the Mainland Inlets of the Broughton Archipelago just to the north of the mouth of Knight Inlet. Member governments *Ḵwiḵwa̱sut'inux̱w Ha̱xwa'mis First Nation * Dzawada̱ʼenux̱w First Nation * Gwawaenuk Tribe See also * Kwakwaka'wakw * Kwak'wala (language) *List of tribal councils in British Columbia The following is a List of tribal councils in British Columbia. Treaty Council organizations are not listed. List of tribal councils Defunct: * Fraser Canyon Indian Administration ( Nlaka'pamux) * In-SHUCK-ch Nation * Tsimshian Tribal Coun ... External linksMusgamagw Dzawada ...
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First Nations In Canada
''First Nations'' () is a term used to identify Indigenous peoples in Canada who are neither Inuit nor Métis. Traditionally, First Nations in Canada were peoples who lived south of the tree line, and mainly south of the Arctic Circle. There are 634 recognized List of First Nations band governments, First Nations governments or bands across Canada. Roughly half are located in the provinces of Ontario and British Columbia. Under Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Charter jurisprudence, First Nations are a "designated group", along with women, Visible minority, visible minorities, and people with physical or mental disabilities. First Nations are not defined as a visible minority by the criteria of Statistics Canada. North American indigenous peoples have cultures spanning thousands of years. Many of their oral traditions accurately describe historical events, such as the 1700 Cascadia earthquake, Cascadia earthquake of 1700 and the 18th-century Tseax Cone eruption. Writ ...
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Knight Inlet
Knight Inlet ( Kwakʼwala: ''Tsawatti'') is one of the principal inlets of the British Columbia Coast, and the largest of the major inlets in the southern part of the Coast. It is fifth in sequence of the great saltwater inlets north from the 49th parallel near Vancouver, but it is the first whose outflow points away from the Strait of Georgia, opening into Queen Charlotte Strait at the Kwakwakaʼwakw community of Memkumlis (often known by the name of the group who were based there, the Mamalilikala) on Village Island. Geography The inlet's opening lies east of Malcolm Island and the fishing town of Port McNeill on Vancouver Island, and just north of the opening of the upper end of Johnstone Strait, which separates Vancouver Island from the archipelago between it and the mainland. Knight Inlet is one of the longest on the BC Coast at about in length; it is about in average width. Its great volume of water causes a major current and severe turbulence at its mouth durin ...
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List Of Tribal Councils In British Columbia
The following is a List of tribal councils in British Columbia. Treaty Council organizations are not listed. List of tribal councils Defunct: * Fraser Canyon Indian Administration ( Nlaka'pamux) * In-SHUCK-ch Nation * Tsimshian Tribal Council Other organizations The following are groups that are not technically tribal councils but are organizations of traditional governments, or representing traditional governance. * Office of the Hereditary Chiefs of the Gitxsan * Office of the Hereditary Chiefs of the Wet'suwet'en, referred to by the BC government as "Office of the Wet'suwet'en" * Tahltan Nation, governed by Tahltan Central Council The first two organizations are allied and often release joint documents with the name ''Office of the Hereditary Chiefs of the Gitxsan and Wet'suwet'en''. See also * First Nations in British Columbia * Status of First Nations treaties in British Columbia References External links Aboriginal Canada Information Network: BC Tribal Counc ...
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Gwawaenuk Tribe
The Gwawaenuk Tribe, or Gwawaʼenux̱w is a First Nations band government of the Kwakwaka'wakw people located in the Queen Charlotte Strait region of the Central Coast region of British Columbia, Canada. The Gwawaenuk Tribe has no year-round road access to a service centre and being about 160 km to 240 km from the nearest service centre. Language As of 2012, about half the tribe speaks the Kwak'wala language. The tribe's dialect is called "Gwawaenuk." Demographics First nation number 627 with 39 members. It is one of about 175 Aboriginal Communities in Canada that is off-the-grid. List of Reserves Indian reserves under the administration of the band are: * Dove Island Indian Reserve No. 12, all of Dove Island at the entrance to Actress Pass, where Actaeon Sound opens into Drury Inlet, 8.10 ha. * Gleyka Indian Reserve No. 6, on the east shore of Actaeon Sound, 3.20 ha. * Hopetown Indian Reserve No. 10A, on the south shore of Watson Island in Grappler Sound, 2.40 ...
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Dzawada̱'enux̱w First Nation
The Dzawada̱ʼenux̱w First Nation, formerly Tsawataineuk, 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 Dzawada'enuxw Tribal Council, along with the Gwawaenuk Tribe and the Ḵwiḵwa̱sut'inux̱w Ha̱xwa'mis First Nation. The territory of the Dzawada̱ʼenux̱w 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 Dzawada̱ʼenux̱w people is Gwa'Yi, at the mouth of the Kingcome River. As of November 2007, there were 59 people living in the community. See also * Kingcome Inlet, British Columbia * Kingcome, British Columbia *Queen Charlotte Strait Queen Charlotte Strait is a strait between Vancouver Island and the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It connects Queen Charlotte Sound with Johnstone Strait and Discovery Passa ...
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Ḵwiḵwa̱sut'inux̱w Ha̱xwa'mis First Nation
Ḵwiḵwa̱sut'inux̱w Ha̱xwa'mis, formerly the Kwicksutaineuk-ah-kwa-mish First Nation is a First Nations in Canada, First Nations band government based on northern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, in the Queen Charlotte Strait region. It is a member of the Musgamagw Dzawada'enuxw Tribal Council, along with the Gwawaenuk Tribe and the Dzawada̱'enux̱w First Nation. The Kwikwasut'inuxw and Haxwa'mis are two of the many subgroups of the peoples known as Kwakwaka'wakw, which has two meanings: "smoke of the world" or "beach at the north side of the river." The territory of the Ḵwiḵwa̱sut'inux̱w Ha̱xwa'mis spans the southern Broughton Archipelago and the Gilford Island area just north of the mouth of Knight Inlet. Their main village is Gwa’yasdams or Gwayasdums, a small community located on Gilford Island. Governance Structure Over the past few years, the governance of the community has been entrusted to three officials (Chief and Council), who are democr ...
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Broughton Archipelago
Broughton Archipelago is a group of islands located at the eastern end of Queen Charlotte Strait in Mount Waddington Regional District, British Columbia. The archipelago is the traditional territory of the Musgamagw Dzawada'enuxw, Namgis, Ma'amtagila and Tlowitsis nations of the Kwakwaka'wakw peoples. Etymology Broughton Archipelago was named in 1792 by George Vancouver in honour of William Robert Broughton, the captain of the expedition's second ship, ''HMS Chatham''. Geography The Broughton Archipelago includes numerous islands and islets scattered throughout the eastern end of Queen Charlotte Strait. The largest island of the archipelago is Gilford Island with a total area of . Cormorant Island is the most densely populated island with 270 residents/km2 (710 residents/mi2) as of 2016. The major islands of the Broughton Archipelago are as follows: * Baker Island * Bonwick Island * Broughton Island * Cormorant Island * Crease Island * East Cracroft Island * Ede ...
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Tribal Council
A tribal council is an association of First Nations bands in Canada, generally along regional, ethnic or linguistic lines. An Indian band, usually consisting of one main community, is the fundamental unit of government for First Nations in Canada. Bands may unite to form a tribal council, but they need not do so. Bands that do not belong to a tribal council are said to be ''independent''. Bands may and do withdraw from tribal councils. Furthermore, the authority that bands delegate to their tribal council varies, with some tribal councils serving as a strong, central organization while others are granted limited power by their members. Nunavut and Newfoundland and Labrador do not have any tribal councils. Tribal councils in Canada Alberta , Alberta has ten tribal councils: * Athabasca Tribal Council — Athabasca Chipewyan, Chipewyan Prairie, Fort McKay, and Fort McMurray #468 *Blackfoot Confederacy — Blood (aka Kainai), Piikani, and Siksika * Kee Tas Kee Now Tribal ...
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Campbell River (British Columbia)
Campbell River may refer to: Canada * Campbell Branch Little Black River, in Quebec, Canada; and Maine, United States * Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada, a city on Vancouver Island * Campbell River (Vancouver Island), the river on which the city is located, and its namesake * Campbell River (Semiahmoo Bay), a smaller river in Langley and Surrey, British Columbia * Campbell River 11, properly known as Campbell River Indian Reserve No. 1, an Indian reserve surrounded by the City of Campbell River Others countries * Campbell River (Tasmania), Australia * Campbell Branch Little Black River The Campbell Branch Little Black River is a short river in Quebec (Canada) and northern Maine (United States). Campbell Branch Little Black River is a tributary of Little Black River (Saint John River) which flows East, than Southeast crossing t ...
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