Kwiakah First Nation
The Kwiakah First Nation, also known as the Kwiakah Band or Kwiakah Nation, is the band government of the Kwiakah people, a subgroup of the Laich-kwil-tach (Euclataws or Southern Kwakiutl) group of the Kwakwaka'wakw peoples. Their mailing address is in Campbell River, British Columbia, 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.[1]
Language
The traditional language of the Kwiakah people is Lekwala, the southern dialect of Kwak'wala, a Northern Wakashan language.[1]
Indian Reserves
Indian Reserves under the administration of the Kwiakah Band are:[2]
- Matsayno Indian Reserve No. 5, 48 ha., on the east shore of Phillips Arm, which is to the north of East Thurlow Island.
- 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.
Tribal council membership
They are a member government of the Kwakiutl District Council.[3]
BC Treaty Process
In the British Columbia Treaty Process They are part of the Hamatla Treaty Society.[4] There are in Stage 4 of the BC Treaty Process.[4]
With the Cape Mudge First Nation and the Campbell River First Nation, they also form the Laich-kwil-tach Council of Chiefs or Laich-kwil-tach Treaty Society.[5]
External links
References
- ^ a b "Kwiakah First Nation". Retrieved 2009-08-14.
- ^ "Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Reserves/Settlements/Villages Detail, Kwiakah First Nation". Archived from the original on 2012-03-16. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
- ^ "Kwakiutl District Council". Government of Canada. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. 2009. Archived from the original on 2012-03-02. Retrieved 2009-07-26.
- ^ a b "Hamatla Treaty Society". Executive Council of British Columbia. 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-26.
- ^ "Laich-kwil-tach Treaty Society". Retrieved 2009-08-14.
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