Gwa'sala-'Nakwaxda'xw Nations
The Gwa'Sala-Nakwaxda'xw Nations are a union of two Kwakwaka'wakw peoples in a band government based on northern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, whose main reserve community is near the town of Port Hardy in the Queen Charlotte Strait region of the Central Coast region of British Columbia, Canada. The band government is a member of the Kwakiutl District Council and, for treaty negotiation purposes, the Winalagalis Treaty Group which includes three other members of the Kwakiutl District Council (the Quatsino First Nation, the Da'naxda'xw Awaetlatla Nation, and the Tlatlasikwala Nation).
The Gwa'sala-'Nakwaxda'xw Nation was originally two distinct First Nations, the Gwa'sala and the 'Nak'waxda'xw (Nakoaktok). In the mid-1960s the Federal Government relocated the two nations to the current reserve, Tsulquate, and amalgamated them (along with the neighbouring Kwakiutl First Nation) into one group. Eventually the Gwa'sala-'Nakwaxda'xw Nations and the Kwakiutl First Nation separated into the two groups that are recognized by the federal government to this day. Their current main community is at Tsulquate IR No. 4 near Port Hardy.[1]
Indian reserves
Indian reserves under the governance of the Gwa'Sala-'Nakwaxda'xw are:[2]
- Ann Island IR No. 7, on Ann Island in Smith Sound, 10.10 ha. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[3]
- Dedagaus IR No. 8, on the north shore of Seymour Inlet, 1/2 mile north of the Nahwokto Rapids, 0.30 ha. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[4]
- Halowis IR No. 5, at the mouth of Smokehouse Creek at the head of Long Lake, 3.60 ha. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[5]
- Kai-too-kwis IR No. 15, at the head of Chief Nollis Bay on Allison Sound, north of Belize Inlet, 20.80 ha. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[6]
- Kequesta IR No. 1, on the north shore of the entrance to Nuget Sound, 70.40 ha. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[7]
- Khazisela IR No. 7,on an island in the centre of the Nahkwocto Raids at the north end of Schooner Channel, 0.40 ha. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[8]
- Ko-kwi-iss IR No. 14, on the east shore of Allison Sound to the north of Belize Inlet, 6.40 ha. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[9]
- Kuthlo IR No. 18, at the head of Salmon Arm of Seymour Inlet, 3.0 ha. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[10]
- Kwetahkis IR No. 9, on the north shore of Whelakis Lagoon on Seymour Inlet, 4.0 ha. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[11]
- Mahpahkum IR No. 4, on Deserters Island in the Deserters Group, and including small off-shore islands, 7.80 ha. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[12]
- Na-kwockto IR No. 2, on three small islands at the mouth of Nugent Sound, 1/2 mile south of Kequesta IR No. 1, 0.40 ha. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[13]
- Nathlegalis IR No. 3, comprising Indian Island and five smaller islands in Takush Harbour in Browning Channel, 134.40 ha. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[14]
- Nekite IR No. 2, at the mouth of the Nekite River at the head of Smith Inlet, 66.80 ha. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[15]
- Owh-wis-too-a-wan IR No. 10, at Eclipse Narrows at the mouth of Frederick Sound, Seymour Inlet, 5.30 ha. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[16]
- Pahas IR No. 3, on the north shore of Blunden Harbour, 39.90 ha. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[17]
- Pel-looth'l Kai IR No. 17, at the east end of Belize Inlet, 1.70 ha. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[18]
- Peneece IR No. 11, at the head of Wigwam Bay on the north shore of Seymour Inlet, 3.50 ha. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[19]
- Saagoombahlah IR No. 6, on the east shore of Schooner Passage east of Braham Island, 1.80 ha. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[20]
- Ta-a-ack IR No. 5, on one of the islands in the Sorm Group at the west end of Queen Charlotte Strait, 13.90 ha. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[21]
- Toksee IR No. 4, at the junction of Long Lake and Wyclees Lagoon, 5.60 ha. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[22]
- Tsai-kwi-ee IR No. 13, at Village Bay on the east shore of Mereworth Sound, 4.60 ha. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[23]
- Tseetsum-Sawlasilah IR No. 6, on the north shore of Naysash Inlet, Smith Sound, 2.10 ha. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[24]
- Tsulquate IR No. 4, on the west shore of Hardy Bay, one mile north of Port Hardy, 59.90 ha. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[25]
- Waump IR No. 16, at the head of Allison Sound, Belize Inlet, 37.60 ha. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[26]
- Wawwat'l IR No 12, on the right bank of the Seymour River, two miles from the head of Seymour Inlet, 66.80 ha. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[27]
- Wyclese IR No. 1, on the south shore of Smith Sound at the entrance to Wyclees Lagoon, 223 ha. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[28]
See also
- Kwak'wala (language)
References
- ↑ Gwa'sala-'Nakwaxda'xw Nations website
- ↑ Indian and Northern Affairs Canada "Reserves/Settlements/Villages Detail"
- ↑ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Ann Island IR No. 7"
- ↑ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Dedeguahs 8 (Indian reserve)"
- ↑ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Halowis 5 (Indian reserve)"
- ↑ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Kai-too-kwis 15 (Indian reserve)"
- ↑ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Kequesta 1 (Indian reserve)"
- ↑ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Khazisela 7 (Indian reserve)"
- ↑ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Ko-kwi-iss 14 (Indian reserve)"
- ↑ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Kuthlo 18 (Indian reserve)"
- ↑ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Kwetahkis 9 (Indian reserve)"
- ↑ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Mahpahkum 4 (Indian reserve)"
- ↑ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Na-kwockto 2 (Indian reserve)"
- ↑ "Nathlegalis 3 (Indian reserve)"
- ↑ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Nekite 2 (Indian reserve)"
- ↑ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Owh-wis-too-a-wan 10 (Indian reserve)"
- ↑ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Pahas 3 (Indian reserve)"
- ↑ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Pel-looth'l Kai 17 (Indian reserve)"
- ↑ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Peneece 11 (Indian reserve)"
- ↑ BC Names/GeoBC entry Saagooombahlah 6 (Indian reserve)"
- ↑ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Ta-a-ack 5 (Indian reserve)"
- ↑ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Toksee 4 (Indian Reserve)"
- ↑ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Tsai-kwi-ee 13 (Indian reserve)"
- ↑ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Tseetsum-Sawlasilah 6 (Indian reserve)"
- ↑ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Tsulquate 4 (Indian reserve)"
- ↑ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Waump 16 (Indian reserve)"
- ↑ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Wawwat'l 12 (Indian reserve)"
- ↑ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Wyclese 1 (Indian reserve)"