Kwiakah First Nation
The Kwiakah First Nation, also known as the Kwiakah Band or Kwiakah Nation, is the
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
BC Treaty Process.[4]
With 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 August 14, 2009.
- ^ "Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Reserves/Settlements/Villages Detail, Kwiakah First Nation". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada.
- ^ "Kwakiutl District Council". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. 2009.
- ^ a b "Hamatla Treaty Society". Executive Council of British Columbia. 2009. Retrieved July 26, 2009.
- ^ "Laich-kwil-tach Treaty Society". Retrieved August 14, 2009.