Musgamagw Tsawataineuk Tribal Council
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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 of Alert Bay, British Columbia
on Cormorant Island
, but territories of the three member nations span the Nimpkish River valley and adjoining areas of the interior of northern Vancouver Island as well as the Broughton Archipelago
and adjoining areas of the BC mainland, just to the north of the mouth of Knight Inlet
.
First Nations
First Nations is a term that collectively refers to various Aboriginal peoples in Canada who are neither Inuit nor Métis. There are currently over 630 recognised First Nations governments or bands spread across Canada, roughly half of which are in the provinces of Ontario and British Columbia. The...
tribal council
Tribal Council
A Tribal Council is either: an association of Native American bands in the United States or First Nations governments in Canada, or the governing body for certain tribes within the United States or elsewhere...
based in the Queen Charlotte Strait
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, Discovery Passage and then to the Strait of Georgia and Puget Sound...
region around northern Vancouver Island
Vancouver Island
Vancouver Island is a large island in British Columbia, Canada. It is one of several North American locations named after George Vancouver, the British Royal Navy officer who explored the Pacific Northwest coast of North America between 1791 and 1794...
in British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
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The headquarters of the Musgamagw Tsawataineuk Tribal Council is in the community of Alert Bay, British Columbia
Alert Bay, British Columbia
Alert Bay is a village on Cormorant Island, British Columbia, Canada. According to the 2006 census, 556 people live within the village.-Population:Slightly more than half of the village's 556 residents are First Nations people...
on Cormorant Island
Cormorant Island
Cormorant Island is an island lying off the south side of Anvers Island, East-southeast of Bonaparte Point, in the Palmer Archipelago. Cormorant Island is located at . Cormorant Island was shown on an Argentine government chart of 1954, but not named...
, but territories of the three member nations span the Nimpkish River valley and adjoining areas of the interior of northern Vancouver Island as well as the Broughton Archipelago
Broughton Archipelago
The Broughton Archipelago is a group of islands on the northeastern flank of the Queen Charlotte Strait on the coast of British Columbia, Canada. The largest islands in the group, which includes numerous smaller islets, are Broughton Island, North Broughton Island, Eden Island, Bonwick Island and...
and adjoining areas of the BC mainland, just to the north of the mouth of Knight Inlet
Knight Inlet
Knight Inlet 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...
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Member governments
- Kwicksutaineuk-ah-kwa-mish First NationKwicksutaineuk-ah-kwa-mish First NationThe Kwicksutaineuk-ah-kwa-mish First Nation is a First Nations band government based on northern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, in the Queen Charlotte Strait region...
(see also Kwicksutaineuk-ah-kwa-mish) - ‘Namgis First Nation‘Namgis First NationThe ‘Namgis First Nation is a First Nations band government on northern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, and on adjoining islands in the southern Queen Charlotte Strait region. It is a member of the Musgamagw Tsawataineuk Tribal Council, along with the Kwicksutaineuk-ah-kwa-mish First...
- Tsawataineuk First NationTsawataineuk First NationThe 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...
See also
- Kwakwaka'wakwKwakwaka'wakwThe Kwakwaka'wakw are an Indigenous group of First Nations peoples, numbering about 5,500, who live in British Columbia on northern Vancouver Island and the adjoining mainland and islands.Kwakwaka'wakw translates as "Those who speak Kwak'wala", describing the collective nations within the area that...
- Kwak'walaKwak'walaKwak'wala is the Indigenous language spoken by the Kwakwaka'wakw. It belongs to the Wakashan language family. There are about 250 Kwak'wala speakers today, which amounts to 5% of the Kwakwaka'wakw population...
(language) - List of tribal councils in British Columbia