A 'Nakwaxda'xw neck ring.
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 .
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First Nations reserves
First Nations
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.
51°16′00″N 127°48′00″W / 51.26667°N 127.80000°W / 51.26667; -127.80000 (Ann Island IR No. 7 )
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Dedagaus IR No. 8 , on the north shore of
Seymour Inlet , 1/2 mile north of the
Nahwokto Rapids , 0.30 ha.
51°06′00″N 127°31′00″W / 51.10000°N 127.51667°W / 51.10000; -127.51667 (Dedegaus IR No. 8 )
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Halowis IR No. 5 , at the mouth of Smokehouse Creek at the head of Long Lake, 3.60 ha.
51°18′00″N 127°03′00″W / 51.30000°N 127.05000°W / 51.30000; -127.05000 (Halowis IR No. 5 )
[5]
Kai-too-kwis IR No. 15 , at the head of
Chief Nollis Bay on
Allison Sound , north of
Belize Inlet , 20.80 ha.
51°11′00″N 127°05′00″W / 51.18333°N 127.08333°W / 51.18333; -127.08333 (Kai-too-kwis IR No. 15 )
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Kequesta IR No. 1 , on the north shore of the entrance to
Nuget Sound , 70.40 ha.
51°06′00″N 127°28′00″W / 51.10000°N 127.46667°W / 51.10000; -127.46667 (Kequesta IR No. 1 )
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Khazisela IR No. 7 , on an island in the centre of the
Nahkwocto Raids at the north end of
Schooner Channel , 0.40 ha.
51°06′00″N 127°31′00″W / 51.10000°N 127.51667°W / 51.10000; -127.51667 (Khazisela IR No. 7 )
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Ko-kwi-iss IR No. 14 , on the east shore of
Allison Sound to the north of
Belize Inlet , 6.40 ha.
51°09′00″N 127°06′00″W / 51.15000°N 127.10000°W / 51.15000; -127.10000 (Ko-kwi-iss IR No. 14 )
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Kuthlo IR No. 18 , at the head of Salmon Arm of
Seymour Inlet , 3.0 ha.
51°04′00″N 126°39′00″W / 51.06667°N 126.65000°W / 51.06667; -126.65000 (Kuthlo IR No. 18 )
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Kwetahkis IR No. 9 , on the north shore of
Whelakis Lagoon on Seymour Inlet, 4.0 ha.
50°58′00″N 127°13′00″W / 50.96667°N 127.21667°W / 50.96667; -127.21667 (Kwetahkis IR No. 9 )
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Mahpahkum IR No. 4 , on
Deserters Island in the
Deserters Group , and including small off-shore islands, 7.80 ha.
50°53′00″N 127°28′00″W / 50.88333°N 127.46667°W / 50.88333; -127.46667 (Mahpahkum IR No. 4 )
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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.
51°05′00″N 127°28′00″W / 51.08333°N 127.46667°W / 51.08333; -127.46667 (Na-kwockto IR No. 2 )
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Nathlegalis IR No. 3 , comprising Indian Island and five smaller islands in
Takush Harbour in
Browning Channel , 134.40 ha.
51°17′00″N 127°39′00″W / 51.28333°N 127.65000°W / 51.28333; -127.65000 (Nathlegalis IR No. 3 )
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Nekite IR No. 2 , at the mouth of the
Nekite River at the head of
Smith Inlet , 66.80 ha.
51°25′00″N 127°05′00″W / 51.41667°N 127.08333°W / 51.41667; -127.08333 (Nekite IR No. 2 )
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Owh-wis-too-a-wan IR No. 10 , at
Eclipse Narrows at the mouth of
Frederick Sound ,
Seymour Inlet , 5.30 ha.
51°05′00″N 126°46′00″W / 51.08333°N 126.76667°W / 51.08333; -126.76667 (Owh-wis-too-a-wan IR No. 10 )
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Pahas IR No. 3 , on the north shore of
Blunden Harbour , 39.90 ha.
50°54′00″N 127°18′00″W / 50.90000°N 127.30000°W / 50.90000; -127.30000 (Pahas IR No. 3 )
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Pel-looth'l Kai IR No. 17 , at the east end of
Belize Inlet , 1.70 ha.
51°07′00″N 126°55′00″W / 51.11667°N 126.91667°W / 51.11667; -126.91667 (Pel-looth'l Kai IR No. 17 )
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Peneece IR No. 11 , at the head of
Wigwam Bay on the north shore of
Seymour Inlet , 3.50 ha.
51°07′00″N 126°42′00″W / 51.11667°N 126.70000°W / 51.11667; -126.70000 (Peneece IR No. 11 )
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Saagoombahlah IR No. 6 , on the east shore of
Schooner Passage east of
Braham Island , 1.80 ha.
51°05′00″N 127°31′00″W / 51.08333°N 127.51667°W / 51.08333; -127.51667 (Saagoombahlah IR No. 6 )
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Ta-a-ack IR No. 5 , on one of the islands in the
Storm Islands at the west end of
Queen Charlotte Strait , 13.90 ha.
51°02′00″N 127°43′00″W / 51.03333°N 127.71667°W / 51.03333; -127.71667 (Ta-a-ack IR No. 5 )
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Toksee IR No. 4 , at the junction of Long Lake and
Wyclees Lagoon , 5.60 ha.
51°14′00″N 127°20′00″W / 51.23333°N 127.33333°W / 51.23333; -127.33333 (Toksee IR No. 4 )
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Tsai-kwi-ee IR No. 13 , at
Village Bay on the east shore of
Mereworth Sound , 4.60 ha.
51°10′00″N 127°25′00″W / 51.16667°N 127.41667°W / 51.16667; -127.41667 (Tsai-kwi-ee IR No. 13 )
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Tseetsum-Sawlasilah IR No. 6 , on the north shore of
Naysash Inlet ,
Smith Sound , 2.10 ha.
51°20′00″N 127°19′00″W / 51.33333°N 127.31667°W / 51.33333; -127.31667 (Tseetsum-Sawlasilah IR No. 6 )
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Tsulquate IR No. 4 , on the west shore of
Hardy Bay , one mile north of
Port Hardy , 59.90 ha.
50°44′00″N 127°30′00″W / 50.73333°N 127.50000°W / 50.73333; -127.50000 (Tsulquate IR No. 4 )
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Waump IR No. 16 , at the head of Allison Sound, Belize Inlet, 37.60 ha.
51°11′00″N 126°55′00″W / 51.18333°N 126.91667°W / 51.18333; -126.91667 (Waump IR No. 16 )
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Wawwat'l IR No 12 , on the right bank of the
Seymour River , two miles from the head of Seymour Inlet, 66.80 ha.
51°13′00″N 126°40′00″W / 51.21667°N 126.66667°W / 51.21667; -126.66667 (Wawwat'l IR No. 12 )
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Wyclese IR No. 1 , on the south shore of Smith Sound at the entrance to Wyclees Lagoon, 223 ha.
51°17′00″N 127°21′00″W / 51.28333°N 127.35000°W / 51.28333; -127.35000 (Wyclese IR No. 1 )
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