Da'naxda'xw Nation
The Da'naxda'xw Nation, or Da'naxda'xw/Awaetlatla Nation is a First Nation government based on northern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, focused on the community of Alert Bay, British Columbia in the Queen Charlotte Strait region. It 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 Gwa'Sala-Nakwaxda'xw Nation, and the Tlatlasikwala Nation.
The Da'naxda'xw Aweatlata Nation were formerly the Tanakteuk First Nation (Tanakteuk is a different anglicization of Da'naxda'xw).
See also
- Alert Bay, British Columbia
- Kwakwaka'wakw
- Kwak'wala (language)
External links
- Da'naxda'xw Nation Home page
- Winalagalis Treaty Group Home page
- BC Treaty.net Da'naxda'xw Awaetlatla Nation information page
- BC Treaty.net Home page
| ||||||||||||||||||||
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 5/13/2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.