The Wuikinuxv ([ʔuwik'inuxʷ], ("Backbone people"); also Oweekano (Pre-1976); Oowekeeno /əˈwiːkənoʊ/ (1976-2003) (variations: Oweekeno, Owekano, Oweekayno...
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The Wuikinuxv Nation, also known as the Oweekeno Nation, is a First Nations band government whose traditional territory is the shores of Rivers Inlet...
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southwards, cutting the Nuxalk off from their linguistic relatives. The Wuikinuxv, also known as the Owekeeno or Rivers Inlet people (after their location)...
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peoples, incorrectly known as the Northern Kwakiutl, were the Haisla, Wuikinuxv, and Heiltsuk. Many people who others call "Kwakiutl" consider that name...
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X̄a’islak̓ala. Historically, the Haisla, along with their neighboring Wuikinuxv and Heiltsuk peoples, were mistakenly identified as the Northern Kwakiutl...
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Oowekyala (category Wuikinuxv)
Canadian province of British Columbia, spoken by the Wuikinuxv, whose government is the Wuikinuxv Nation. The name is also spelled Wuikala, Wuikenukv,...
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as well as the Inuvialuit. The Haida people, Hesquiaht First Nation, Wuikinuxv and Tsimshian all use the berries as food. In traditional medicine, V...
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Nuxalk people of Bella Coola, British Columbia. It is a member of the Wuikinuxv-Kitasoo-Nuxalk Tribal Council, and until March 2008 was a member of the...
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government of the Kitasoo/Xai'xais Nation is a member government of the Wuikinuxv-Kitasoo Xai’xais-Nuxalk Tribal Council. The population of Klemtu in 1983...
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Rivers Inlet (category Wuikinuxv)
logging and fishing town that was also the home of the Wuikinuxv and their government, the Wuikinuxv Nation, also known variously as the Owekeeno, Awikenox...
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Coast region of the Canadian province of British Columbia, spoken by the Wuikinuxv (Oweekeno) and Heiltsuk peoples. It has two dialects, Heiltsuk (Bella...
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Oweekeno (category Wuikinuxv)
Oweekeno is a First Nations village of the Wuikinuxv, that is located on the north bank of the Wannock River just upstream from its mouth into Rivers...
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The Wuikinuxv-Kitasoo Xai'xais-Nuxalk Tribal Council, formerly the Oweekeno-Kitasoo-Nuxalk Tribal Council, is a First Nations tribal council comprising...
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Alberta 21.8% Tsimshian Tsimshianic 4,945 3,110 British Columbia 94.2% Wuikinuxv Wakashan - Northern 195 70 British Columbia 86.7% First Nations (North...
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The lake's name comes from the indigenous people of the region, the Wuikinuxv, whose settlements and territory lie around the lake. Their largest and...
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Henaksiala Heiltsuk (Bella Bella, at the community of the same name) Wuikinuxv (Owekeeno) Tsetsaut (extinct Athapaskan-speakers) These people traditionally...
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Katit Indian Reserve No. 1 (category Wuikinuxv)
1 is the main Indian reserve of the Wuikinuxv people, and is one of the three reserves governed by the Wuikinuxv Nation band government. It is located...
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the town of the same name, which is the main modern settlement of the Wuikinuxv (Owikeno) people. Katit Indian Reserve No. 1 is located around the banks...
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and their language, along with that of the neighbouring Heiltsuk and Wuikinuxv peoples, were in the past incorrectly called "Northern Kwakiutl". Haisla...
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2008, the institute partnered with British Columbia universities and the Wuikinuxv First Nation to conduct a comprehensive ecological study of Rivers Inlet...
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neighbours the territories of the Heiltsuk and Haisla to the north, the Wuikinuxv to the south, and to Dakelh Keyoh and Tŝilhqot'in Nen in the interior...
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Tl'etinqox Tŝideldel Xeni Gwet'in Yunesit'in Wuikinuxv-Kitasoo-Nuxalk Tribal Council (Bella Coola) Kitasoo Nuxalk Wuikinuxv Unaffiliated Ashcroft Cheslatta Esk'etemc...
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were, like their language, and along with the neighbouring Haisla and Wuikinuxv (Owekeeno) peoples, incorrectly known in the past as the "Northern Kwakiutl"...
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Tsilhqotʼin (Chilcotin) Tsimshian Umatilla Umpqua Walla Walla Yakama Wuikinuxv Languages Athabaskan Chimakuan Chinookan Plateau Penutian Salishan Wakashan...
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W̱SÁNEĆ Tsimshianic Gitxsan Nisga'a Tsimshian Wakashan Ditidaht Haisla Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw Laich-kwil-tach Heiltsuk Nuučaan̓uł Wuikinuxv Isolate Haida Ktunaxa...
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Wikeno, Owikeno, Oweekano, Awikenox, Oowek'yala, Oweek'ala) (spoken by the Wuikinuxv (Oowekeeno or Rivers Inlet) People, once incorrectly known as the Northern...
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Tsilhqotʼin (Chilcotin) Tsimshian Umatilla Umpqua Walla Walla Yakama Wuikinuxv Languages Athabaskan Chimakuan Chinookan Plateau Penutian Salishan Wakashan...
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Bill Reid pole," carved by Jim Hart at the Museum of Anthropology at UBC Wuikinuxv house-front pole in the Great Hall First Nations totem poles and Haida...
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land 5 Off reserve 245 Total population 491 Government Chief Douglas Neasloss Tribal Council Wuikinuxv-Kitasoo-Nuxalk Tribal Council Website klemtu.com...
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Tsilhqotʼin (Chilcotin) Tsimshian Umatilla Umpqua Walla Walla Yakama Wuikinuxv Languages Athabaskan Chimakuan Chinookan Plateau Penutian Salishan Wakashan...
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