South Coast of British Columbia - Coastal First Nations

Coastal First Nations

Nations of Southeast Alaska and Georgia Strait-Puget Sound are included as they are part of the same cultural and historical ecumene. Extinct peoples are not included.

  • T'sou-ke (Sooke)
  • Beecher Bay
  • Pauquachin
  • Nanoose
  • Halalt
  • Esquimalt
  • Songhees (Esquimalt-Victoria)
  • Tsartlip (Saanich Peninsula)
  • Tsawout (Saanich Peninsula)
  • Klallam (now in WA only but historically also in Greater Victoria/Gulf Islands)
  • Lummi (Whatcom County)
  • Noxws'a7aq (Nooksack people, Whatcom County)
  • Twana (Skokomish)
  • Suguamish
  • Comox
    • K'omoks (Island Comox)
    • Homalhco (Toba Inlet) (Mainland Comox)
    • Sliammon (Malaspina Peninsula/upper Sunshine Coast) (Mainland Comox)
    • Klahoose First Nation (Mainland Comox)
  • Nuu-chah-nulth (West Coast Vancouver Island)
    • Pacheedaht
  • Ditidaht
  • Makah
  • Stó:lō
  • Sts'Ailes (Chehalis)
  • Musqueam
  • Tsleil-Waututh (Burrard)
  • Tsawwassen
  • Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish people, Squamish and North Vancouver
  • Shishalh—Sechelt and lower Sunshine Coast
  • Semiahmoo
  • Penelakut
  • Lyackson
  • Malahat
  • Cowichan peoples
  • Kwakwaka'wakw Johnstone Strait—Queen Charlotte Strait
    • Laich-kwil-tach (Southern Kwakiutl)—(Weiwaikai on Quadra Island and Weiwaikum in Campbell River), plus the Kwiakah; known historically as the Euclataws or Yucultas
    • Kwagu'ł (Fort Rupert)
    • Mamalilikala (Village Island)
    • 'Namgis (Nimpkish-Cheslakees, Alert Bay, Nimpkish River)
    • Ławit'sis (Tlowitsis)
    • A'wa'et'ala (Knight Inlet)
    • Da'naxda'xw (Tanakteuk:New Vancouver, Harbledown Island)
    • Ma'amtagila
    • Dzawada'enuxw (Tsawataineuk, Kingcome Inlet)
    • Kwikwasut'inuxw (Kwicksutaineuk, Gilford Island)
    • Gwawa'enuxw (Gwawaenuk - Hopetown, Watson Island)
    • Haxwa'mis (Ah-kwa-mish - Wakeman Sound)
    • 'Nak'waxda'xwNakoaktok - Blunden Harbour)
    • Gwa'sala (Smith Inlet)
    • Gusgimukw (Koskimo - Quatsino Sound)
    • Gwat'sinuxw (Quatsino - Winter Harbour, Quatsino Sound)
    • T'lat'lasikwala (Hope Island)
    • Nahwitti (Cape Scott - extinct)
  • Heiltsuk
    • Xaixais
  • Wuikinuxv (aka Owekeeno people, Rivers Inlet)
  • Haisla
    • Kitasoo
    • Kitamaat
  • Nuxálk (Bella Coola and King Island)
  • Tsimshian
  • Haida
  • Nisga'a
  • Tlingit
  • Tsetsaut (extinct)

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