Nations
Each Kwakwaka'wakw nation has its own clans, chiefs, history, culture and peoples, but remain collectively similar to the rest of the Kwak'wala-speaking tribes. After the epidemics and colonization, some tribes have become extinct, and others have been merged into communities or First Nations band governments.
| Kwakwaka'wakw Nation | International Phonetic Alphabet | Translation | Village or Community location | Anglicized, archaic variants or adaptations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kwagu'ł | Smoke-Of-The-World | Fort Rupert | Kwagyewlth, Kwakiutl | |
| Mamalilikala | The-People-Of-Malilikala | Village Island | ||
| 'Namgis | Those-Who-Are-One-When-They-Come-Together | Alert Bay, Nimpkish River | Nimpkish-Cheslakees | |
| Ławit'sis | Angry-ones | Turnour Island (ḵaluǥwis ) | Tlowitsis | |
| A'wa'et'ala | Those-Up-The-Inlet | Dzawadli, Knight Inlet | ||
| Da'naxda'xw | The-Sandstone-Ones | New Vancouver, Harbledown Island | Tanakteuk | |
| Ma'amtagila | Etsekin, i'tsika̱n | |||
| Dzawada'enuxw | People-Of-The-Óolachon-Country | Kingcome Inlet | Tsawataineuk | |
| Kwikwasut'inuxw | People-Of-The-Other-Side | Gilford Island | Kwicksutaineuk | |
| Gwawa'enuxw | Hopetown (Watson Island) | Gwawaenuk | ||
| Haxwa'mis | Wakeman Sound | Ah-kwa-mish | ||
| 'Nak'waxda'xw | Blunden Harbour, Seymour Inlet, & Deserters Group | Nakoaktok, Nakwoktak | ||
| Gwa'sala | Smith Inlet, Burnett Bay | Gwasilla, Quawshelah | ||
| Gusgimukw | Quatsino | Koskimo | ||
| Gwat'sinuxw | Head-Of-Inlet-People | Winter Harbour | Quatsino | |
| T'lat'lasikwala | Those-Of-The-Ocean-Side | Hope Island | ||
| Weka'yi | Cape Mudge, Quadra Island | Weiwaikai, Yuculta, Euclataws, Laich-kwil-tach, Lekwiltok, Likw'ala | ||
| Wiwekam | Campbell River | Weiwaikum |
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