The Quatsino First Nation is the
First Nations band government of the
Gwat'sinux subgroup of the
Kwakwaka'wakw peoples, based in the
Quatsino Sound
Quatsino Sound is a complex of coastal inlets, bays and islands on northwestern Vancouver Island in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is the northernmost of the five sounds that pierce the west coast of Vancouver Island, the others bei ...
region on the west coast of northern
Vancouver Island
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in
British Columbia
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,
Canada
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, focused on the community of
Coal Harbour
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Neighbourhood
Coal Harbou ...
in
Quatsino Sound
Quatsino Sound is a complex of coastal inlets, bays and islands on northwestern Vancouver Island in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is the northernmost of the five sounds that pierce the west coast of Vancouver Island, the others bei ...
. It is a member of the
Kwakiutl District Council The Kwakiutl District Council, also spelled Kwakwewlth District Council and Kwakiuth District Council, pronounced Kwagiulth District Council, is a First Nations in Canada, First Nations Tribal Council based on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, C ...
and, for treaty negotiation purposes, the
Winalagalis Treaty Group
The Winalagalis Treaty Group is a group of four First Nations band governments on Vancouver Island in the Canadian province of British Columbia, Canada. The group was formed to coordinate and administer negotiations with the government of the Prov ...
which includes three other members of the Kwakiutl District Council (the
Da'naxda'xw Awaetlatla Nation,
Gwa'Sala-Nakwaxda'xw Nation, and the
Tlatlasikwala Nation.
The band's reserve lands include
Kultah 4, which is on the east shore of the north end of
Quatsino Narrows.
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada website, Reserves/Settlements/Villages detail
See also
* Kwak'wala (language)
External links
*
Quatsino First Nation Web page
References
Kwakwaka'wakw governments
Quatsino Sound region
{{First Nations on Vancouver Island