The Halalt First Nation (

Halkomelem Language Halkomelem (; in the Upriver dialect, in the Island dialect, and in the Downriver dialect) is a language of various First Nations in Canada, First Nations peoples of the British Columbia Coast. It is spoken in what is now British Columbia, r ...

: xeláltxw) is a

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tribe located on a reservation on the Chemainus River in southeastern

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, Canada. The Halalt were originally from the village ''xeláltxw'' once located in the

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, and likely moved to Willy Island, the largest of the Shoal Islands, in the early 19th century. The Halalt First Nation is a member government of the Naut'sa Mawt Tribal Council, and affiliated with the Hul'qumi'num Treaty Group. As of 2006, the Halalt had 202 members on two reserves.

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Halalt First Nation

Naut'sa mawt Tribal Council website

Halalt page – Hul'qumi'num Treaty Group website
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