Kalugwis, or Karlukwees or Qalogwis, is the principal community of the
Tlowitsis Nation The Tlowitsis Nation, formerly the Klowitsis Tribe, the Turnour Island Band and the Tlowitsis-Mumtagila First Nation, is the Indian Act band government of the Ławit'sis (Tlowitsis) tribe of the Kwakwaka'wakw peoples, located in the Queen Charlott ...
of the
Kwakwaka'wakw peoples of the
Johnstone Strait
Johnstone Strait () is a channel along the north east coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. Opposite the Vancouver Island coast, running north to south, are Hanson Island, West Cracroft Island, the mainland British Columbia C ...
region of the
South Coast of British Columbia
The British Columbia Coast, popularly referred to as the BC Coast or simply the Coast, is a geographic region of the Canadian province of British Columbia. As the entire western continental coastline of Canada along the Pacific Ocean is in the pr ...
, Canada. It is located on the south shore of
Turnour Island
Turnour Island is an island in the Johnstone Strait region of the British Columbia Coast, Central Coast of British Columbia, located between Gilford Island and West Cracroft Island. On the other side Canoe Passage on its northwest is Village Isl ...
facing
Beware Passage
Beware Passage is a strait or channel in the British Columbia Coast, Central Coast region of British Columbia, Canada, between Harbledown Island, Harbledown (SE) and Turnour Islands. It was named in 1860 by Daniel Pender, Captain Pender.
The pas ...
and is within Karlukwees Indian Reserve No. 1, a.k.a. Karlukwees 1, 10.8 ha.
Name origin
The Ławit'sis moved to this location about 1850 from
Klaoitsis, with IR No. 1 allocated in 1886. In 1914, there were 21 houses. Kalugwis is important in many
Kwakwaka'wakw stories, including that concerning the origins of the Winter Ceremonies, and others concerning the origins of tides at the location.
BC Names/GeoBC entry "Karlukwees (Former First Nation Village)"
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See also
*List of communities in British Columbia
Communities in the province of British Columbia, Canada, can include incorporation (municipal government), incorporated municipality, municipalities, Indian reserves, unincorporated area, unincorporated communities or Locality (settlement), localit ...
*List of Indian reserves in British Columbia
The Government of Canada has established at least 316 reserves for First Nation band governments in its westernmost province of British Columbia. The majority of these reserves continue to exist while a number are no longer in existence.
See ...
*List of Kwakwaka'wakw villages
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References
External links
''Kalugwis'', Emily Carr - To The Totem Forest website
Kwakwaka'wakw villages
Unincorporated settlements in British Columbia
South Coast of British Columbia
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