Kwakiutl District Council

The Kwakiutl District Council, also spelled Kwakwewlth District Council and Kwakiuth District Council,^[1] pronounced Kwagiulth District Council, is a First Nations Tribal Council based on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, based in the community of Campbell River, British Columbia in the northern Strait of Georgia but including member nations spanning northern Vancouver Island as far as Quatsino Sound.^[2] The nations represented within the Kwakiutl District Council are all Kwakwaka'wakw (speakers of Kwak'wala).

Treaty groups within the Kwakiutl District Council

The Quatsino First Nation, Tlatlasikwala Nation, Da'naxda'xw Awaetlatla Nation, and Gwa'Sala-'Nakwaxda'xw Nation are members of the Winalagalis Treaty Group.

The Kwiakah First Nation, Wei Wai Kai (Cape Mudge First Nation) and Wei Wai Kum (Campbell River First Nation) are members of the Laich-Kwil-Tach Treaty Group.

The Kwakiutl First Nation of Fort Rupert is not in the treaty process at present.

Member governments

• Campbell River First Nation (see Wei Wai Kum and Laich-kwil-tach, also spelled Ligwitlda'xw or Legwildok or Lekwiltok; this name includes both WeiWeiKum and WeiWaiKai Nations; historically their name has been rendered as the Euclataws or Yucultas)
• Cape Mudge First Nation (see Wei Wai Kai and Laich-kwil-tach, also spelled Ligwitlda'xw and this name includes both WeiWeiKum and WeiWaiKai Nations)
• Kwiakah First Nation, also spelled Kwix̌a, another subgroup of the Laich-kwil-tach
• K'ómoks First Nation aka Comox Indian Band
• Da'naxda'xw Awaetlatla Nation
• Gwa'Sala-'Nakwaxda'xw Nation
• Kwakiutl First Nation
• Mamalilikulla-Qwe'Qwa'Sot'Em First Nation
• Quatsino First Nation
• Tlatlasikwala Nation

See also

• List of tribal councils in British Columbia

References

External links

• Kwakiutl District Council website ("coming soon")

Kwakwaka'wakw
Tribes or Nations	Kwagu'ł Mamalilikala 'Namgis Ławit'sis A'wa'et'ala Da'naxda'xw Ma'amtagila Dzawada'enux Kwikwasut'inux Gwawa'enux Haxwa'mis 'Nak'waxda'xw Gwa'sala Gusgimukw Gwat'sinux T'lat'lasikwala Weka'yi Wiwekam
First Nations	Campbell River First Nation (Wei Wai Kum) Cape Mudge First Nation (Wei Wai Kai) Gwa'sala-'Nakwaxda'xw Nation K'ómoks (Comox) First Nation Kwikwasut'inuxw Haxwa'mis ‘Namgis First Nation Quatsino First Nation Da'naxda'xw Awaetlatla Nation Tlatlasikwala Nation Kwiakah First Nation Mamalilikulla-Qwe'Qwa'Sot'Em First Nation Kwakiutl First Nation Tsawataineuk First Nation Tlowitsis Nation Gwawaenuk Tribe
Villages	Memkumlis Gwayasdums Kalugwis New Vancouver Yalis Gwa'yi Ba'as Takus Tsaxis
Culture & Society	Potlatch Music Mythology Art Kwak'wala