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Portraits of Nuxalk Chiefs and Elders




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Nuxalk threatened by Fish Farms

Statements by Chiefs and Elders

May 1, 2003  trucks stopped
April 3rd Protest at Safeway

Real Canadian Superstore selling Farmed Fish
Nuxalk Protest at Real Canadian Superstore
Farmed Fish Shipment Stopped Dec. 11, 2002
Fish Farm Hatchery Protested Dec. 03, 2002

Nuxalk Nation threatened by Mining and Deep Sea Port
Statement of Nuximlayc

Nuxalk Sovereignty
Nuxalk Nation Sovereignty
Traditional Fighters for the Land
Potlaching

B.C. Treaty Commission
Map of Nuxalk Territory

Totem Tour 1999
Tour in Europe

ISTA 1998
Press Release - Nuxalk Chief and protectors sentenced
Virtual Stand at ISTA 1998
Youth Banner Project

Reoccupation of Nuxalk Territory
Nuxalk reoccupies Scw7cwlk valley
Statement from Chiefs

Stand at ISTA 1997

Ista Press Release - June 24, 1997
Ista Press Release - June 10, 1997
Ista Press Release - June 9, 1997
Statement to General Meeting at Lobelco Hall June 9, 1997
Press Statement by Nuximlayc - June 9, 1997
2nd Press Statement by Nuximlayc - June 9, 1997
Ista Press Release - June 6, 1997
Invitation to Environmentalists - June 5, 1997
Ista Press Release - June 5, 1997
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The Story of Ista
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ISTA 1995
Ista Press Release - Sept 10, 1995
Ista Press Release - Sept. 16, 1995
Statement by Hereditary Chief Nuximlayc
Statement by Hereditary Chief Qwatsinas
Statement by Hereditary Chief Slicxwliqw'

Nuxalk History and Culture
The Nuxalk Nation - A living culture
Creator Brothers' Masks
McKenna McBride Commission (1912-1916)
Untangled Thought by Nuxilhtimut
The Choosing of Our Hereditary Chief
Traditional Art

Issues
?? Forests Mean Jobs ??

Special Thanks
Letter of Thanks to Lighthawk

 

 


 

When the world was first created God had help from the four carpenters, they are called the Masmasalanicw; they were like human beings with wings "angels" They carved our first ancestors. Each family has an origin story. Along the walls of heaven hung the cloaks of the grizzly bear, the raven, the eagle, the killer whale all of God's creations. Our first ancestors had a choice of what cloak they would descend to earth with. Once they descended to earth that animals cloak went back to heaven. Today as a Nuxalkmc we know what our crests are, whether we come from the Eagle, Raven or any other of Gods creation., this is our direct tie to Manakays our heavenly father. When we make our regalia we put the crest of our first ancestor on our blankets acknowledging to Manakays that we will never forget the gifts he has given us.

The territory of our people is vast. Today the four major villages that make up the Nuxalk Nation come from South Bentick - Taliyumc, Kimsquit - Sutslmc, Kwatna - Kwalhnmc and the villages in the vicinity of what is known as Bella Coola today - Q'umquots The old people remember when there were over ten thousand Nuxalkmc in this valley alone. Today are population numbers 1500 - 2000.


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PO Box 8.
Bella Coola, B.C.
Canada V0T 1C0;
phone: (250) 799-5376
Email:mailto:government@nuxalk.org

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