Heiltsuk Nation

Heiltsuk Nation

The Heiltsuk Nation is a First Nations government in the Central Coast region of the Canadian province of British Columbia, centred on the island community of Bella Bella, British Columbia. The Heiltsuk people speak the Heiltsuk language, and were like their language and along with the neighbouring Haisla and Wuikinuxv (Owekeeno) peoples incorrectly known in the past as the "Northern Kwakiutl". The Heiltsuk were also known as the Bella Bella, after their core community.

Chief and Councillors

Language

Treaty Process/Land Claims

Economic Development

Education and Cultural Institutions

External links

* [http://www.bctreaty.net/nations_3/heiltsuk.html BC Treaty.net entry]


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