Tseshaht First Nation

Tseshaht First Nation

Tseshaht First Nation is an amalgamation of many tribes up and down Alberni Inlet and in the Alberni Valley of central Vancouver Island in the Canadian province of British Columbia. They are a member of the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council which includes all other Nuu-chah-nulth-aht peoples except the Pacheedaht First Nation.

Population

There are 900 Tseshaht. The main reserve community is located in Port Alberni, British Columbia.

History

Tseshaht is the dominant tribe in the [Alberni Valley] through warfare.

Notable People

* Alec Thomas born around 1894 near Alberni. He was a fisherman, trapper, longshoreman, logger, “anthropologist”, interpreter, and Tseshaht politician. [http://www.tseshaht.com/tradition_history/figures/alec_thomas.php]

* Sayachapis born circa 1838-1843. He was a prolific whaler and woodworker. Between 1913-1922, he was also one of the primary informants to Anthropologist/Linguist Edward Sapir for his extensive notes (known as the Sapir-Thomas Nootka texts) that were intended to provide an extensive ethnography on the cultural and social life of the Nuu Chah Nulth (Nootka) people. Tom Sayachapis died circa 1922.

ee also

*Port Alberni, British Columbia
*Alberni Inlet
*Nuu-chah-nulth
*Nuu-chah-nulth languageOne of the main resource of the band was fishing.They are great people who welcome you with open armes.

External links

* [http://nuuchahnulth.org/ Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council homepage]


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