Kwicksutaineuk-ah-kwa-mish First Nation

Kwicksutaineuk-ah-kwa-mish First Nation

The Kwicksutaineuk-ah-kwa-mish First Nation is a First Nations band government based on northern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, in the Queen Charlotte Strait region. It is a member of the Musgamagw Tsawataineuk Tribal Council, the members of which are the ‘Namgis First Nation and the Tsawaitaineuk First Nation.

The territory of the Kwicksutaineuk-ah-kwa-mish First Nation spans the southern Broughton Archipelago and the Gilford Island area just north of the mouth of Knight Inlet. The main village of the Kwicksutaineuk-ah-kwa-mish is Gwa’yasdams, is a small community located on Gilford Island.

Its citizens have been operating under a boil water advisory for 9 years [http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/10/31/kwicksutaineuk051031.html] .

ee also

*Queen Charlotte Strait
*Kwakwaka'wakw
*Kwak'wala (language)

External links

* [http://www.mttc.ca/kwick.asp Kwicksutaineuk-ah-kwa-mish website]


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