Nuchatlaht

Traditional territory of the Nuchatlaht and today's main reserve

The Nuchatlaht are Indians and live on Vancouver Island off the west coast of Canada . They speak Wakash and English and belong to the Nuu-chah-nulth . They are mainly represented vis-à-vis the Canadian government by the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council .

In April 2010, only 37 of the 180 members were spread over 11 reserves (a total of around 94 hectares) in Esperanza Inlet and on Nootka Island . They share the sound with the Ehatteshaht . Most of the Nuchatlaht live in the reserve Oclucje 7 (spoken roughly U-klu-dschi), with this place having about 50 inhabitants and about 12 km away from Zeballos.

history

The eleven reservations were assigned to them in 1889 by Commissioner O'Reilly . Their original living space was concentrated around Nuchatlitz in the north of Nootka Island.

In 1881 there were 147 tribal members in the marriage, in 1891 only 105. In April 2010 37 people lived in the reservation, another 17 in other reservations, 126 outside the reservation (in May 2009 there were 114) - a total of 180 members.

Its chief is Walter Michael Sr., and he is advised by three councilors . As one of the few bands, the Nuchatlaht have decided to keep the inherited chief system. The chief is still in consultation with his parents, Alban and Rose, from whom he inherited the chief office in 1999. In April 2006 he signed a contract giving Nutchatlaht access to the Strathcona Timber Supply Area. In addition, they received $ 330,000 and a claim to 48,000 cubic meters of wood.

See also

• History of British Columbia
• First Nations history
• List of Indian tribes recognized in Canada

literature

• Wayne Suttles (Ed.): Handbook of North American Indians . Volume 7: Northwest Coast. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington DC 1990. ISBN 0-87474-187-4

Web links

• Homepage of canoe maker Charlie Mickey ( Memento from January 10, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
• First Nation homepage

Remarks

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