ʼNamgis
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Location of the 'Namgis nation in British Columbia
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Totem poles in front of homes in Alert Bay in the 1900s
The 'Namgis are an Indigenous nation, a part of the Kwakwaka'wakw, in central British Columbia, on northern Vancouver Island. Their main village is now Yalis, on Cormorant Island adjacent to Alert Bay. The Indian Act First Nations government of this nation is the Namgis First Nation. They were formerly known as the Nimpkish.
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- Kwakwaka'wakw
- First Nations stubs