Tseshaht First Nation

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Tseshaht First Nation
Band No. 665
c̓išaaʔatḥ
PeopleNuu-chah-nulth
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Population (2021)[1]
On reserve452
On other land40
Off reserve755
Total population1247
Government[1]
ChiefKen Watts (waamiiš)
Council
  • Debra Foxcroft
  • Jennifer Gallic
  • Leisa Hassall
  • Eunice Joe
  • Natasha Marshall
  • Ed Ross
  • Les Sam
Tribal Council[1]
Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council
Website
https://tseshaht.com/
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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 1205 Tseshaht.[2] The main reserve community is located in Port Alberni, British Columbia. They became the area's dominant tribe through historical warfare. The Tseshaht First nation is one of 14 that make up the Nuu-chah-nulth culture. Their language is a member of the Wakashan family.

Creation story[]

Tseshaht oral history tells that their people were first created on Benson Island, British Columbia.[3] In 2012 an interpretive display about the importance of the island was installed in cooperation with Parks Canada. The site is marked by a tall wooden carving by Tseshaht artist Gordon Dick.[4]

Notable people[]

  • Alec Thomas born around 1894 near Alberni. He was a fisherman, trapper, longshoreman, logger, interpreter, and Tseshaht politician. [1]
  • born circa 1838–1843. He was a prolific whaler and woodworker. Between 1913 and 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.
  • George Clutesi CM (1905-1988) actor, artist and writer

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "First Nation Profiles". fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca. Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. 14 November 2008. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-31. Retrieved 2012-03-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "We are Tseshaht". Retrieved 2014-09-18.
  4. ^ "First Nations Cultural Experiences: Broken Group Island Unit". Retrieved 2014-09-20.

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