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    The Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw (IPA: [ˈkʷakʷəkʲəʔwakʷ]), also known as the Kwakiutl (/ˈkwɑːkjʊtəl/; "Kwakʼwala-speaking peoples"), are one of the indigenous peoples...
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    Kwakwaka'wakw art describes the art of the Kwakwaka'wakw peoples of British Columbia. It encompasses a wide variety of woodcarving, sculpture, painting...
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  • about the spiritual beliefs, histories and practices in Kwakwaka'wakw mythology. The Kwakwaka'wakw are a group of Indigenous nations, numbering about 5,500...
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  • 'Kwakwaka'wakw music is a sacred and ancient art of the Kwakwaka'wakw peoples that has been practiced for thousands of years. The Kwakwaka'wakw are a collective...
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  • This is a list of Kwakwaka'wakw villages. adap'e, on Turnour Island Ahta, Hata, or Hada, Ahta IR No. 3, on Bond Sound Apsigiyu, on the northwest side...
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    Heiltsuk, Haida, Nuxalk, Tlingit, Makah, Tsimshian, Nuu-chah-nulth, Kwakwaka'wakw, and Coast Salish cultures. Potlatches are also a common feature of...
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    way of honouring the natural milestones of Native American life, the Kwakwaka'wakw people, a Native American tribe that originates in the Pacific Northwest...
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  • Willie Seaweed (category Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw woodcarvers)
    Willie Seaweed (c. 1873–1967) was a Kwakwaka'wakw chief and wood carver from Canada. He was considered a master Northwest Coast Indian artist who is remembered...
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    athletes. Talking sticks are also incorporated into totem poles. In 1988 Kwakwaka'wakw Richard Hunt carved the world's largest totem pole featuring a Cedar...
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    are the Kwakwakaʼwakw (also known as the Kwakiutl), Nuu-chah-nulth, and various Coast Salish peoples. While there is some overlap, Kwakwakaʼwakw territory...
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    and Tsimshian communities in Southeast Alaska and British Columbia, Kwakwaka'wakw and Nuu-chah-nulth communities in southern British Columbia, and the...
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    Guarani Haida Ho-Chunk Hopi Iroquois Longhouse Seneca Wyandot Jivaroan Kwakwakaʼwakw Lakota Lenape Mapuche Mesoamerican Aztec Maya Olmec Purépecha Midewiwin...
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  • Mungo Martin (category Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw woodcarvers)
    of the Kwakwaka'wakw Aboriginal people who live in the area of British Columbia and Vancouver Island. He was a major contributor to Kwakwaka'wakw art, especially...
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  • Kamla, meaning "to cut on rock" in Kwak'wala, is a village of the Kwakwaka'wakw peoples, located on the southeast side of Gilford Island on Tribune Channel...
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    Creek Guarani Haida Inca Inuit Iroquois Maya Muisca Pacific Northwest Kwakwakaʼwakw Plains Indians Ho-Chunk Lakota Pawnee Puebloan Hopi Zuni Selk'nam Talamancan...
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  • remain in institutions or museums. Potlatch regalia belonging to the Kwakwaka'wakw chief Dan Cranmer was confiscated in 1922 through laws banning the practice...
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    American Canadian Arapaho Blackfeet Dene Innu Inuit Iroquois Kiowa Kwakwaka'wakw Métis Navajo Pueblo Seminole Sioux Yaqui Yuman American Appalachian...
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    Museum. The park is home to many totem poles (mostly Gitxsan, Haida, and Kwakwaka'wakw) and other First Nation monuments. The park takes its name from the...
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  • Guarani Haida Ho-Chunk Hopi Iroquois Longhouse Seneca Wyandot Jivaroan Kwakwakaʼwakw Lakota Lenape Mapuche Mesoamerican Aztec Maya Olmec Purépecha Midewiwin...
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    Guarani Haida Ho-Chunk Hopi Iroquois Longhouse Seneca Wyandot Jivaroan Kwakwakaʼwakw Lakota Lenape Mapuche Mesoamerican Aztec Maya Olmec Purépecha Midewiwin...
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    Ethnic music Overview Aboriginal Blackfeet Dene Innu Inuit Iroquois Kwakwaka'wakw Métis Celtic French Instrumental repertoires Canadian fiddle...
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    Columbia coast shelter large, distinctive populations, such as the Haida, Kwakwakaʼwakw and Nuu-chah-nulth, sustained by the region's abundant salmon and shellfish...
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    Calvin Hunt, Kwakwaka'wakw, (born 1956) Henry Hunt, Kwakwaka'wakw, (born 1923) Richard Hunt, Kwakwaka'wakw, (born 1951) Tony Hunt, Kwakwaka'wakw, (born 1942)...
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    Dzunukwa (category Kwakwaka'wakw deities)
    "zoo-noo-kwah"), also Tsonoqua, Tsonokwa, Basket Ogress, is a figure in Kwakwakaʼwakw mythology and Nuu-chah-nulth mythology. She is an ancestor of the Namgis...
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  • along the outlying coasts of Vancouver Island, e.g., the Kwakiutl (Kwakwakaʼwakw) or the Nootka (Nuu-chah-nulth) people. One version can be summarized...
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  • significant populations British Columbia Languages English, Oowekyala Religion Christianity, native Related ethnic groups Heiltsuk, Haisla, Kwakwaka'wakw...
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    tribes and peoples Arapaho Blackfeet Dene Innu Inuit Iroquois Kiowa Kwakwaka'wakw Métis Navajo Pueblo Seminole Sioux Yaqui Yuman Types of music List Chicken...
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  • in tribal councils. Ethnic groups include the Haida, Coast Salish, Kwakwaka'wakw, Gitxsan, Tsimshian, Nisga'a and other examples of the Pacific Northwest...
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  • British Columbia, home to people of the Dzawa̱da̱'enux̱w tribe of the Kwakwaka'wakw nation (who are given the now-archaic name "Kwakiutl" in the book)....
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    Wawadit'la, a Kwakwaka'wakw "big house", with a totem pole in Thunderbird Park. Indigenous peoples made up 5 percent of Victoria's population in 2021...
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