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Dzawada’enuxw First Nation
Population
| Ages | Total | Male | Female |
| 0-6 | 14 | 7 | 7 |
| 7-12 | 14 | 6 | 8 |
| 13-18 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| 19-54 | 38 | ||
| 55-65 | 12 | 7 | 5 |
| 65+ | 8 |
Where
#32 U’Kwa Nalis Road,
Kingcome Inlet, BC
V0N 2B0
Telephone
Phone: 250.974.3013
Fax: 250.974.3005
Mail Delivery
General Delivery,
Kingcome Inlet, BC
V0N 2B0
Ukwanalis Village
The Dzawada’enuxw First Nation of Kingcome Inlet is an isolated community with travel in and out by seaplane or by boat only. Their community, Ukwanalis Village, is based alongside the Gwa’yi (Kingcome) River on the mainland in a glacier fed river valley, surrounded by tall mountains, across from the Northern tip of Vancouver Island.
We refer to ourselves as both the Dzawada’enuxw and the Musgamakw Dzawada’enuxw.
Kingcome Inlet
Dzawada̱ʼenux̱w First Nation
We refer to ourselves as both the Dzawada’enuxw and the Musgamakw Dzawada’enuxw. The outside world sees us as four tribes, and the Government of Canada defined us as such. However, we have always been One People. This we know from our Origin Stories, and from generations of intermarriage, co-habitation and respectful shared resource use.
The Four Tribes, including the Dzawada’enuxw First Nation, are members of the Kwakwaka’wakw group of nations. The Kwakwaka’wakw people occupy the lower central region of the Pacific Northwest Coast.
Our only neighbours and areas of shared territory have been in the Broughton Archipelago. We have a long history of co-operation and intermarriage among the Four Tribes: Dzawada’enux_w, Gwawa_’enux_w; ?wi?wa_sut?inux_w; and, Ha_x_wa’mis.
The totem pole standing in Kingcome Inlet shows the relationship of the Four Tribes:
- The thunderbird, representing the Gwawa’enuxw (Hopetown)
- The wolf, representing the Haxwa’mis (Wakeman)
- The raven, representing the Dzawada’enuxw (Kingcome)
- The head winter dancer (Cedar Man), representing the Kwi?wasut?inuxw (Gilford)
