Heiltsuk

HEILTSUK  (Audio Player

) First Nation, or Bella Bella people, traditionally occupied the Central Coast along FITZ HUGH SOUND and up Burke Channel and DEAN CHANNEL. Their language is Oowekyala-Heiltsuk (see FIRST NATIONS LANGUAGES) and they are related to the KWAKWAKA'WAKW (Kwakiutl) and HAISLA within the Northern subgroup of the WAKASHAN family. They migrated seasonally to different resource sites to take advantage of the territory's abundant supplies...

If you are already registered on KnowBC, login now to get access to the full article.

You may already have access to KnowBC through your school, university or library.

• Schools that subscribe to KnowBC
• Colleges and universities that subscribe to KnowBC
• Public libraries that subscribe to KnowBC

If you do not already have access to KnowBC, you can subscribe.