'Namgis

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Totem poles in front of homes in Alert Bay in the 1900s
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.

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Kwakwaka'wakw
Tribes or Nations
Kwagu'ł · Mamalilikala · 'Namgis · Ławit'sis · A'wa'et'ala · Da'naxda'xw · Ma'amtagila · Dzawada'enux · Kwikwasut'inux · Gwawa'enux · 'Nak'waxda'xw · Gwa'sala · Gusgimukw · Gwat'sinux · T'lat'lasikwala · Weka'yi · Wiwekam ·
 Kwagu'ł girl, Margaret Frank (nee Wilson) wearing abalone shell earings. Abalone shell earings were a sign of nobility and only worn by members of this class.
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