Tla-o-qui-aht First Nations

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The Tla-o-qui-aht First Nations (formerly referred to as the Clayoquot, both pronounced Clay-kwot), are a Nuu-chah-nulth First Nation in Canada. They live on ten reserves along the Pacific Rim National Park on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. They are part of the Nootka Confederacy and governed by the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council. There were 618 people living in the Tla-o-qui-aht reserves in 1995. Their primary economic activities are fishing and tourism.

Clayoquot Sound is located on the western coast of Vancouver Island, north of Tofino.

[edit] See also

• Wickaninnish

[edit] External links

• Government of Canada's Department of Indian and Northern Affairs First Nation profile

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