Wuikinuxv Nation

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The Wuikinuxv Nation, also known as the Oweekeno Nation, is a First Nations government in the Central Coast region of the Canadian province of British Columbia, in the area south of Bella Bella and north of Queen Charlotte Strait. The Wuikinuxv people a.k.a. the Oweekeno people reside in the area of Rivers Inlet and Owikeno Lake.

[edit] Language

Main article: Oowekyala language

The Wuikinuxv speak the Oowekyala language, a Northern Wakashan language which is a dialect of a language known as Heiltsuk-Oowekyala, the other main dialect of which is Heiltsuk. Their language, and the people, were incorrectly known in the past, as were the Haisla as "Northern Kwakiutl".

[edit] External links

• BC Treaty.net information page