Tseshaht First Nation

Tseshaht First Nation is an amalgamation of many tribes up and down Alberni Inlet and in the Alberni Valley of central Vancouver Island in the Canadian province of British Columbia. They are a member of the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council which includes all other Nuu-chah-nulth-aht peoples except the Pacheedaht First Nation.

Population

There are 1008 Tseshaht.^[1] The main reserve community is located in Port Alberni, British Columbia. They became the area's dominant tribe through historical warfare. The Tseshaht First nations one of 14 that make up the nuu-chah-nulth culture. their language is part of the waaskan Tseshaht Aboriginals The Tseshaht aboriginals are very wise and smart there is some information about their culture.

Notable people

• Alec Thomas born around 1894 near Alberni. He was a fisherman, trapper, longshoreman, logger, interpreter, and Tseshaht politician. [1]

• Sayachapis born circa 1838-1843. He was a prolific whaler and woodworker. Between 1913-1922, he was also one of the primary informants to Anthropologist/Linguist Edward Sapir for his extensive notes (known as the Sapir-Thomas Nootka texts) that were intended to provide an extensive ethnography on the cultural and social life of the Nuu Chah Nulth (Nootka) people. Tom Sayachapis died circa 1922.

See also

• Port Alberni, British Columbia
• Alberni Inlet
• Nuu-chah-nulth
• Nuu-chah-nulth language

References

External links

• Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council homepage