Kwagu'ł
Kwagu'ł are an Kwakwaka'wakw tribe of the Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast from central British Columbia, on northern Vancouver Island. Their main community is called Tsax̱is or Fort Rupert. The ancestral language is Kwak'wala, a language that is a part of the Wakashan language group. In their language, Kwagu'ł translates to Smoke-Around-the-World referencing the smoke that came from the many bighouses in their villages.
The band government of the Kwagu'ł is the Kwakiutl First Nation. The anglicization "Kwakiutl" and other forms of this group's name was for a long time used to describe all the Kwakwaka'wakw peoples, but properly only refers to this one group.[citation needed]
Notable members include artist Mungo Martin and his descendants, many of whom are also prominent artists.
References
- Johan Adrian Jacobsen: Alaskan Voyage, 1881-1883: An Expedition to the Northwest Coast of America, University of Chicago Press; Auflage: Reprint (April 1983), ISBN 978-0-226-39033-8
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