Campbell River First Nation (Wei Wai Kum)
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The Campbell River First Nation (Wei Wai Kum) are the band government of one of the component groups of the Laich-kwil-tach
or Southern Kwakiutl subgroup of the Kwakwaka'wakw
peoples, based at the city of Campbell River
. They are part of the Hamatla Treaty Society
.
Laich-kwil-tach
Laich-kwil-tach is the proper spelling in the Kwak'wala language of the name used for themselves by the "Southern Kwakiutl" people of Quadra Island and Campbell River in British Columbia, Canada...
or Southern Kwakiutl subgroup of the Kwakwaka'wakw
Kwakwaka'wakw
The Kwakwaka'wakw are an Indigenous group of First Nations peoples, numbering about 5,500, who live in British Columbia on northern Vancouver Island and the adjoining mainland and islands.Kwakwaka'wakw translates as "Those who speak Kwak'wala", describing the collective nations within the area that...
peoples, based at the city of Campbell River
Campbell River, British Columbia
Campbell River is a coastal city in British Columbia on the east coast of Vancouver Island at the south end of Discovery Passage, which lies along the important coastal Inside Passage shipping route...
. They are part of the Hamatla Treaty Society
Hamatla Treaty Society
The Hamatla Treaty Society handles Treaty negotiations in the BC Treaty Process for a number of First Nations located in the northern Strait of Georgia of British Columbia.-Membership:*Campbell River Indian Band...
.