Vancouver Island’s outer coast, from the Brooks Peninsula southward to
the northwest tip of Washington state, is the traditional territory of
the Nuu-chah-nulth people.
It is not known exactly when the ancestors of the Nuu-chah-nulth first
arrived here to the west coast. he oldest carbon-dated village site is
on an island in Barkley Sound, and indicates that people were living
here at least 5,000 years ago.
Culturally, the Nuu-chah-nulth both were and are maritime people. They
traditionally lived in longhouses in villages always situated on the
water’s edge.
Excerpts taken from the page Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations at Alberni-Clayoquot Tourism
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One of the Nuu Chah nulth tribes in Port Alberni are the Tsehaht peoples. Here is one of their songs often performed in our community...
Hi Abbie,
ReplyDeleteThis popped up on my google alerts. Check out www.uuathluk.ca, which is the aquatic resource management organization run by Nuu-chah-nulth people. (I work for Uu-a-thluk). I also homeschool my grade four daughter--wondering if you are local...hmmm. How can I find that out? Blessings, Shannon