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image by Janis Lasmanis, 10 October 2022
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The Heiltsuk
or Haíɫzaqv sometimes historically referred to as Bella Bella, are an Indigenous
people of the Central Coast region in British Columbia, centred on the island
community of Bella Bella. The government of the Heiltsuk people is the Heiltsuk
Nation, though the term is also used to describe the community. Its largest
community is Bella Bella.
The Heiltsuk (Haíɫzaqv) are the main
descendants of Haíɫzaqvḷa(Heiltsuk)-speaking people and identify as being from
one or more of five tribal groups: W̓úyalitx̌v (Wuyalitxv) (Seaward Tribe or
Seaward Division; outside water people), Q̓vúqvay̓áitx̌v (Qvuqvayaitxv) (Calm
Water Tribe or Calm Water Division), W̓u̓íƛ̓itx̌v (Wuithitxv) (Roscoe Inlet
Tribe; inside water people), Y̓ísdáitx̌v (Yisdaitxv) (The Y̓ísdá Tribe, People
of Y̓ísdá (Yisda), where mountains meet the sea or Mackenzie Park Division, near
Elcho Harbour on Dean Channel), and the X̌íx̌ís (Xixis / Xai’xais)
(Northern/Downriver Tribe, originally residing in Qínat (Kynoch) or Kynoch Inlet
Division).
Janis Lasmanis, 10 October 2022
image located by Vanja Poposki, 19 September 2019
I found three flags for the Heiltsuk Nation. The green one is from unknown
date taken from Wikimedia. The second is from 2013, and the third is from 2019.
Vanja Poposki, 19 September 2019
image located by Vanja Poposki, 19 September 2019
image located by Vanja Poposki, 19 September 2019