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settled in the area in the 1890s. It is estimated the population of the
Nuxalkmc people were in the thousands amongst different villages. Stories suggest there were approximately ten thousand to thirty thousand spanning the whole
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Q'umk'uts', a Nuxalk community that is located at the confluence of the Bella Coola River and the
Pacific Ocean is currently home to the majority of the Nuxalk population, is located in the
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Religious ceremony with Totems and the playing of frame drums, from an edition of 1897, illustration by
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Smith, Harlan I. (1929). "Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and
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and social events are held. The Nuxalk
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271:http://naeb.brit.org/uses/tribes/21/
70:Regions with significant populations
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399:National Museum of Canada Bulletin
230:was returned to the nation by the
226:In February 2023, a Nuxalk Nation
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1273:Swinomish Indian Tribal Community
27:First Nation in British Colombia
1287:Organizations and institutions
1263:Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians
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1178:Confederated Tribes of Siletz
273:(387 documented plant uses).
232:Royal British Columbia Museum
137:Bella Coola, British Columbia
76:Bella Coola, British Columbia
1008:Sto꞉lo Nation Chiefs Council
943:Kwaw-kwaw-Apilt First Nation
344:Elassar, Alaa (2023-02-19).
210:Located at the mouth of the
173:the Nation's primary reserve
1208:Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe
1133:Tsleil-Waututh First Nation
1038:Tsleil-waututh First Nation
147:. The population is 1,479.
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1238:Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe
1123:Yakweakwioose First Nation
1028:Yakweakwioose First Nation
983:Shxw'ow'hamel First Nation
118:UBC Museum of Anthropology
1203:Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe
1198:Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe
177:Central business district
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1113:Tsawwassen First Nation
1108:Snuneymuxw First Nation
1053:Kwikwetlem First Nation
988:Skawahlook First Nation
1248:Skokomish Indian Tribe
1233:Quinault Indian Nation
1228:Nisqually Indian Tribe
1158:Esquimalt First Nation
1143:Union Bar First Nation
1063:Chemainus First Nation
1058:Semiahmoo First Nation
1023:Tzeachten First Nation
998:Soowahlie First Nation
963:Sq'Ă©wlets First Nation
948:Leq'á:mel First Nation
923:Chawathil First Nation
252:to boils. They take a
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1078:Klahoose First Nation
1013:Stó꞉lō Tribal Council
993:Skowkale First Nation
933:Kwantlen First Nation
265:A full list of their
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98:Related ethnic groups
1258:Squaxin Island Tribe
1243:Samish Indian Nation
1188:Cowlitz Indian Tribe
1163:Tsawout First Nation
1128:Tseycum First Nation
1088:Nanoose First Nation
1083:Malahat First Nation
1073:Homalco First Nation
1043:Musqueam Indian Band
1003:Squiala First Nation
953:Matsqui First Nation
246:of pounded roots of
1318:Culture and society
1093:Peters First Nation
1068:Halalt First Nation
1048:Katzie First Nation
968:Seabird Island Band
938:Katzie First Nation
259:Antennaria howellii
242:The Nuxalk apply a
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1018:Sumas First Nation
978:Skway First Nation
973:Skwah First Nation
928:Cheam First Nation
425:(including Nuxálk)
419:, official website
221:Bella Coola Valley
165:Bella Coola Valley
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212:Bella Coola River
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30:Ethnic group
1433:Lushootseed
1218:Makah Tribe
958:Popkum Band
911:Governments
888:(Tillamook)
801:Muckleshoot
267:ethnobotany
238:Ethnobotany
171:. It is on
1471:Categories
1371:Halkomelem
871:Sahewamish
826:Snoqualmie
706:Skawahlook
631:Tsawwassen
626:Snuneymuxw
546:Humptulips
496:Stz'uminus
381:Smith 1929
369:Smith 1929
355:2023-02-21
294:References
228:totem pole
181:potlatches
1411:Semiahmoo
1366:Pentlatch
1345:Languages
1330:Mythology
897:Quamichan
876:Wynoochee
856:Swinomish
851:Suquamish
836:Nisqually
831:Skykomish
821:Snohomish
806:Sammamish
796:Skokomish
761:Penelakut
756:Quamichan
731:Tzeachten
716:Soowahlie
696:Shilshole
671:Leq'á:mel
666:Sts'ailes
661:Sq'Ă©wlets
651:Semiahmoo
561:Kilpahlas
556:Khenipsen
526:Esquimalt
490:Sts'ailes
480:Chawathil
326:11 August
254:decoction
159:Community
151:Etymology
82:Languages
1456:Quinault
1439:Southern
1421:T'sou-ke
1416:Songhees
1386:Nooksack
1381:Squamish
1376:shĂshálh
866:Quinault
841:Puyallup
781:Nooksack
766:Lamalcha
746:Tsartlip
741:T'souk-e
711:Skowkale
646:Squamish
641:shĂshálh
621:Sliammon
601:Musqueam
586:Kwantlen
576:Koksilah
566:Klahoose
521:Duwamish
506:Comiaken
405:: 47–68.
277:See also
244:poultice
194:Language
18:Nuxalkmc
1451:Cowlitz
1428:Klallam
1401:Saanich
886:Nehalem
861:Tulalip
771:Saanich
721:Squiala
616:Malahat
606:Nanoose
596:Matsqui
571:Klallam
541:Homalco
516:Cowlitz
511:Copalis
473:Peoples
206:History
131:of the
127:is the
88:English
1482:Nuxalk
1406:Samish
902:Somena
892:Siletz
881:Satsop
811:Samish
751:Somena
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