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litwick609.bsky.social
This drawing is heavily inspired by the Kwakwak'awokw art and their wood carving overall.

Either way, I will leave ya the link here if you want to read about this fascinating indigenous group from Canada: umistapotlatch.ca/notre_peuple...
Our People | Our People | Living Tradition, The Kwakwaka'wakw Potlatch on the Northwest Coast
Introducing the Kwakwaka'wakw First Nations, the Kwakwala-speaking people also known by anthropologists as kwakiutl, with description of the songs, stories, dances, and ceremonial objects of the potla...
umistapotlatch.ca
August 4, 2026 at 12:59 AM
storytree.bsky.social
Powerful mural outside the U'Mista Cultural Centre in Alert Bay: Thunderbird carrying off the old (now demolished) residential school which once stood there.
A large wooden orange shirt carries the design of a Thunderbird carrying off the old St. Michael's Residential School. I'm sorry I don't have the keyboard to properly transcribe the Kwakwala writing on my phone. Below is written: every child matters.
July 28, 2026 at 7:30 PM
jenniferauh.bsky.social
#Kwakwa̱ka̱wakw ([ˈkʷakʷəkʲəʔwakʷ]), also known as the #Kwakiutl[2][3] (/ˈkwɑːkjʊtəl/; "Kwakʼwala-speaking peoples"),[4][5] are an indigenous group of the Pacific Northwest Coast, in southwestern Canada. Their total population— with Field Museum at Field Museum
#Kwakwa̱ka̱wakw ([ˈkʷakʷəkʲəʔwakʷ]), also known as the #Kwakiutl[2][3] (/ˈkwɑːkjʊtəl/; "Kwakʼwala-speaking peoples"),[4][5] are an indigenous group of the Pacific Northwest Coast, in southwestern Canada. Their total population— with Field Museum at Field Museum
July 22, 2026 at 12:33 PM
coastfunds.bsky.social
“For us, Nenagwas means a new beginning for our people.”

Tlowitsis Nation hosted an open house to welcome members and supporters to Nenagwas – a new community whose name in Kwak̓wala means “a place to come home to.”

🔗 Learn more: coastfunds.ca/news/nenagwa...
Nenagwas Open House: Tlowitsis Nation Has “A Place To Come Home To”
On September 10, Tlowitsis Nation hosted a small open house in their new community, Nenagwas, which translates from Kwak̓wala to “a place to come home to.” The open house welcomed community members, a...
coastfunds.ca
October 7, 2025 at 5:18 PM
bronfreefilms.bsky.social
🌿 WATCH NOW ON aptn lumi 🌿

Our award-winning claymation short, Məca, is now streaming on APTN lumi!

STREAM 👉💻 aptnlumi.ca#/videoDetail...

#aptn #aptnlumi #aptnlanguages #kwakwala #indigenousfilm #claymation
November 19, 2024 at 12:38 AM
doddsmountain.bsky.social
The Kwakwala language names places based on either the use of the land or a prominent geological feature. Europeans were apparently so confused that things weren't named after people lol
April 11, 2025 at 6:29 AM
lacouvee.bsky.social
ʔik la x̌us ǧəʔalax̌ - good be the day to you - Likʷal̓a, the Kʷakʷal̓a dialect of Campbell River
January 29, 2025 at 4:48 PM
lacouvee.bsky.social
am also studying Likwala - a southern Kwakwala language with others in the community, and being exposed to Indigenous world views and ways of knowing. www.erudit.org/en/journals/...
www.erudit.org
December 5, 2024 at 12:38 AM
andrewgarrett.bsky.social
Apropos of nothing, here are 3 awesome Berkeley linguistics theses you should read: distinctive, imaginative, rigorous, and inspiring. (I didn't advise them; I'm not promoting my own students.)

Katie Sardinha, "The Semantics of Kʷak̓ʷala Object Case", 2017, www.escholarship.org/uc/item/14r9...

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The Semantics of Kʷak̓ʷala Object Case
Author(s): Sardinha, Katherine
www.escholarship.org
February 4, 2025 at 4:34 PM
pyry.lutefisk.online
some wakashan languages apparently have a system of sound changes that is reminiscent of the mutation system of celtic languages, but with suffixes. @evpok.love were you looking for more of these at one point?
Kwakʼwala - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
April 13, 2025 at 3:04 PM
avzaagzonunaada.bsky.social
... still are older speakers (of Finnish, I mean; of course, Kwakwala is still a living language despite the challenges).
May 14, 2025 at 5:21 PM
avzaagzonunaada.bsky.social
When I first moved to Vancouver and attended my first ICSNL on Vancouver Island, Sonya Bird told me about the socialist Finns of Sointula. Presumably, their ancestral language doesn’t survive, and they, like most of their Kwakwala neighbors, speak only English, but always been curious if there ...
May 14, 2025 at 5:21 PM
naturek.bsky.social
Baby Bull Kelp in the morning light.

Photo credit Jackie Hindering, taken in the traditional territory of the Kwakwa̱ka̱’wakw (the Kwak̕wala-speaking Peoples), Vancouver Island BC
May 17, 2026 at 5:46 PM
patrickkapty.bsky.social
Orator's Mask
cedar wood, pigment
19th century
Kwakiutl people
British Columbia, Canada

#tribal #tribalart #indigenous #ritual #religion #mask #handmade #kwakiutl #britishcolumbia #canada #firstnations #nativeart #nativeculture
Kwakiutl, North American Indians who traditionally lived in what is now British Columbia, Canada, along the shores of the waterways between Vancouver Island and the mainland. Their name for themselves means “those who speak Kwakwala.” Although the name Kwakiutl is often applied to all the peoples of that group, it is the name of only one band of Kwakwaka’wakw. They speak a Wakashan language that includes three major dialects: Haisla, spoken on the Gardner Canal and Douglas Channel; Heiltsuq, spoken from Gardner Canal to Rivers Inlet; and southern Kwakiutl, spoken from Rivers Inlet to Cape Mudge on the mainland and on the northern end of Vancouver Island. The Kwakiutl are culturally and linguistically related to the Nuu-chah-nulth. In 2014 the 15 nations and bands that compose the Kwakwaka’wakw numbered about 7,700.
August 23, 2025 at 2:28 PM
jenniferauh.bsky.social
#Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw ([ˈkʷakʷəkʲəʔwakʷ]), also known as the #Kwakiutl[2][3] (/ˈkwɑːkjʊtəl/; "Kwakʼwala-speaking peoples"),[4][5] are an indigenous group of the Pacific Northwest Coast, in southwestern Canada. Their M4ufree beeip.com
#Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw ([ˈkʷakʷəkʲəʔwakʷ]), also known as the #Kwakiutl[2][3] (/ˈkwɑːkjʊtəl/; "Kwakʼwala-speaking peoples"),[4][5] are an indigenous group of the Pacific Northwest Coast, in southwestern Canada. Their M4ufree beeip.com
May 1, 2026 at 2:20 PM
jenniferauh.bsky.social
The image displays a collection of Northwest Coast Native American masks, likely from a museum or cultural exhibit. These masks are significant in the cultures of indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest and Alaska, including tribes like the #Tlingit, #Haida, #Tsimshian, #Kwakiutl, and Nootka.
#Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw ([ˈkʷakʷəkʲəʔwakʷ]), also known as the #Kwakiutl[2][3] (/ˈkwɑːkjʊtəl/; "Kwakʼwala-speaking peoples"),[4][5] are an indigenous group of the Pacific Northwest Coast, in southwestern Canada. Their M4ufree beeip.com
May 1, 2026 at 2:14 PM
jenniferauh.bsky.social
#Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw ([ˈkʷakʷəkʲəʔwakʷ]), also known as the #Kwakiutl[2][3] (/ˈkwɑːkjʊtəl/; "Kwakʼwala-speaking peoples"),[4][5] are an indigenous group of the Pacific Northwest Coast, in southwestern Canada. Their M4ufree beeip.com
#Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw ([ˈkʷakʷəkʲəʔwakʷ]), also known as the #Kwakiutl[2][3] (/ˈkwɑːkjʊtəl/; "Kwakʼwala-speaking peoples"),[4][5] are an indigenous group of the Pacific Northwest Coast, in southwestern Canada. Their M4ufree beeip.com
March 3, 2026 at 3:59 PM
jenniferauh.bsky.social
#Kwakwa̱ka̱wakw ([ˈkʷakʷəkʲəʔwakʷ]), also known as the #Kwakiutl[2][3] (/ˈkwɑːkjʊtəl/; "Kwakʼwala-speaking peoples"),[4][5] are an indigenous group of the Pacific Northwest Coast, in southwestern Canada. Their total population
#Kwakwa̱ka̱wakw ([ˈkʷakʷəkʲəʔwakʷ]), also known as the #Kwakiutl[2][3] (/ˈkwɑːkjʊtəl/; "Kwakʼwala-speaking peoples"),[4][5] are an indigenous group of the Pacific Northwest Coast, in southwestern Canada. Their total population
March 2, 2026 at 1:38 PM
jenniferauh.bsky.social
#Kwakwa̱ka̱wakw ([ˈkʷakʷəkʲəʔwakʷ]), also known as the #Kwakiutl[2][3] (/ˈkwɑːkjʊtəl/; "Kwakʼwala-speaking peoples"),[4][5] are an indigenous group of the Pacific Northwest Coast, in southwestern Canada. Their total population
#Kwakwa̱ka̱wakw ([ˈkʷakʷəkʲəʔwakʷ]), also known as the #Kwakiutl[2][3] (/ˈkwɑːkjʊtəl/; "Kwakʼwala-speaking peoples"),[4][5] are an indigenous group of the Pacific Northwest Coast, in southwestern Canada. Their total population
February 17, 2026 at 6:19 PM
jenniferauh.bsky.social
#Kwakwa̱ka̱wakw ([ˈkʷakʷəkʲəʔwakʷ]), also known as the #Kwakiutl[2][3] (/ˈkwɑːkjʊtəl/; "Kwakʼwala-speaking peoples"),[4][5] are an indigenous group of the Pacific Northwest Coast, in southwestern Canada. Their total population
#Kwakwa̱ka̱wakw ([ˈkʷakʷəkʲəʔwakʷ]), also known as the #Kwakiutl[2][3] (/ˈkwɑːkjʊtəl/; "Kwakʼwala-speaking peoples"),[4][5] are an indigenous group of the Pacific Northwest Coast, in southwestern Canada. Their total population
February 14, 2026 at 4:20 PM
jenniferauh.bsky.social
The #Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw ([ˈkʷakʷəkʲəʔwakʷ]), also known as the #Kwakiutl[2][3] (/ˈkwɑːkjʊtəl/; "Kwakʼwala-speaking peoples"),[4][5] are an indigenous group of the Pacific Northwest Coast, in southwestern Canada. Their total population, according to a 2016 ries on northern
The #Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw ([ˈkʷakʷəkʲəʔwakʷ]), also known as the #Kwakiutl[2][3] (/ˈkwɑːkjʊtəl/; "Kwakʼwala-speaking peoples"),[4][5] are an indigenous group of the Pacific Northwest Coast, in southwestern Canada. Their total population, according to a 2016 census, was 3,665 people. Most live in their traditional territories on northern
February 7, 2026 at 10:05 PM
jenniferauh.bsky.social
#Kwakwa̱ka̱wakw ([ˈkʷakʷəkʲəʔwakʷ]), also known as the #Kwakiutl[2][3] (/ˈkwɑːkjʊtəl/; "Kwakʼwala-speaking peoples"),[4][5] are an indigenous group of the Pacific Northwest Coast, in southwestern Canada. Their total population
#Kwakwa̱ka̱wakw ([ˈkʷakʷəkʲəʔwakʷ]), also known as the #Kwakiutl[2][3] (/ˈkwɑːkjʊtəl/; "Kwakʼwala-speaking peoples"),[4][5] are an indigenous group of the Pacific Northwest Coast, in southwestern Canada. Their total population
October 30, 2025 at 2:22 PM
jenniferauh.bsky.social
#Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw ([ˈkʷakʷəkʲəʔwakʷ]), also known as the Kwakiutl[2][3] (/ˈkwɑːkjʊtəl/; "Kwakʼwala-speaking peoples"),[4][5] are an indigenous group of the Pacific Northwest Coast, in southwestern Canada. Their total population, according to a 2016 census, was 3,665 people.
#Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw ([ˈkʷakʷəkʲəʔwakʷ]), also known as the Kwakiutl[2][3] (/ˈkwɑːkjʊtəl/; "Kwakʼwala-speaking peoples"),[4][5] are an indigenous group of the Pacific Northwest Coast, in southwestern Canada. Their total population, according to a 2016 census, was 3,665 people.
October 14, 2025 at 2:42 PM
jenniferauh.bsky.social
#Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw ([ˈkʷakʷəkʲəʔwakʷ]), also known as the Kwakiutl[2][3] (/ˈkwɑːkjʊtəl/; "Kwakʼwala-speaking peoples"),[4][5] are an indigenous group of the Pacific Northwest Coast, in southwestern Canada. Their total population, according to a 2016 census, was 3,665 people
#Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw ([ˈkʷakʷəkʲəʔwakʷ]), also known as the Kwakiutl[2][3] (/ˈkwɑːkjʊtəl/; "Kwakʼwala-speaking peoples"),[4][5] are an indigenous group of the Pacific Northwest Coast, in southwestern Canada. Their total population, according to a 2016 census, was 3,665 people
September 21, 2025 at 2:27 PM
jenniferauh.bsky.social
#Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw ([ˈkʷakʷəkʲəʔwakʷ]), also known as the Kwakiutl[2][3] (/ˈkwɑːkjʊtəl/; "Kwakʼwala-speaking peoples"),[4][5] are an indigenous group of the Pacific Northwest Coast, in southwestern Canada. Their total population, according to a 2016 census, was 3,665 people
#Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw ([ˈkʷakʷəkʲəʔwakʷ]), also known as the Kwakiutl[2][3] (/ˈkwɑːkjʊtəl/; "Kwakʼwala-speaking peoples"),[4][5] are an indigenous group of the Pacific Northwest Coast, in southwestern Canada. Their total population, according to a 2016 census, was 3,665 people
September 21, 2025 at 2:22 PM