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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...
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August 4, 2026 at 12:59 AM
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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
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#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
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I still remember this reading passage from I Heard The Owl Call My Name by Margaret Craven in the early 80's. It was a favourite novel of much loved, now late, english teacher. Despite the fact that much of it was lost on teenage me I've long thought that I would come back to it.
In one of the best houses of the village Mrs Hudson, the matriarch, was pleased that a vicar was again in residence. The Bishop would surely come more frequently, perhaps even with a boatload of landlubber clergy to be fed and housed, and the young wives would gather here in her house to defer to her judgement, speaking softly in Kwákwala. 'What meat shall we have?' 'Roast beef.' Or salmon. Or wild goose. Or duck. 'And what vegetable shall we have?' Mrs Hudson's reply would always the same, and her small revenge on the white man, the intruder. 'Mashed turnips.' No white man likes mashed turnips.
May 28, 2026 at 9:13 AM
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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
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#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
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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
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#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
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#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
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We are hiring for the summer!
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Please share with those you think would thrive on our Team.

Will work in Port McNeill, on NE Vancouver Island, British Columbia, in the Traditional Territory of the Kwak̕wala-speaking People.

#JobPosting #ForTheWhales #Whale
February 6, 2026 at 6:05 PM
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Video: September 9, 2025 with telephoto lens ©MERS, MML-57 in the traditional territories of the Kwakwa̱ka̱’wakw (the Kwak̕wala-speaking Peoples).
December 28, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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#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
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“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...
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October 7, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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#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
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#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, according to a 2016 census, was 3,665 people.
#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, according to a 2016 census, was 3,665 people. Most live in their traditional territories on northern
August 27, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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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
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#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
#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
August 16, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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#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
#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
August 16, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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#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
#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 #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
August 11, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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