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Xwamdasbe' (Humdaspe), meaning place where there is otter" is located on Hope Island off the north coast of Vancouver island. It was the principal home of the people known as the Nahwitti (the Yutlinuk, Tlatlasikwala and Nakomgilisala tribes) during the second half of the 19th century.

Xwamdasbe' (Humdaspe), meaning place where there is otter" is located on Hope Island off the north coast of Vancouver island. It was the principal home of the people known as the Nahwitti (the Yutlinuk, Tlatlasikwala and Nakomgilisala tribes) during the second half of the 19th century.

Xwamdasbe' (Humdaspe), meaning place where there is otter" is located on Hope Island off the north coast of Vancouver island. It was the principal home of the people known as the Nahwitti (the Yutlinuk, Tlatlasikwala and Nakomgilisala tribes) during the second half of the 19th century.

Xwamdasbe' (Humdaspe), meaning place where there is otter" is located on Hope Island off the north coast of Vancouver island. It was the principal home of the people known as the Nahwitti (the Yutlinuk, Tlatlasikwala and Nakomgilisala tribes) during the second half of the 19th century. The posts of the unfinished house of Ha'm'cit were carved by a man from Smith Inlet called Si.wit who moved to Xwamdasbe' and married Tom Omhyid's mother. Ha'm'cit died before the house was finished (…

The frontal pole of the Rock Slide House shown standing at the front of the house frame. The pole features three watchmen at the top of the pole, followed by a cormorant, and then a killer whale. At the base of the pole is a grizzly bear. In the background is a beaver memorial.

Looking west from the east end of the village. In the foreground is a memorial pole featuring a tall column with a beaver at the base and eight potlatch cylinders on the shaft above.

Blunden Harbour is a small harbour and native Indian reserve located on the mainland side of Queen Charlotte Strait, roughly 25 kilometres to the northeast of Port Hardy. The people who lived here referred to themselves as the 'Nak'waxda'xw, and are known historically as the Nakoaktok. In 1964, the community voted to relocate to Port Hardy after the Canadian Department of Indian and Northern Affairs threatened to cut off support for housing, education, and services if they remained in their…

Adelaide de Menil, in communication with Bill Reid, traveled the Northwest Coast from Vancouver Island to Southeast Alaska photographing the monumental art of Coastal First Nations. Many of the images she captured show totem poles, and architecture in the final stages of decay before returning to the forest. The title of these images reflect the date that they were taken, and the roll and frame number assigned by Ms. de Menil.

Adelaide de Menil, in communication with Bill Reid, traveled the Northwest Coast from Vancouver Island to Southeast Alaska photographing the monumental art of Coastal First Nations. Many of the images she captured show totem poles, and architecture in the final stages of decay before returning to the forest. The title of these images reflect the date that they were taken, and the roll and frame number assigned by Ms. de Menil.

Blunden Harbour is a small harbour and native Indian reserve located on the mainland side of Queen Charlotte Strait, roughly 25 kilometres to the northeast of Port Hardy. The people who lived here referred to themselves as the 'Nak'waxda'xw, and are known historically as the Nakoaktok. In 1964, the community voted to relocate to Port Hardy after the Canadian Department of Indian and Northern Affairs threatened to cut off support for housing, education, and services if they remained in their…

Blunden Harbour is a small harbour and native Indian reserve located on the mainland side of Queen Charlotte Strait, roughly 25 kilometres to the northeast of Port Hardy. The people who lived here referred to themselves as the 'Nak'waxda'xw, and are known historically as the Nakoaktok. In 1964, the community voted to relocate to Port Hardy after the Canadian Department of Indian and Northern Affairs threatened to cut off support for housing, education, and services if they remained in their…

Blunden Harbour is a small harbour and native Indian reserve located on the mainland side of Queen Charlotte Strait, roughly 25 kilometres to the northeast of Port Hardy. The people who lived here referred to themselves as the 'Nak'waxda'xw, and are known historically as the Nakoaktok. In 1964, the community voted to relocate to Port Hardy after the Canadian Department of Indian and Northern Affairs threatened to cut off support for housing, education, and services if they remained in their…

Blunden Harbour is a small harbour and native Indian reserve located on the mainland side of Queen Charlotte Strait, roughly 25 kilometres to the northeast of Port Hardy. The people who lived here referred to themselves as the 'Nak'waxda'xw, and are known historically as the Nakoaktok. In 1964, the community voted to relocate to Port Hardy after the Canadian Department of Indian and Northern Affairs threatened to cut off support for housing, education, and services if they remained in their…

Blunden Harbour is a small harbour and native Indian reserve located on the mainland side of Queen Charlotte Strait, roughly 25 kilometres to the northeast of Port Hardy. The people who lived here referred to themselves as the 'Nak'waxda'xw, and are known historically as the Nakoaktok. In 1964, the community voted to relocate to Port Hardy after the Canadian Department of Indian and Northern Affairs threatened to cut off support for housing, education, and services if they remained in their…