Gwa'sala-'Nakwaxda'xw

proper noun

Two indigenous people and First Nations from northern Vancouver Island and mainland British Columbia, Canada.

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Meanings

proper nounGwa'sala-'Nakwaxda'xw pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyTwo indigenous people and First Nations from northern Vancouver Island and mainland British Columbia, Canada.

    They equally represent the Gwa’sala-‘Nakwaxda’xw, two nations relocated from their homes at Smith Inlet, Takush, and Blunden Harbour, Ba’as, in the 1960s and have lived together at the Tsulquate reserve since.

    2020 September 6, Zoe Ducklow, “Totem poles almost complete for Gwa’sala-‘Nakwaxda’xw Big House”, in Vancouver Island Free Daily
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    Hemphill was in Ottawa last week with a Gwa’sala-‘Nakwaxda’xw delegation and said she spoke to Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree and his staff about the crisis in Tsulquate. “They listened very, very carefully to what we had to say and they seemed committed to help.”

    2024 March 3, Michael John Lo, “Port Hardy-area First Nations declare state of emergency after 11 deaths in two months”, in Vancouver Sun

Origin

From Gwa'sala + 'Nakwaxda'xw.

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APA

Gwa'sala-'Nakwaxda'xw. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gwa'sala-'Nakwaxda'xw

MLA

“Gwa'sala-'Nakwaxda'xw.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gwa'sala-'Nakwaxda'xw. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gwa'sala-'Nakwaxda'xw,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gwa'sala-'Nakwaxda'xw.

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