Heiltsuk
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of Heiltsuk
of Wakashan origin
Example Sentences
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Then the craft was acquired by the Heiltsuk people, perhaps as a dowry, and there it was adorned with sea-wolf imagery and carved benches.
From New York Times ● May 5, 2022
The authorities evicted them, and canoe loads of infected but not yet symptomatic Kwakwakawakw, Heiltsuk, Haida, Tsimshian and Tlingit sailed to their coastal homelands.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 10, 2021
“If you want to own it, you have to act like you own it,” said Kelly Brown, the director of resource management for the Heiltsuk Nation in Bella Bella.
From New York Times ● Nov. 15, 2016
An agreement signed this year between British Columbia and 27 tribal nations, including the Heiltsuk, protects much of the forest from commercial logging and shifts some management authority to the tribes.
From New York Times ● Nov. 15, 2016
Through this work, Qqs seeks to reinvigorate Heiltsuk presence across their territory and to give voice to the big bears, “enforcers” of Heiltsuk law.
From New York Times ● Feb. 25, 2011
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