Heiltsuk

British  

/ ˈhaɪlˌstʊk /

noun

1. Formerly called: Bella Bella.  a member of a coastal Native Canadian people living in British Columbia

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Etymology

Origin of Heiltsuk

of Wakashan origin

Example Sentences

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

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

A grizzly bear hunting salmon along the Koeye River on Heiltsuk lands.

From New York Times • Feb. 25, 2011