Nuxalk

American  

[noo-huhlk] / nuˈhʌlk /

noun

plural

Nuxalks, Nuxalkmc,

plural

Nuxalk

1. a member of a First Nation of British Columbia, traditionally inhabiting the Bellacoola Valley on the central coast.

2. the Salishan language of the Nuxalk.

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adjective

1. of or relating to the Nuxalk or their language.

Nuxalk British  

/ nuːˈxɒlk /

noun

1. Formerly called: Bella Coola.  a member of a Salishan Native Canadian people of British Columbia

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Etymology

Origin of Nuxalk

First recorded in 1910–15; from Nuxalk nux̣alk “people,” a self-designation; Bellacoola ( def. )

Example Sentences

Lauren Henson, a conservation scientist with the Raincoast Conservation Foundation, partnered with working group members from the Nuxalk, Haíɫzaqv, Kitasoo/Xai’xais, Gitga’at, and Wuikinuxv Nations to figure out which mainland grizzlies were most genetically similar to the island ones.

From Science Magazine

Its owner, Inez Cook, opened the 30-seat cafe in 2010 with just five menu items as a way of exploring her own First Nations background as a Nuxalk native.

From New York Times

In 2013, Nuxalk people along the Bella Coola River witnessed schools of eulachon arriving—a shock in a place where no one under the age of 20 could remember such a scene.

From National Geographic

The Nisga'a call the fermentation pen the "bin," but it's better described by the Nuxalk term: the "stink box."

From National Geographic

Megan Moody, who'd grown up catching eulachon in the Bella Coola River on British Columbia's central coast as a member of Nuxalk First Nation, began investigating the problem as a graduate student in fisheries science.

From National Geographic