Kwiakah

Noun

Kwiakah pl (plural only)

1. (plural, plural-only) First Nation of British Columbia in Canada, traditionally based around Phillips Arm and Stuart Island, and part of the Lekwiltok.
   • Well, about a year and a half ago, Voelker, having become familiar with Wohlleben’s writing, contacted Wohlleben with the story of the Kwiakah’s struggles in protecting their land. Voelker says the Kwiakah’s territory was incorrectly lumped into the Great Bear Rainforest Land Use Order when it came...2018 October 14, Mike Davies, “Remote Vancouver Island Kwiakah First Nation to be featured in German documentary”, in Vancouver Island Free Daily
   • The centre marks the first permanent Kwiakah presence in Phillips Arm in nearly 100 years. Like many First Nations, the Kwiakah were displaced from their traditional coastal village sites by colonial practices in the early 20th century.2025 January 31, Rochelle Baker, “B.C.'s smallest First Nation has big plans for a 'stewardship' economy”, in National Observer