Lekwiltok

Noun

Lekwiltok (plural Lekwiltoks or Lekwiltok)

1. A group of First Nations (Wei Wai Kai, Wei Wai Kum, Kwiakah) based on the east coast of Vancouver Island and Quadra Island in British Columbia, Canada, historically also on the mainland coast.
   • Cape Mudge also marked the southern extremity of the Kwakiutl, the home of the Lekwiltok or, more commonly a century ago, the Yaculta.1984, Barry M. Gough, Gunboat Frontier: British Maritime Authority and Northwest Coast Indians, 1846-1890, University of British Columbia Press, page 130
   • For a time nothing happened, then one day the Lekwiltoks arrived in force. At first the white settlers were not too afraid. They usually stayed out of tribal disputes and knew the authority of the HBC protected them.2002, Jan Peterson, Black Diamond City: Nanaimo, the Victorian Era, Heritage House, page 53

   Synonyms:

   Eucaltaw, Euclataw, Yaculta, Yakulta, Yuclataw, Yuculta