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The Tseshaht First Nation is a vibrant community on the West Coast of Vancouver Island in Port Alberni, British Columbia, with an active and progressive natural resources-based economy. We are proud of our culture and work as a community to preserve our t

We are Tseshaht The Tseshaht First Nation is a vibrant community on the West Coast of Vancouver Island in Port Alberni, British Columbia, with an active and progressive natural resources-based economy. We are proud of our culture and work as a community to preserve our traditional values and the teachings.Tseshaht translates as 'the people of Ts'ishaa,' a place on what is known today as Benson Island, one of the Broken Group Islands in Barkley Sound. We are one of the 14 Nations that make up the Nuu-chah-nulth [Nootka] people of western Vancouver Island.

The Tseshaht people live on the west Coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, one of the 14 Nations that make up the Nuu chah nulth Tribal Council. Tseshaht is pronounced as see-sha-ought. Tseshaht translates as the people of, This word uses the Nuu-chah-nulth font. while Nuu chah nulth means all along the mountains and sea and is descriptive of a people living along the mountains that face the Pacific Ocean. The area This word uses the Nuu-chah-nulth font. is located on what is today known as Benson Island, one of the Broken Group Islands in Barkley Sound. The Tseshaht people were created at This word uses the Nuu-chah-nulth font. and came to own all of the Broken Group Islands and lands up the Alberni inlet to Port Alberni. Historically, the Tseshaht people were whalers and fishermen, and their lives revolved around their territories on both land and water. The Tseshaht people assumed full control of the Somass River and established a fishing infrastructure where the ownership and utilization of fishing sites was governed by Tupaati - a system where hereditary privileges or prerogatives determined the ownership and use of practically everything of value. Today, the Tseshaht remain in the Alberni Valley and still hold their traditional territories in Barkley Sound and the Alberni Valley . This word uses the Nuu-chah-nulth font. the land of Tseshaht creation, has been declared a park reserve by the Government of Canada. The Tseshaht First Nation reserve land is now a vibrant, active community, with a membership of over 900 members and with an active and progressive natural resources- based economy, primarily with its abundant fisheries and well-developed forestry interests. The Tseshaht community is involved in many initiatives from construction to forestry, from social development to education, from the fisheries to mental health and is quickly moving towards self sufficiency. The people of Tseshaht remain proud of their heritage and work as a community to preserve their traditional values and the teachings of the past.

Welcome to the Hupacasath First NationWelcome to the website of the Hupacasath First Nation. We are located in Port Alberni, BC and consist of approximately 300 members and 5 reserves.The two main reserves, Ahahswinis and Kleekoot are to about half of our population.We opened our new offices and hall, the House of Gathering, in January 2002.

The Tseshaht First Nation is a vibrant community on the West Coast of Vancouver Island in Port Alberni, British Columbia, with an active and progressive natural resources-based economy. We are proud of our culture and work as a community to preserve our t