Home Flores Island is located off the west coast of Vancouver Island nestled in Clayoquot sound, just north of Tofino.  
 
ARTWORK

 

Gallery website LANGUAGE

 

-SEA LION

-RED SNAPPER

-GREY WHALE

-WHALE (ANY)

-SEA OTTER

-SOCKEYE SALMON

 

Ahousaht

Location:

On the west coast of Vancouver Island. Main community is in Ahousaht, on Marktosis Indian Reserve #15, on Flores Island, 18 km northwest of Tofino. (25 reserves on 591.7 hectares.)
   
Number of band members: 1,760 (Source: Registered Indian Population by Sex and Residence 2005, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada)

The Nuu-chah-nulth people have lived on the west coast of Vancouver Island for an estimated 10,000 years or more. Their traditional society lived in harmony with the rich resources of the coastal temperate rainforest. It is estimated that 100,000 people lived on the west coast of Vancouver Island before European explorers spread diseases such as small pox to the villages. Many communities lost more than 80 percent of their population during the 1800's. Much is lost in history due to this population decline, but the artistry, stories, songs and culture live on.

NUU-CHAH-NULTH WEBSITE “Nuu-chah-nulth”, meaning

“all along the mountains and sea”.
-shared by Nelson Keitlah, Nuu-chah-nulth Elder.

BC Archives to Native History

Nuu-Chah-Nulth Ladies, Weaving Baskets

 
Band Map