Nuxalk
The Nuxalk people (Nuxalk: Nuxalkmc; pronounced [nuχalkmx]), also referred to as the Bella Coola, Bellacoola or Bilchula, are an Indigenous First Nation of the Pacific Northwest Coast, centred in the area in and around Bella Coola, British Columbia. Their language is also called Nuxalk. Their on-reserve tribal government is the Nuxalk Nation.
Nuxálk people gathered around an eulachon stink box near the Bella Coola River. | |
Regions with significant populations | |
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Bella Coola, British Columbia | |
Languages | |
English, Nuxalk | |
Religion | |
American Indian panentheism, Christianity, other | |
Related ethnic groups | |
other Coast Salish peoples |
People | Nuxalkmc |
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Language | ItNuxalkmc |
Country | Kulhulmcilh |
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