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Kwakwaka'wakw, as told by the various elders of the many tribes of the
Kwakwaka'wakw. these locations were central to the overall territories of the Kwakwaka'wakw people, allowing them to defend both the northern and southern tribes. The Ma'amtagila were also known for their harvesting of Cedar trees and carving.
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In 1945, the
Klowitsis Tribe and Matilpi Tribe were amalgamated to create the Turnour Island Tribe. The amalgamation was ordered by the Indian Agent, in order to make the management of these two smaller tribes easier. Members of the Matilpi agreed to join the Klowitsis Tribe with the understanding
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The Ma'amtagila maintain that they are still in existence today and have their own songs, oral histories and recognition by the various tribes that comprise the
Kwakwaka'wakw-speaking peoples. Their primary dwelling places were Matilpi Village and Haylate. They were the "protectors" of the
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In 1998, 'Mumtagila' was removed from the name. Leadership of the
Tlowitsis First Nation asserted that the Matilpi/Ma'amtagila "ceded title and authority to their lands to the chiefs of the Tlowitsis," a claim which the Ma'amtagila dispute.
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Tlowitsis Nation Transition to Stage 5 Memorandum of Understanding
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in Beware Passage, between Cracroft and Turnour Islands, 0.20 ha.
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BC Names/GeoBC entry "Coffin Island 3 (Indian reserve)"
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Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
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BC Names/GeoBC entry "Small Island 3 (Indian reserve)"
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BC Names/GeoBC entry "Port Neville 4 (Indian reserve)"
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BC Names/GeoBC entry "Aglakmuna-la 2 (Indian reserve)"
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BC Names/GeoBC entry "Keecekiltum 2 (Indian reserve)"
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is the most populated of the band's Indian reserves.
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BC Names/GeoBC entry "Aglakumna 4A (Indian reserve)"
106:(also known as Mahteelthpe, Matilpi, or Mumtagila).
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First Nation government in British Columbia, Canada
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860:BC Names/GeoBC entry "Hanatsa 6 (Indian reserve)"
849:BC Names/GeoBC entry "Etsekin 1 (Indian reserve)"
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764:"Tlowitsis Tribe | BC Assembly of First Nations"
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904:BC Names/GeoBC entry "Pawala 5 (Indian reserve)
98:Relationship with the Ma'amtagila First Nation
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882:BC Names/GeoBC entry "Karlukwees"
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871:Haylahte 3 (Indian reserve)"
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783:Tlowitsis Nation homepage
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258:Kamano (Coffin) Island
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704:Small Island IR No. 3
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1030:Categories
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750:References
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738:See also
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