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WEBThe Xai’xais are part of the Wakashan language family and speak Xai’xais. Today, our community resides in Klemtu, on the east side of Swindle Island on BC’s central coast (about 500km north of Vancouver), in the heart of the Great Bear Rainforest. We have 517 band members, 319 of whom live on reserve. Our village is served by two grocery ...
Klemtu - Wikipedia
WEBKlemtu, British Columbia. Klemtu is an unincorporated community on Swindle Island in the coastal fjords of British Columbia, Canada.It is located on Kitasoo Indian Reserve No. 1.. The Big House in Klemtu. Klemtu is the home of the Kitasoo tribe of Tsimshians, originally from Kitasu Bay, and the Xai'xais of Kynoch Inlet, extends eastward from Queen Charlotte Sound, approximately at
Klemtu BC | Explore the Great Bear Rainforest - Land Without Limits
WEBKlemtu is an isolated community located in a pristine cove on Swindle Island, 228km/142mi northwest of Bella Coola. Enclosed by the Great Bear Rainforest, the village sits on the doorstep of Princess Royal Island, home of the legendary white Spirit Bear, the Kermode. Klemtu’s population of 420 is composed of two First Nations groups who speak ...
Visitors Resources - Klemtu.com - KITASOO XAI’XAIS NATION
WEBvisitors Visitor Resources Travel & Accommodation For information about Travel to Klemtu and Accommodation, visit our How to Get Here page. Services Klemtu is a small remote village. There is a grocery store, fuel dock, post office, and health clinic. Conducting Business or Research If you would like to conduct business in …
How to Get Here - Klemtu.com - KITASOO XAI’XAIS NATION
WEBWilderness Seaplanes flies to Klemtu. There is no airport in Klemtu, so you will transfer from airplane to seaplane in Bella Bella to carry onto Klemtu. This form of travel is weather dependent and flights can be cancelled due to inclement weather, particularly through the winter months. Wilderness Sea Planes. Wilderness Sea Planes Routes.
Explore Klemtu: Canada's Nature Paradise for Eco-Tourists
WEBFeb 6, 2024 · Klemtu is a breathtaking marvel of nature, located within traditional territory of the Kitasoo/Xai’xais First Nations. It lies on Swindle Island, surrounded by the intricate waterways of the BC Inside Passage. This area is a part of the larger Great Bear Rainforest, one of the world’s largest temperate rainforests, spanning 6.4 million ...
Klemtu - British Columbia Travel and Adventure Vacations
WEBPremier Listings for Klemtu On Swindle Island in Finlayson Channel, approximately 219 kilometres north of Port Hardy, is Klemtu, home of the Kitasoo Native Band, and the original site of summer camps where the Xais-Xais and Kitasoo peoples came to fish and hunt. A permanent settlement emerged in the 1870s with the advent of coastal steamer
The Canadian Village Where Sasquatches Are Said to Roam
WEBApr 13, 2018 · Klemtu sits in the heart of British Columbia’s Great Bear Rainforest, a 40,000-square-mile expanse of intact temperate woods, the largest left in the world. At the foot of the Coast Mountain ...
Kitasoo/Xaixais First Nation - Wikipedia
WEBThe Kitasoo/Xaixais First Nation, also known as the Kitasoo/Xaixais Nation, is the band government of the First Nations people of Klemtu, British Columbia, Canada.The band comprises two ethnic groups who share an ancient alliance, the Kitasoo, a Tsimshian group, and the Xai'xais, a north-wakashan speaking group.The government is a member of the Oweekeno-Kitasoo-Nuxalk Tribal Council and a ...
In the village of Klemtu, a First Nations community hits its stride
WEBAug 5, 2014 · A hamlet – population 450 – Klemtu is situated in the heart of the Great Bear Rainforest, and is the seat of the Kitasoo/Xai’xais First Nation. Since McGrady took over operation of the lodge, people from around the world have been flocking in ever-greater numbers to Klemtu in the hopes of getting a glance of the area’s most famous ...
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