Haisla people
Haisla people (Xa’islak’ala, X̄a’islakʼala, X̌àʼislakʼala, X̣aʼislak’ala, or Xai:sla) are a First Nation who reside in Kitamaat. The Haisla consist of two bands: the Kitamaat people, residing in upper Douglas Channel and Devastation Channel, and the Kitlope People, inhabiting upper Princess Royal Channel and Gardner Canal in British Columbia, Canada.
Xa’islak’ala, X̄a’islakʼala, X̌àʼislakʼala, X̣aʼislak’ala, Xai:sla | |
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Logo of the Haisla Nation Council | |
| Total population | |
| 1,500 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| British Columbia | |
| Languages | |
| English, Haisla | |
| Religion | |
| Native, Christianity, | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Heiltsuk, Wuikinuxv, Kwakiutl |
The Kitamaat people identify themselves as Haisla, meaning "dwellers downriver". The term Kitamaat originates from the Tsimshian people. In Tsimshian, the name Kitamaat means "people of the snow".
The Haisla language is officially named X̄a’islak̓ala. Historically, the Haisla, along with their neighboring Wuikinuxv and Heiltsuk peoples, were mistakenly identified as the Northern Kwakiutl.
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