Dzawada’enuxw Nation
Kingcome Inlet
The Dzawada'enuxw Nation is located in Kingcome Inlet within the Queen Charlotte Straight region, north of Vancouver Island.
The Dzawada’enuxw Nation’s main community is located in the village of Gwayee at the mouth of the Kingcome River, on BC’s South Central Coast
Dzawada’enuxw Nation
The Dzawada’enuxw Nation (formerly Tsawataineuk First Nation) is located in the Queen Charlotte Straight region, north of Vancouver Island.
Dzawada’enuxw members reside both in the traditional village of Gwayee at the mouth of the Kingcome River as well as throughout BC.
The Dza’wada’enuxw Nation belief system is based on four traditional laws and values:
Spirituality, which recognizes the existence of a higher power and provides the foundation for the three other laws and values.
Respect for all creation, underpinned by the understanding that all creation is interconnected; this belief directs the Nation’s land and resource stewardship.
Relationships, specifically the relationship between the Nation and all creation; recognizing that all creation can survive without the Nation but the Nation cannot survive without all creation.
The importance of self brings the focus to the individual; it supports the self-determination of the Dzawada’enuxw Nation reinforces the practice that the greatest duty of any individual is to give of one’s self.
Dzawada'enuxw Organizations and Resources
Online Resources
- Dzawada'enuxw First Nation
Sasamans Society - Voices of Our Children
- Marianne Nicolson: Cliff Painting
The Medicine Project
- Gwa'yi (Kingcome) - Northwest Coast Village Project
Simon Fraser University - The Bill Reid Centre