1.

Haida Gwaii (Haida First Nations)

Name used today: Queen Charlotte Islands
- name was given by European explorers in the 18th century
Desc​ription of the region
● Picture:
○ https://www.cntraveler.com/story/how-to-visit-haida-gwaii-canad
as-final-frontier

● Archipelago (about 150 islands) that is 250km long and off the north
coast of BC
● Graham and Moresby Islands are the largest
● Lots of wildlife including a subspecies of black bear and stickleback fish
that are different due to adaptive radiation
● There is unique plant life due to Haida Gwaii not being glaciated during
the Ice Age. Sitka spruce and cedar forests are common.
● Rugged mountains (formed by movement of plates under Pacific
Ocean)
● The Hecate Strait separates it from the mainland (water is very rough
there)
● Population of about 4,500
2. Ashcroft (Ashcroft First Nations)
Name used today: Cornwall
Description of the region
● About 90km west of Kamloops
● in the Thompson Canyon area
● at the confluence of the ​Bonaparte​ and Thompson Rivers
● Open grasslands and forests of Engelmann spruce
● Wildlife includes deer, cougar, and blue grouse
● Population on First Nations land: 72
● Population off of First Nations land: 203
● Pictures:
○ http://www.ashcroftband.ca/

○ https://www.travel-british-columbia.com/thompson-okanagan/gol
d-country/ashcroft/
3. Nuxalk Nation
Name used today: Bella Coola
Description of the region
● Pictures:
○ https://nuxalknation.ca/

○ https://www.tripadvisor.ca/Tourism-g2374069-Bella_Coola_Valle
y_British_Columbia-Vacations.html

● includes King Island, Fisher, Burke and Dean Channels

● Found at north arm of Burke Channel
● Bella Coola Valley
● Lots of Mountains
● located along river banks and at the mouth of rivers
○ Lots of fish and other natural resources in their territory