Ḵwiḵwa̱sutʼinux̱w Ha̱xwaʼmis First Nation

Ḵwiḵwa̱sutʼinux̱w Ha̱xwaʼmis, formerly the Kwicksutaineuk-ah-kwa-mish First Nation is a First Nations band government based on northern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, in the Queen Charlotte Strait region. It is a member of the Musgamagw Dzawadaʼenuxw Tribal Council, along with the Gwawaenuk Tribe and the Dzawada̱ʼenux̱w First Nation. The Kwikwasutʼinuxw and Haxwaʼmis are two of the many subgroups of the peoples known as Kwakwakaʼwakw, which has two meanings: "smoke of the world" or "beach at the north side of the river."

The territory of the Ḵwiḵwa̱sutʼinux̱w Ha̱xwaʼmis spans the southern Broughton Archipelago and the Gilford Island area just north of the mouth of Knight Inlet. Their main village is Gwaʼyasdams or Gwayasdums, a small community located on Gilford Island.

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