Malahat First Nation is a Coast Salish First Nations community of W̱SÁNEĆ (Saanich People) representing approximately 350 members[1] with two reserve lands located on the western shore of Saanich Inlet, Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. The Malahat First Nation is one of many nations within the Coastal Salish group that live on their traditional lands. The Coastal Salish are Indigenous to the Northwest mainland, coast, and islands. The Malahat First Nation is a member nation of the Naut'sa mawt Tribal Council and was the ninth First Nation in Canada to be certified by the First Nations Financial Management Board. The ancestral languages of Malahat Nation are Hul̓q̓umín̓um̓ and SENĆOŦEN . The Hul̓q̓umín̓um̓ or Halkomelem language is spoken in Washington State and British Columbia and is within the Coastal Salish language family. Currently it is being revitalized, as it is mainly spoken by elders in the community.[2] The Chief of Malahat Nation is George Harry. George served on the council for four years before being elected as Chief on June 10, 2019.
The Malahat Nation inhabits land rich in natural resources and have throughout history and modern day made efforts to restore depleted species. Aside from their spiritual backgrounds supporting the respect of nature, many of their goals for their community involve strengthening their resources after years of overfishing, and being settled in the 18th through 20th centuries. They also participate in activism surrounding such environmental issues, as well as social issues. As with other Indigenous Canadian peoples and Nations, residential schools have been surging in new information and new initiatives to better understand and combat the effects. This particular community has also been hit hard during COVID-19, but have responded with health initiatives as well as economic driven solutions to the issues caused by COVID-19.
^Reconciliation, Ministry of Indigenous Relations and. "Malahat Nation - Province of British Columbia". www2.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
^"Halkomelem Language and the Stó:lo/Cowichan Tribes (Halqomelem, Holkomelem, Kwantlen, Musqueam)". www.native-languages.org. Retrieved 2022-04-24.
and 23 Related for: Malahat First Nation information
MalahatFirstNation is a Coast Salish FirstNations community of W̱SÁNEĆ (Saanich People) representing approximately 350 members with two reserve lands...
The Musqueam Nation (Hunquminum: šxʷməθkʷəy̓əmaɁɬ təməxʷ) is a FirstNation whose traditional territory encompasses the western half of what is now Greater...
refer to: Malahat First Nation, the FirstNations band government of the Malahat located on southeastern Vancouver Island Malahat, British Columbia, an...
times and several development plans have been proposed. In 2015 the MalahatFirstNation purchased Bamberton and announced a partnership with Steelhead LNG...
The Tsawwassen FirstNation (Halkomelem: sc̓əwaθən məsteyəxʷ, pronounced [st͡sʼəwaθən məstejəxʷ]) is a FirstNations government whose lands are located...
The Homalco FirstNation (Comox language: Xwémalhkwu, also spelled χʷɛmaɬku) is a FirstNations government located in Bute Inlet near the upper Sunshine...
The Songhees FirstNation is a FirstNations government that represents the Songhees, or Lekwungen people. They are located around Victoria, British Columbia...
The Snuneymuxw FirstNation (pronounced [snʊˈneɪməxʷ]) is located in and around the city of Nanaimo on east-central Vancouver Island, British Columbia...
The Lummi Nation (/ˈlʌmi/ LUH-mee; Lummi: Xwlemi [xʷləˈmi] or Lhaq'temish; officially known as the Lummi Tribe of the Lummi Reservation) is a federally-recognized...
The Kwikwetlem FirstNation, also known as the Coquitlam Indian Band, is the band government of the Kwikwetlem, a Sto:lo people living in the Coquitlam...
The Nanoose FirstNation, also known the Snaw-naw-as FirstNation, is a FirstNations government located on central Vancouver Island in southwestern British...
The Esquimalt FirstNation, also known as the Esquimalt Indian Band and Esquimalt Nation, is a FirstNations band government of the Esquimalt people. Historically...
Kwantlen FirstNation (Halkomelem: qʼʷa:n̓ƛʼən̓) is a FirstNations band government in British Columbia, Canada, located primarily on McMillan Island near...
The Nuxalk Nation is the band government of the Nuxalk people of Bella Coola, British Columbia. It is a member of the Wuikinuxv-Kitasoo-Nuxalk Tribal Council...
in other ways. The Lummi Nation reacquired around 10 percent of reservation land into trust, and in the 1980s, the Lummi Nation opened a restaurant-boating...
The Tsartlip FirstNation is a FirstNation located on the Saanich Peninsula, in Saanich territory on Vancouver Island. They are a member of the Sencot'en...
122°45′55″W / 49.01111°N 122.76528°W / 49.01111; -122.76528 Semiahmoo FirstNation (/ˌsɛmiˈɑːmuː/ SEM-ee-AH-moo) is the band government of the Semiahmoo...
Community. They continue to exercise their sovereignty as a domestic dependent nation of the United States. Like other Coast Salish peoples, the Swinomish traditionally...
The Squamish Nation is a FirstNations government of the Squamish people. The Squamish Nation government includes an elected council and an administrative...
The Quinault Indian Nation (/kwɪˈnɒlt/ or /kwɪˈnɔːlt/; QIN), formerly known as the Quinault Tribe of the Quinault Reservation, is a federally recognized...
Yale FirstNation (Halkomelem: X̲wóx̲welá:lhp) is a FirstNations government located at Yale, British Columbia. Yale has 16 distinct reserves stretching...
Global Information