Haisla people
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Haisla people (Xa’islak’ala, X̄a’islakʼala, X̌àʼislakʼala, X̣aʼislak’ala, or Xai:sla) are a First Nation who reside in Kitamaat.[2] 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.
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Xa’islak’ala, X̄a’islakʼala, X̌àʼislakʼala, X̣aʼislak’ala, Xai:sla | |
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Total population | |
1,500[1] | |
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".[3]
The Haisla language is officially named X̄a’islak̓ala.[4] Historically, the Haisla, along with their neighboring Wuikinuxv and Heiltsuk peoples, were mistakenly identified as the Northern Kwakiutl.