British Columbia First Nations: Difference between revisions

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Kwakiutl people were a group of loosely knit but culturally related tribes. They lived on northern Vancouver Island, stretching north and east along the coast of British Columbia.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Kwakiutl were strict about how property and rank were passed down.&nbsp; The more northern people passed it through the mother.&nbsp; The southern people passed it through the daughter's husband to the grandchild. <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; In more recent times, two groups became distinct from the main group – the Komoyue and Matilpe – and were enumerated separately by the Canadian government.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; As with other tribes in the area, European diseases took a heavy toll on the population even before first contact. Population estimates before first contact are unreliable. In 1924, the population was under 2000.