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The Kwakiutl people were a group of loosely knit but culturally related tribes. They lived on northern Vancouver Island, stretching along both sides of Queen Charlotte sound.<br> The Kwakiutl were strict about how property and rank were passed down. The more northern people passed it through the mother. The southern people passed it through the daughter's husband to the grandchild. | The Kwakiutl people were a group of loosely knit but culturally related tribes. They lived on northern Vancouver Island, stretching along both sides of Queen Charlotte sound.<br> The Kwakiutl were strict about how property and rank were passed down. The more northern people passed it through the mother. The southern people passed it through the daughter's husband to the grandchild. | ||
First contact with Europeans may have been as early as 1640. Certainly they had contact with sailing expeditions in 1775. Subsequent contact with ships, overland explorers and traders became more frequent. When the Hudson Bay Company established a post at Victoria there was a major impact on all peoples in the area.<br> 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> 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. | First contact with Europeans may have been as early as 1640. Certainly they had contact with sailing expeditions in 1775. Subsequent contact with ships, overland explorers and traders became more frequent. When the Hudson Bay Company established a post at Victoria there was a major impact on all peoples in the area.<br> 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> 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. There were 1,257 in 1906. The Canadian government reported 2,090 in 1909. In 1924, the population was under 2000. | ||
== Tribes and Bands (First Nations) of British Columbia == | == Tribes and Bands (First Nations) of British Columbia == | ||