Explore the region of the Kwakwaka'wakw in the company of life-long residents, steeped in their native traditions. Visit the traditional islands, journey into the past with knowledgable guides. Whether by boat, canoe, kayak or on the Alert Bay walking tour, you will have a unique and unforgettable experience.

Salmon barbecues, traditional dances, visits to some of the loveliest spots in the Pacific Northwest, hiking, canoeing, walking, fishing - it is all available from Alert Bay.

Kakasolas Fishing Enjoy the spectacular scenery as you fish for cod, halibut, salmon and other local fish

	Kwagulth of Fort Rupert
	Mamalilikala of Village Island
	'Namgis of Cheslakees
	Tlawit'sis of Turnour Island
	A'wa'etlala of Knight Inlet
	Da'naxda'xw of New Vancouver
	Ma'amtagila of Etsekin
	Dzawada'enuxw of Kingcome Inlet
	Kwikwasut'inux of Gilford Island
	Gwawa'enux of Hopetown
	'Nakwaxda'xw of Blunden Harbour
	Gwa'sala of Smiths Inlet
	Gusgimukw of Quatsino
	Gwatsinux of Winter Harbour
	Tlatlasikwala of Hope Island
	Weka'yi of Cape Mudge
	Wiwekam of Campbell River

Background
The first Europeans visiting this area described the customs of the Kwagiulth, the people who live in Fort Rupert near what is now Port Hardy.  

The closely related yet distinct tribes became known collectively as the Kwaikutl or Kwagiulth through these writings.  Within the Kwakwaka'wakw culture there are seventeen separate tribes. Some of the Kwakwaka'wakw tribes have since become extinct - such as the Awa'etlala of Knight Inlet, the Nakamgalisala of Hope Island, and the Yaltiaux of Cox and Lanz Islands - and others have become  amalgamated with other tribes.

The Europeans  brought  iron tools, firearms and other European goods. They also brought diseases, like the measles, influenza, tuberculosis, venereal disease and small pox.  To the First Nations people, with no immunity to these European diseases,  the consequences were devastating. Two-thirds of the  population was wiped out within a relatively short period of time. Then in the early 1900's a vast population increase began and continues to increase.