Knight Inlet, de Menil Collection

Located at the head of Knight Inlet and the mouth of the Klinaklini River, Dzawadi is a "Place of Origin" for the Awaʼetlala people and an ancient aboriginal resource site. The name Dzawadi means “place of Dzaxwan” or eulachon (oolichan), a small fish of the smelt family used to produce a...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Adelaide de Menil
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: 1968
Subjects:
Kwakwaka'wakw > - Victoria Thomson >
Kwakwaka'wakw > - Dzawadi (Knight Inlet) > Victoria Thomson >
First Nations
Online Access:https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-123/knight-inlet-de-menil-collection
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Summary:Located at the head of Knight Inlet and the mouth of the Klinaklini River, Dzawadi is a "Place of Origin" for the Awaʼetlala people and an ancient aboriginal resource site. The name Dzawadi means “place of Dzaxwan” or eulachon (oolichan), a small fish of the smelt family used to produce a valuable trade oil. The oil rendered from eulachon fish is an important food staple along the coast and a symbol of cultural wealth among many coastal First Nations.

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