Meaning of Gwa'sala-'Nakwaxda'xw | Babel Free

Definitions

Two indigenous people and First Nations from northern Vancouver Island and mainland British Columbia, Canada.

plural, plural-only

Examples

“They equally represent the Gwa’sala-‘Nakwaxda’xw, two nations relocated from their homes at Smith Inlet, Takush, and Blunden Harbour, Ba’as, in the 1960s and have lived together at the Tsulquate reserve since.”

“Hemphill was in Ottawa last week with a Gwa’sala-‘Nakwaxda’xw delegation and said she spoke to Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree and his staff about the crisis in Tsulquate. “They listened very, very carefully to what we had to say and they seemed committed to help.””

CEFR level