Nuxalk
"NEW-hulk"
The Nuxalk people call themselves the Nuxalkmc. A century ago, anthropologists called them the Bella Coola. Traditional Nuxalk territory is the central coast of British Columbia, from the mouth of the Bella Coola River inland along the Bella Coola Valley and nearby inlets and channels.
Population: Approximately 1,660 (as of 2013) Language: Nuxalk
In Nuxalk Territory
M. Wigle
Coastal First Nations–Great Bear Initiative
S. Ogle/AGE Fotostock
From the Collections: Nuxalk sun mask
AMNH 16/1507, made about 1870
Nuxalk Smayusta
Nuxalk Villages
AMNH Library 39988
Image credit: Canadian Museum of History 46917
Image credit: AMNH Library 46082
From the Collections: Nuxalk eagle headdress

Ts’lkt | Eagle headdress When a Nuxalk man marries, his wife’s treasures—songs, dances, stories, family crests, and the rights they entail—are “dragged across” to her new home. In this way, designs and ideas may travel widely. This crown-like headdress resembles those worn to the north of Nuxalk lands. The design may have been brought by a high-ranking woman who married into a Nuxalk family.
AMNH Anthropology 16/1519
Territory Reclaimed
P. Hunt
Royal BC Museum and Archives PN 10978