Their dwellings were large cedarwood structures, erected near the shore, each accommodating several families. They were good wood-carvers, though not so skilful as the Haida and Thingit. Their diet was mainly fish, varied with berries and roots. The Wakashan were excellent mariners, and went out on the ocean to hunt for whales. The latter have embraced Catholicism though the missions have been successful among the northern Kwakiutl, the southern branch cling to their Shamanistic practices. In 1909 they numbered 4584, including 2070 Kwakiutl and 2494 Nootka. In 1903 they numbered about 5200, of whom 2600 were in the West Coast Agency, 1300 in the Kwakewith Agency, 900 in the North West Coast Agency, and 410 at Neah Bay Company, Cape Flattery. In 1843 the Hudson's Bay Company established a trading post at Victoria, and since then there has been constant communication with the natives, but with the usual result that the immorality of the whites, in conjunction with the ravages of smallpox, has brought about a gradual decrease in the Indian population. After 1786 English mariners frequently sailed to Nootka Sound in 1803 the crew of the American ship "Boston" were almost all killed by these Indians. Juan de Fuca was probably the first white man to meet the tribe, and Juan Perez visited the Nootka in 1774. In culture the Wakash closely resemble their neighbours the Salishan on the south and the Tsimshian on the north physically and linguistically they are akin to the former. The Indian name Wakesh (Waukash, good) was given by one of the early explorers who believed it to be the tribal appellation. They comprise several tribes, speaking separate dialects, of which the three most important are the Hailtzuk, Kwakiutl, and Nootka. Includes the Catholic Encyclopedia, Church Fathers, Summa, Bible and more all for only $19.99.Ī linguistic family inhabiting the western coast of British Columbia from 50° 30' to Garden Channel, and the west and northwest of Vancouver Island, as well as a small region around Cape Flattery, Washington.
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