Ehattesaht First Nation
The Ehatteshaht (also Ehatisaht or Ehattesaht ) are Canadian Indians living on Vancouver Island off the west coast. They speak English and Wakashan and belong to the Nuu- chah- nulth. Compared to the government they are represented mainly by the Nuu- chah- nulth Tribal Council.
In May 2009 358 people were 328, April 2010 counted among the Ehatteshaht. They are spread over ten reserves ( a total of nearly 130 ha) in Esperanza Inlet, one of the five major Sundgebiete on the west coast of Vancouver Iceland. They share with the Nuchatlaht this Sund. The area can be reached by sea from Queens Cove or Ehattes.
The group lives on fishing, a small breed cancer, although comprises 60 acres, but is the timber industry managed to only small parts and some work in the mining industry, now increasingly in tourism, forestry and fish farming.
History
At John R. Jewitt welcomed the Ehatteshat still " Ai- tiz - zarts " in 1857 it was called " Aitzarts ". They are among the tribes of the Nuu- chah- nulth, who were invited to Maquinnas elaborate potlatches by Yuquot and Tahsis. Maquinna, probably considered this strain as a tribute depend, in 1804 visited the chief " Upquesta ," said Jewitt noted that this chief had 300 warriors. The Ehatteshat were a very nice folk in his eyes. The visitors were greeted with musket shots. A kind of master of ceremonies led the visitors to the house of the chief. A few months later visited 100 warriors turn Maquinna and celebrated a grand celebration. Maquinnas prisoner and slave of John R. Jewitt 1804 married a daughter of Ehatteshaht - chief, the 17 -year-old Eu - stoch -ee- exqua. She gave him soon a child.
1881 included the Ehattesaht only 145 members and 1891, the number had shrunk to 115 even. They were distributed in 1881 to six families. The census of 1881 led Harry Guillod, in charge of the West Coast Indian Agency by man. Guillod identified six large 'households'. At the same time he tried to play according to the Anglo-Saxon pronunciation rules, the sound of the name. He even used a Nuu- chah- nulth word for child ( tenass ).
The largest area is located in the reserve Tatchu 13A ( 63.1 ha), but most Ehattesaht live in Chenahkint 12 In December 2007 there were 315 registered by the Ehatteshaht only 82 in their own reserve, 28 in other reserves, but most of them outside (205). In May 2009, the number had increased to 328, of which 85 were living on the reservation.
In April 2010, lived on the reservation 91 people, another 38 recognized in other reserves and 229 outside the reserves, in total there were 358 members of the tribe. In May 2009 there were 339 Your selected chief (English Chief ) is Fredrick Adams, advise him three Councillors ( Councillors ).
Their main village was first called Ahateset ( 1930 ), Ehatisaht Village (1946 ), then Ehatisaht (since 1953). The ten reserves have been assigned to them in 1889 by Commissioner O'Reilly.
Some homes now have access to running water from a reservoir in Queens Cove. Tanks are used for sewage disposal. Fire, police and post office are in Zeballos, Port McNeil and Tahsis. The only public institution within the reserves is a community hall.
In November 2009 she complained along with Ahousaht, Mowachaht / Muchalaht, Hesquiaht and Tla -o- qui -aht for admission to commercial fishing ( Ahousaht Indian Band v. Canada And Nation Attorney General, 2009 BCSC 1494).
Since 2012 there is the language of the Ehatteshaht an app for the iPhone.