Uchucklesaht First Nation
The Uchucklesaht (formerly also Howchukleset ) are North American Indians and live on Vancouver Island, which lies off the west coast of Canada. They speak Wakashan and belong to the Nuu- chah- nulth. Compared to the government they are represented mainly by the Nuu- chah- nulth Tribal Council. In April 2010 196 people were recognized as members of the tribe.
Uchucklesaht means " people there at the inner bay ".
Reserves
The Uchucklesaht live in two reserves with a total of 232.7 hectares. Cowishil ( 70.8 ha) is located on Burrough Point, at the western entrance of the Uchucklesit Harbour, Elhlateese ( 161.9 ha) located at the beginning of the port. The main residential area is Elhlatesee and is located at the northern end of the Uchucklesit Inlets. A total of 23 Uchucklesaht still live in the reserve, two women and one man living in other reserves, the remaining 170 tribesmen are found outside the reserves. The total number of Uchucklesaht was 196 ( April 2010).
History
1881 were only 56 people as Uchucklesaht. Have been assigned to their present reservation in the 1880s. 1881, residents divided on eight families who have 3-10 members. The oldest member of the tribe was with 70 years of fishing Hahklin. Chief was Kut luk sulh (40 ), who headed a ten-member family house. Among adults, there are few recognizable names of European origin, but they appear more frequently in children. 1891 lived only 41 Uchucklesaht in the reserve, which were distributed among five families. Chief was now the 52 -year-old Charlie Cap.
Current situation
Since 1983, Charlie Cootes is the elected chief of the Uchucklesaht. He is assisted by four consultants ( Councillors ) to the side.
On June 16, 2007 approved the Uchucklesaht for the adoption of the treaty with the governments of British Columbia and Canada. Thus, their total area increased by 2834 ha, together with the Toquaht, the Ka: ' yu: ' k't'h '/ Che: k: tles7et'h ', the Ucluelet and the Huu -ay -aht they form the Maa - nulth group that negotiated a separate contract. They all receive significantly more extensive areas ( 23,000 ha) than the existing reserves, but at the same time give up the original, much larger tribal areas. At the same time the land is privatized, so it is not protected against sale or expropriation. Therefore, the aim of the BC Treaty Process is increasingly controversial, as it could lead to extensive loss of the tribal areas in the long term and at the current depletion of Nuuk -chah- nulth. Despite these reservations, voted 116 out of 120 (137 were entitled to vote ) Uchucklesaht the contract. In June 2009, the federal government ratified the treaty.
The recovery of natural and cultural resources is different in each Nuu- chah- nulth tribe. 2001, for example, the learned Chief Frank family from the tribe of Uchucklesaht that a missing since 1963 curtain in the collection of Andy Warhol, or at an exhibition in New York had appeared. The Nuu -chah- nulth the Assembly decided that each tribe involved in the redemption sum of 17,000 dollars.