Da'naxda'xw Awaetlatla Nation

Da'naxda'xw Awaetlatla Nation

The Da'naxda'xw Awaetlatla Nation is a First Nation government based on northern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, focused on the community of Alert Bay, British Columbia in the Queen Charlotte Strait region. It is a member of the Kwakiutl District Council and, for treaty negotiation purposes, the Winalagalis Treaty Group which includes three other members of the Kwakiutl District Council (the Quatsino First Nation, the Gwa'Sala-Nakwaxda'xw Nation, and the Tlatlasikwala Nation.

The Da'naxda'xw Aweatlata Nation were formerly the Tanakteuk First Nation (Tanakteuk is a different anglicization of Da'naxda'xw).

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