Dzawada’enuxw citizens are participating in our Transitional Governance Program.
Dzawada’enuxw First Nation is located on the mainland West Coast of Canada across from the northern tip of Vancouver Island, Their village is alongside the Gwa’yi (Kingcome) River in a glacier fed river valley, surrounded by tall mountains, They have a long history of co-operation and intermarriage among four tribes: Dzawada’enux̱w, Gwawa̱’enux̱w; ḵwiḵwa̱sut̕inux̱w; and, Ha̱x̱wa’mis. The four tribes consider themselves as one people and are members of the Kwakwaka’wakw group of nations.