heiltsuk

noun

1. (plural, plural-only)An indigenous people of the Central Coast region in British Columbia, centred on the island community of Bella Bella.

   “As Canada launches an expedited process to help Indigenous people reclaim traditional names on government documents, a woman from the Heiltsuk Nation says she is already facing roadblocks.”

name

1. Their language, a dialect of Northern Wakashan (Kwakiutlan).