User:Gwa'wina Dancers

The Gwa'wina Dancers are from Alert Bay, British Columbia, Canada. Many of the dancers and singers live at Alert Bay situated on Cormorant Island. Many of the members represent various tribes within the Kwakwaka'wakw "Kwakwala Speaking People". The Kwakwaka'wakw were formerly known as Kwakiutl People. This is incorrect as Kwagu'l (Kwakiutl) is the name of the head tribe of 18 exsisting Kwakwala speaking tribes and each nation has its own traditional name. The Kwakwaka'wakw Tribes in ranking order: Kwagu'l Fort Rupert; Mamalilikala Village Island; 'Namgis Nimpkish Valley / Alert Bay; Lawitsis Turnour Island; Ma'amtagila Matilpi; Awa'etlala Knight Inlet; Da'naxda'xw New Vancouver; Dzawada'enuxw Kngcome Inlet; Kwikwasutinuxw Gilford Island; Haxwa'mis wakeman Sound; Gwawa'enuxw Hopetown; Nakwaxda'xw Blunden Harbour; Gwa'sala Smith Inlet; Gusgimukw Quatsino Sound; Gwatsinuxw Winter Harbour; Tlatlasikwala Hope Island; Wekayi Cape Mudge; Wiwekam Campbell River; Kumux's Comox.

1.) Maxine Matilpi ‘Malidzas 2.) Edgar Cranmer ‘Malidi 3.) Darryl Dawson Galga'yola 4.) Kodi Nelson Wawigustolagalitsugwi’lakw 5.) Kevin Cranmer Tłatłakwu’łama’yi 6.) Jake Smith Tsandigamgi’lakw 7.) Dustin Rivers Tłakwa 8.) Ian Reid Nusi 9.) Waylon Isaac Gwa’yam 10.) Andy Everson Nagedzi 11.) Eli Cranmer U’magalis 12.) Pewi Alfred Gwalsalas 13.) Lauren Smith Gwanti’lakw 14.) Caroline Rufus Dładzawegi’lakw 15.) Mariah Wadhams Pudłas 16.) William Wasden Jr. Hiłamas