User talk:2604:3D08:4E80:C100:107:8019:95DA:78A7

July 2022
Hello, I'm Adakiko. I noticed that in this edit to New Westminster, you removed content without adequately explaining why. In the future, it would be helpful to others if you described your changes to Wikipedia with an edit summary. If this was a mistake, don't worry, the removed content has been restored. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. Adakiko (talk) 03:22, 15 July 2022 (UTC)


 * qayqayt is not a bona fide First Nation. It is not the official name of the band calling itself qayqayt. They were not the original residents of New Westminster, all historical records show Kwantlen as the original residents of New Westminster. qayqayt was re-created out of thin air in 1994 - the chief herself did this, and it is documented in a documentary called a Tribe of One. Leaving this erroneous information in there is causing serious problems in New Westminster, and is leading to incorrect news coverage. Because people are lazy, when they report on the city, or even when city councillors do research on Indigenous recognition, this error, mentioning qayqayt means that they talk with this made-up band, and ignore the actual First Nations people from there.
 * This is the government directory of First Nations. There is no nation called Qayqayt: https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNListGrid.aspx?lang=eng
 * Here is the NFB documentary on the band's very recent creation: https://www.nfb.ca/film/tribe-of-one/
 * Here is one of many histories, showing that Kwantlen was the Indigenous nation to that territory, not "qayqayt": https://www.surreyhistory.ca/kwantlen.html 2604:3D08:4E80:C100:107:8019:95DA:78A7 (talk) 06:51, 15 July 2022 (UTC)