Heiltsuk

English Noun p An indigenous people of the Central Coast region in British Columbia, centred on the island community of Bella Bella. en Bella Bella Haíɫzaqv Híɫzaqv en Betsy Trumpener Heiltsuk woman unable to restore Indigenous surname on ID because system can't handle its spelling w:CBC News 2021-07-08 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/heiltsuk-nation-indigenous-name-bc-government-identification-1.6093186 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20241210013323/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/heiltsuk-nation-indigenous-name-bc-government-identification-1.6093186 Proper noun Their language, a dialect of Northern Wakashan (Kwakiutlan). en Haíɫzaqvḷa Híɫzaqvḷa See also hei Anagrams en ehiklstu hulkiest en Languages