Kwakiutl
noun
Kwa·ki·utl
ˌkwä-kē-ˈyü-tᵊl 
ˌkwä-ˈkyü-
1
plural Kwakiutl
: a member of an Indigenous people of the Canadian Pacific coast
2
: the language of the Kwakiutl people
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Many of his students worked on translating Indigenous languages, while Boas himself worked on analyzing the language of the Kwakiutl First Nation of British Columbia off and on for most of his life.
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Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 9 Jan. 2024
Designer Rebecca Baker-Grenier (Kwakiutl/Dzawadaʼenuxw/Squamish) crafted a cape coat with her signature West Coast paintwork on it.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2023
Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 9 Jan. 2024
Designer Rebecca Baker-Grenier (Kwakiutl/Dzawadaʼenuxw/Squamish) crafted a cape coat with her signature West Coast paintwork on it.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2023
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“Kwakiutl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Kwakiutl. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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