Laich-kwil-tach

English

Etymology

From Kwak'wala Liǧʷiłdax̌ʷ.

Noun

Laich-kwil-tach sg or pl

  1. Synonym of Lekwiltok.
    • 2023 March 22, “B.C. First Nations file court case against federal decision not to renew salmon farm licences”, in CBC News‎[1], retrieved 17 September 2025:
      The We Wai Kai Nation (Cape Mudge Indian Band) and Wei Kai Kum First Nation (Campbell River Indian Band) have applied for judicial review of the federal government's decision not to reissue aquaculture licences for seven open-net Atlantic salmon farms found in the territory of the nations (which the filing say are known collectively as the Ligwiłda'xw or Laich-kwil-tach Nation) in B.C.'s Discovery Islands.
    • 2025 March 7, “K’ómoks treaty vote will go ahead after injunction dismissed”, in Times Colonist‎[2], retrieved 17 September 2025:
      Jake Smith, one of several Laich-kwil-tach hereditary chiefs who travelled to Victoria from the Campbell River area to witness the court process, said it’s not the end of the line for those seeking recognition and due process for the Walitsima peoples of the Laich-kwil-tach.
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