Alert Bay

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Alert Bay is a small coastal village on Cormorant Island in British Columbia, Canada, known for its rich Indigenous (Namgis First Nation) culture and fishing heritage.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal community
human settlement
village
climate oceanic climate
country Canada
governingBody Village of Alert Bay municipal council
hasAreaCode 236
250
672
778
hasCulturalHeritage Kwakwaka'wakw culture
hasCulturalInstitution U'mista Cultural Centre
hasEconomicActivity aquaculture
commercial fishing
tourism
hasEducationalInstitution local elementary school
hasHeritageDesignation historic fishing village
hasIndigenousName 'Namgis
hasLandmark Alert Bay Library and Museum
U'mista Cultural Centre
World's Tallest Totem Pole (historical claim)
historic Big House
hasLocalGovernmentType village municipality
hasPostalService Canada Post office
linked to: Canada Post
hasPrimaryIndustryHistorically fish processing
salmon fishing
hasReligiousBuilding churches
hasSignificantPopulationGroup 'Namgis First Nation
hasTransportConnection Alert Bay Airport
BC Ferries route from Port McNeill
isPartOfTraditionalTerritoryOf 'Namgis First Nation
knownFor Indigenous culture
fishing heritage
potlatch traditions
totem poles
languageUsed English
Kwakʼwala
locatedIn Cormorant Island NERFINISHED
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory British Columbia
Regional District of Mount Waddington
locatedInBodyOfWater Queen Charlotte Strait
locatedInRegion Northern Vancouver Island region
locatedInTimeZone Pacific Time Zone
locatedNear Port McNeill
Vancouver Island
locatedOnCoastOf Pacific Ocean
partOfCulturalRegion Kwakwaka'wakw territories
linked to: Kwakwaka'wakw

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