a First Nations people indigenous to the Pacific Northwest coast of British Columbia, Canada.
The name comes from the Nuu-chah-nulth language, referring to an Indigenous group with distinct language and cultural traditions. The term emerged in colonial-era documentation.
The Bella Bella people maintained sophisticated maritime cultures for thousands of years before contact with Europeans—their name persists today as both a cultural identity and geographical location on the BC coast.
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