k'awat'si Tours

k'awat'si Construction (KEDC)

k’awat’si Construction – Skilled Trades Delivering Quality Craftsmanship

k’awat’si Construction is a Gwa’sala-’Nakwaxda’xw -owned company that employs community members as red seal certified journeyman carpenters and labourers who specialize in wood and steel frame building construction and renovation.

Projects include:

Home renovations on reserve such as full tear downs and rebuilds, kitchen and bathroom remodels and other projects;
The completed renovation of Pier Side Landing, KEDC’s 55-room waterfront hotel in Port Hardy
North Island’s premier First Nations owned, operated and themed four-star destination Kwa’lilas Hotel, formerly known as the Port Hardy Inn;
The construction of Gwa’sala-’Nakwaxda’xw’s Big House on reserve.

British Columbia Trip 2014

Video clips and photos from our summer 2014 vacation in British Columbia. We rented and RV. Went up the east coast of Vancouver Island to Port Hardy. We then took the BC Ferry from there to Prince Rupert, BC, a 15 hour trip. We then travelled up to Stewart BC and Hyder Alaska. Afterwards we drove across BC to Prince George and then back to Vancouver. Great weather, beautiful lakes, rivers and mountains, no mosquitos.

Blunden Ba'as

In 1964 the Canadian government moved the ‘Nakwaxda’xw people from their tribal home at Ba’as (Blunden Harbour) on the mainland side of Queen Charlotte Strait to a reserve near Port Hardy on northern Vancouver Island. Now they want to return to their traditional lands and waters that sustained them physically, spiritually and culturally since time immemorial.

The ‘Nakwaxda’xw Nation have filmed a video called Blunden Ba’as with director Cameron Dennison and Living Oceans about their application for Indigenous Community Conserved Areas and Territories (ICCA) status which is a key part of the ‘Nakwaxda’xw’s return. ICCAs are internationally recognized tribal parks that enrich indigenous communities’ ties to their culture and traditional territory while simultaneously protecting the ecosystem.

Living Oceans gratefully acknowledges the support of the Waitt Foundation in the production of Blunden Ba’as.

From StrongHeart Productions.

Gwa'sala Nakwakda'xw entertainment in Ha'me'

A special performance was organized for a tour group staying at Kwa'lilas Hotel

Torch Relay Day 96

The Torch comes to Port Hardy and Gwa'Sala

History & Culture - Vacation Planning - Vancouver Island North

Explore Vancouver Island North's rich history and culture with single or multi day sample itineraries.



The cultural diversity of Vancouver Island North might surprise you. From the Danish pioneers that settled the northern tip of Vancouver Island over 100 years ago to the rich and storied Aboriginal history dating back thousands of years, there's no shortage of historical sites to explore.