across the many linguistic barriers, both among First Nations and explorers. The Heiltsuk terms for Americans during this time was Boston or 'Boston-man' – derived from Chinook and pronounced booston. Most American fur trade vessels originated in New England – hence the term Boston. A Brit was a King-George-Man. Through a memorandum of understanding signed in 2016, the Heiltsuk Cultural Education Centre, the Bella Bella Community School and the University of British Columbia's First Nations and Endangered Languages Program are partnering in an effort to collaboratively create new opportunities for speaking, writing and reading the Híɫzaqv (Heiltsuk) language by expanding and deepening existing community language revitalization and cultural documentation in a digital environment. Notable People Eden Robinson - Author See also The Canadian Crown and Indigenous peoples of Canada Triquet Island Notes References Black, Martha. Bella Bella: A Season of Heiltsuk Art. Royal Ontario Museum. 1997. Cannon, Aubrey The Economic Prehistory of Namu. Burnaby, BC. Archaeology Press. 1991. McLennan, Bill and Karen Duffek. The Transforming Image: Painted Arts of the Northwest Coast First Nations. UBC Press. 2000. Neel, David. The Great Canoes: Reviving a Northwest Coast Tradition. Douglas & McIntyre. 1995. External links Heiltsuk Tribal Council at Heiltsuk Nation Heiltsuk Integrated Resource Management Department R. v. Gladstone Central Coast of British Columbia