▁and ▁Port ▁Mc Ne ill . ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁an ▁elementary ▁school ▁( Alert ▁Bay ▁Element ary ▁School ▁for ▁children ▁in ▁kind erg arten ▁and ▁gr ades ▁ 1 ▁to ▁ 7 ▁and ▁the ▁T ' lis al agi ' la kw ▁School ▁( in dependent ) ▁owned ▁and ▁operated ▁by ▁the ▁' N am g is ▁First ▁Nation ▁for ▁children ▁in ▁Nur ser y , ▁Kinder g arten ▁and ▁gr ades ▁ 1 ▁to ▁ 7 . ▁Stud ents ▁in ▁Gr ades ▁ 8 ▁to ▁ 1 2 ▁travel ▁by ▁foot ▁or ▁fer ry / water ▁tax i ▁to ▁a ▁school ▁in ▁nearby ▁Port ▁Mc Ne ill ▁on ▁V ancouver ▁Island , ▁along ▁with ▁students ▁from ▁So int ula ▁on ▁nearby ▁Mal col m ▁Island ▁and ▁others ▁on ▁North ▁Island . ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁also ▁one ▁camp ground ▁and ▁an ▁e colog ical ▁park ▁consisting ▁of ▁a ▁ced ar ▁sw amp ▁and ▁a ▁small ▁area ▁of ▁old - g row th ▁trees . ▁ ▁Alert ▁Bay ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁world ' s ▁tall est ▁to tem ▁pole . ▁ ▁U ' m ista ▁Cultural ▁Centre ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 1 , ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁Canada , ▁in ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁stop ▁the ▁pot l atch ▁custom ▁of ▁dance , ▁song , ▁and ▁wealth ▁distribution ▁under ▁Section ▁ 1 1 6 ▁of ▁the ▁Indian ▁Act , ▁conf isc ated ▁many ▁items ▁including ▁wooden ▁mask s , ▁co pper ▁shield s , ▁and ▁dance ▁reg alia . ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9