Kiix?in Village and Fortress

Kiix?in Village and Fortress is a National Historic Site of Canada in Bamfield, British Columbia.

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KIIX?IN Kiix?in was the traditional capital of the Huu-ay-aht, one of the Nuu-chah- nulth peoples. The village features standing First Nations architectural remains, rare in southern coastal British Columbia. Though the site was occupied for some 3,000 years, the remains of the village and fortress date to the 19th century. The fortress dominates Barkley Sound and well represents Nuu- chah-nulth defensive sites, and military and diplomatic strategy. Located at the centre of coastal transportation and trade routes, Kiix?in is closely associated with the traditions and deeds of the Huu-ay-aht people.

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Capitale ancestrale des Huu-ay-aht, un des peuples des Nuu-chah-nulth, Kiix?in recèle de rares témoins darchitecture des premières nations sur la côte sud de la Colombie-Britannique. Bien que le site ait été occupé pendant près de 3 000 ans, les vestiges du village et de la forteresse ne datent que du XIXe siècle. Cette dernière, surplombant la baie Barkley, illustre bien le système défensif des Nuu-chah-nulth et, conséquemment, leur stratégie militaire et diplomatique. Située au cur même des voies de transport et de commerce, Kiix?in est étroitement associée aux traditions et aux hauts faits du peuple Huu-ay-aht.

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