Tallheo, British Columbia
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Tallheo is a First Nations community of the Nuxálk
people and former cannery town near Bella Coola, British Columbia
, Canada
, on North Bentinck Arm
. Tallheo is also the name of the dialect of the Nuxálk language
spoken by the Talhyumc, the particular subgroup of the Nuxálk who live there.
In 1905 the Tallheo Cannery was started by a Norwegian immigrant, a member of the block settlement
at what became Hagensborg
in the Bella Coola Valley nearby, employing members of the Talhiyumc and local Norwegian-Canadian community and many others. The cannery specialized in sockeye, coho, pink, chum, and spring salmon and was owned by the Canadian Fishing Company, whose headquarters were in Vancouver.
Once a thriving community, Tallheo Cannery now operates as a bed and breakfast.
Tallheo should not be confused with Tallheo Hot Springs, which is located on the west bank of South Bentinck Arm.
Nuxalk
Nuxálk are an indigenous people native to Bella Coola, British Columbia in Canada. The term can refer to:* Nuxálk language, a moribund Salishan language.* Nuxalk Nation, the name of the Nuxálk group in the First Nations....
people and former cannery town near Bella Coola, British Columbia
Bella Coola, British Columbia
Bella Coola is a community of approximately 600 at the western extremity of the Bella Coola Valley. Bella Coola usually refers to the entire valley, encompassing the settlements of Bella Coola proper , Lower Bella Coola, Hagensborg, Saloompt, Nusatsum, Firvale and Stuie...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, on North Bentinck Arm
North Bentinck Arm
North Bentinck Arm is short inlet about in length in the Central Coast region of British Columbia, Canada. It is a sidewater of Burke Channel and is linked via that waterway and Labouchere Channel to Dean Channel, which is one of the largest inlets of the BC Coast.A spot on North Bentinck Arm is...
. Tallheo is also the name of the dialect of the Nuxálk language
Nuxálk language
Nuxálk is a Salishan language spoken in the vicinity of the Canadian town Bella Coola, British Columbia by approximately 20-30 elders...
spoken by the Talhyumc, the particular subgroup of the Nuxálk who live there.
In 1905 the Tallheo Cannery was started by a Norwegian immigrant, a member of the block settlement
Block Settlement
A block settlement is particular type of land distribution which allows settlers with the same ethnicity to form small colonies.This settlement type was used throughout western Canada between the late 19th and early 20th centuries...
at what became Hagensborg
Hagensborg, British Columbia
Hagensborg is a small community in the Bella Coola Valley in British Columbia, Canada. Its census population in 2006 was 248. The valley was already the ancient home to the Nuxálk people when European explorers arrived. Norwegian settlers from Minnesota and Wisconsin arrived in 1894, and the town...
in the Bella Coola Valley nearby, employing members of the Talhiyumc and local Norwegian-Canadian community and many others. The cannery specialized in sockeye, coho, pink, chum, and spring salmon and was owned by the Canadian Fishing Company, whose headquarters were in Vancouver.
Once a thriving community, Tallheo Cannery now operates as a bed and breakfast.
Tallheo should not be confused with Tallheo Hot Springs, which is located on the west bank of South Bentinck Arm.