Historically both groups are a subgroup of the Coast Salish though the K’ómoks name is from, and their language today, is the Lik'wala (Southern Kwakiutl) dialect of Kwak'wala.

Klahoose, the main Village for the Nation, is located at Squirrel Cove on Cortes Island has been growing over the years has a Health Centre, and 15,000 sq.ft, Multipurpose Building.

The Multipurpose Building was built in 2010 and includes a health wing, fitness center, language lab, kitchen facilities and a three hundred person 'great room'.

The Klahoose First Nation has no year-round road access to a service centre and, as a result, experiences a higher cost of transportation.

Klahoose, at Squirrel Cove is home to approximately seventy-five full-time residents who live and work in the surrounding areas.

The remaining Klahoose people, approximately three hundred, reside off reserve in BC coastal communities, lower mainland and in Washington State.

Other negotiations include the First Nations Clean Energy Business Fund (FNCEBF) Revenue Sharing Agreements (Jimmie Creek Hydro Project) - 2014.

Ahpokum (otherwise spelled as Aap'ukw'um) which means maggot, comes from legends recounted by Elders which tell of huge numbers of chum salmon spawning here.

New Westminster District, on West Redonda Island, on East shore of Lewis Channel Quequa is a fishing area with a rocky beach.

The main village site of the Klahoose peoples, It supports a year-round population of approximately seventy-five full-time residents.