[3] Today’s nation comprises the descendants from the families that in the past occupied 9 different villages in the Barkley Sound area: hitaču, ƛakmaqis, ʔuuc, k̓ʷinaqułtḥ, namint, yuułuʔił, w̓aayi, huʔuł, and kʷisitis.

[3] The food resources spread across Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ territory were diverse, including salmon and salmon roe, herring and herring roe, cod, halibut, sardines, seals, sea lions, whales, sea urchin, crab, clams, mussels, oysters, deer, bear, elk, wild plants and roots.

[4] With the imposition of the Indian Act, Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ experienced displacement into reserves and the dispossession of their territory and resources.

[5] The Treaty recognizes Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ ownership of over 5,000 hectares of land within its traditional territory and provides for extensive law-making authority for the Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ Government in a wide range of areas, including land management, citizenship, resource harvesting, taxation and culture and heritage.

[6] Major population centres for Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ citizens include Hitacu, Ucluelet, Port Alberni, Nanaimo, Campbell River, Victoria and Vancouver.

[7] In both cases, entitlement operates on the basis of lineal descent from a Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ citizen or enrollee, either biologically or through adoption, and naturalization, under limited circumstances.