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, part of the block settlement at what became Hagensborg in the Bella Coola Valley nearby, employing members of the Talhiyumc and local Norwegian community and many others. Once much larger, Tallheo's population is now 167.[1]

Tallheo should not be confused with Tallheo Hot Springs, which is located on the west bank of the South Bentinck Arm.

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  1. ^ Canadian Demographics website
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