The Klahoose traditional territory encompasses Desolation Sound and islands in the northern Straits of Georgia as well as Toba Inlet and adjacent watersheds as shown on the Traditional Territory map.

The Klahoose speak a dialect of the Coast Salish Branch of the Salishan language family.

We are closely related to the Sliammon people near Powell River, and the Homalco, living in Campbell River.

The Klahoose First Nation traditional territory covers an area of aproximately 430,500 hectares or 4305 sg. km. Comparing other areas on the globe, Bermuda, the well known British overseas territory in the mid Atlantic is approximately 54 sq. km. of land mass.

Our traditional territory emcpmpasses a very diverse geography and a multitude of wildlife and marine creatures.

Klahoose has 10 reserves, with a total area of 1,357 hectares, the largest of which are Klahoose IR No.1, 923 hectares at the mouth of Toba River, and IR No.7, 183 hectares, the main village site on Cores Island in Squirrel Cove.

Klahoose has a membership of just over 200 people, with about 60 people living on reserve in Squirrel Cove on Cortes Island and another 150 living off reserve, mostly in Campbell River, Powell River and Vancouver.