Tributes to Chief Qwatsinas
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Remembering Chief Qwatsinas
Right: Kw'yutsmalayc (Cecil Moody) In 2010 Kw'yutsmalayc lost both his grandson and his brother Qwatsinas (Edward Moody) to cancer. In 2009 he lost his son Qwatsinas Wii Ha Ximkila (Scott Lee John Joseph Moody) due to a tragic accident.  |
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Decorations for Bravery – 2 February 2010 The Governor General of Canada presented Medals of Bravery to Scott Lee Joseph Moody (deceased) and Gary Victor Brown at Rideau Hall, 4 February 2010. Mr. Moody's award was received by his son, Mr. Jay Lee Moody. The medals honour those who risked their lives to try to save or protect the lives of others in hazardous circumstances. On 13 July 2007, river guides Scott Moody and Gary Brown saved a family of six after a boating mishap on the Bella Coola River, in British Columbia. The guides and the family had been travelling in two drift boats when one of the crafts was pulled under a log by the strong current and its five occupants were thrown into the water. When they resurfaced, Mr. Brown managed to get two of the victims to a nearby small island where the rest of the group had gathered. Mr. Moody then crossed the swift current to the river bank and set up a makeshift pulley system tied to their remaining boat. For the next two hours, Messrs. Brown and Moody shuttled the victims over the raging river, to bring them to safety. |
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Walkus Family Hereditary Chieftainship Chief Qwatsinas held and shared this title with his cousin Horace Walkus and his half brother Anfinn Siwallace. Left: During the Snuxyaltwa (Snow) Totem Pole Raising and Potlatch in August 2009, Qwatsinas wore his headmask for the last time (left). Chief Qwatsinas returned his headmask to the Walkus Family during the 2009 Snow Potlatch (below). Now his brother, Kw'yutsmalayc (Cecil Moody), will carry the Chieftainship for the Moody Family. |
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We miss Qwatsinas dearly and will carry out his wishes and his dreams for all Nuxalkmcs to strengthen our Way of Life. Qwatsinas is in his final resting place here on Mother Earth. He chose to be buried on his family's Home Land, at Burnt Bridge, with good Nuxalkmc spirits. Way! Chief Snuxyaltwa 3 September 2010 |
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