Kingcome, British Columbia
Kingcome, also known as Okwunalis or Ukwana'lis[1][2] is an unincorporated settlement in the Kingcome Inlet area of the Central Coast of British Columbia, Canada, located a few kilometres up the Kingcome River (known as Gwa'yi in Kwak'wala[3]) from the head of the inlet.[4] Quaee Indian Reserve No. 7 is the Indian reserve containing the village.[5]
It is the home of one of the four tribes of the Dzawada’enuxw (Tsawataineuk) subgroup of the Kwakwaka'wakw and was in the past site of a large cannery. It is the setting for the book I Heard the Owl Call My Name.
See also
- List of canneries in British Columbia
- Kingcome (disambiguation)
- List of Kwakwaka'wakw villages
References
External links
- Dzawada’enuxw Nation homepage
50°58′00″N 126°11′00″W / 50.96667°N 126.18333°W / 50.96667; -126.18333 (Kingcome (locality))
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