Ak:tiis Strathcona Regional District, British Columbia


First Nation Village - A village or community inhabited primarily by members of the same First Nation. E side of Aktis Island, just SW of Kyuquot (community) in entrance to Kyuquot Sound, Rupert Land District

Mapped Location

Ak:tiis: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.

 

Information

General information on Ak:tiis

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Ak:tiis

A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named

Name Description
Ak:tiis Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Ak:tiis

References to Ak:tiis that document the origin of its place name

Ak:tiis (First Nation Village) adopted 1 April 2011, per the provisions of the Maa-nulth Treaty.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia

British Admiralty Chart 717, 1866 et seq, labels "Aktese, summer village" located on Village Island; the village name is spelled "Aktiss" in Walbran's British Columbia Coast Names, p.91

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia

Ak:tiis is the preferred spelling, meaning "grassy" - this was an important summer village and gathering place for families that wintered in longhouses at the heads of the surrounding inlets; gradually the families relocated to this village year-round. (December 2010 advice from Ka:'yu:'k't'h'/Che:k:tles7et'h' First Nations.)

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia

 

Last updated: 2023-10-01