Karlukwees Regional District of Mount Waddington, British Columbia

Former First Nation Village - A place formerly inhabited by First Nations' people, with no current population or that is usually uninhabited. SW side of Turnour Island, between Johnstone and Queen Charlotte Straits, Range 1 Coast Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Karlukwees

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Karlukwees

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

Name Description
Karlukwees Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Karlukwees

References to Karlukwees that document the origin of its place name

Karlukwees (Indian Village) adopted 4 September 1947 on C.3584. Form of name changed to Karlukwees (Locality) 29 November 1984. Form of name changed to Karlukwees (abandoned locality) 6 March 1992 in BC records, as identified in Sailing Directions and as confirmed by Forest Service, Port McNeill. Approved by Department of Indian and Northern Affairs, 4 October 2001 on 92L/9. This feature is now identified as a "former Indian Village" in BC records and on BC maps.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office  |  Province of British Columbia

Qalogwis, meaning "bent beach". The name has also been written kalugwis and Karlukwees.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
Museum at Campbell River (spring 2001)  |  Province of British Columbia

This old village site was formerly occupied by the Kwakiutl, who relocated to Vancouver Island sometime in the mid-1800's. About 1850 the Tlawitsis [Tlowitsis] moved here from Klaoitsis (Dawson 1887:65). IR #1 Karlukwees was allotted in 1886. There were 21 houses in 1914 (Galois 1994: 184-185). Qalogwis figures prominently in a number of Kwakwaka'wakw tales including one explaining the origins of the Winter Ceremonies and another describing the origin of tides at Qalogwis.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
Museum at Campbell River (spring 2001)  |  Province of British Columbia

 

Regional District of Mount Waddington

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-10-01