Kookswees Regional District of Alberni-Clayoquot, British Columbia

Former First Nation Village - A place formerly inhabited by First Nations' people, with no current population or that is usually uninhabited. S of mouth of Sarita River, facing Numukamis Bay, E end of Barkley Sound, Barclay Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Kookswees

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Kookswees

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

Name Description
Kookswees Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Kookswees

References to Kookswees that document the origin of its place name

Kookswees (Former First Nation Village) adopted 1 April 2011, per provisions of the Maa-nulth Treaty. **waiting for Huu-ay-aht First Nations to confirm the relative location of this and other former villages along this shoreline.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office.  |  Province of British Columbia

"They....set up a village at Kiikiixink'ok. It is far up the river, maybe five miles from Sarita (Kuuk-swiis)." (Huu-ay-aht Place Names in the Chief Louie Nookemus historial accounts, c1964, shared September 2009 in the context of the Maa-nulth Treaty.)

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
included with note  |  Province of British Columbia

 

Regional District of Alberni-Clayoquot

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-09-27